Babe Ruth remembered at book signing

Julia Ruth Stevens, daughter of baseball legend Babe Ruth, will be at Barnes and Noble Desert Ridge at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 to sign her book, Babe Ruth: Remembering the Bambino in Stories, Photos and Memorabilia.

Where

Barnes and Noble Desert Ridge, 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., northeast Phoenix.

About Babe Ruth

The Bambino . . . The Sultan of Swat . . . The Colossus of Clout . . . Babe Ruth is widely regarded as the No. 1 baseball player of all time. Ruth changed the game from a low-scoring, speed-dominated sport to the high-scoring, power-hitting baseball seen today.

Book details

Babe Ruth tells the story of his groundbreaking career as well as memorable tales from his often-colorful life off the field. Featuring a winning lineup of rare and never-before-published photographs, the book also includes pull-out facsimile reproductions of memorabilia such as World Series tickets from 1916 to 1932; newspaper articles chronicling the Babe's record-breaking achievements; the official souvenir program from opening day at Yankee Stadium in 1923, and Babe Ruth's first professional baseball contract.