An authoritative account of a vital moment in baseball history: April 15, 1947, the day Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and played first base for the Dodgers. A fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who helped launch the modern civil-rights era. The new film 42, based on Robinson's story, features Harrison Ford. "The writer is up to the subject matter, and the narrator is up to the writing, a confluence of topic and talent that makes for all-around great listening."—AudioFile