RavePhiladelphia Inquirer\"In The Big Fella, Jane Leavy... goes a long way toward filling in many of the blanks in the story of George Herman \'Babe\' Ruth, and in the myths surrounding his exceptional talent ... She also manages to write one of the best documentaries of America’s first decades of world domination. At well over 600 pages, The Big Fella, beyond being the premiere biography about the King of Crash, is a book for all history buffs, not just fans of the New York Yankees, baseball, or sports in general ... This vivid early-century Americana, enfolding her argument about Ruth and celebrity, is an inside-the-park home run. It’s also a fun read for the lost souls who don’t know or care to know about baseball.\
