Cheap Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards

Josh Wilker's CARDBOARD GODS is a trip down memory lane for anyone who grew up in the 70s collecting baseball cards. The concept that Wilker is so simple its genius. He opens each chapter with the reproduction of a card and starts talking about what the card signaled to him as a kid growing up. Sometimes its baseball, other times its the stupid expression on a player's face (see Rowland Office). He evidences his card collecting chops by noting that superstars like Johnny Bench got a ultimate card number like 300. Each new chapter holds the anticipation of seeing an old friend. The only minor complaints are that the book at times has a blog feel to it, more disjointed than unified, and a crudeness that could have been lessened a bit.Get more detail about Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards.