<B><BLOCKQUOTE>"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." -- Babe Ruth</BLOCKQUOTE></B> <P> Babe Ruth is without a doubt the most famous character ever produced by the sport of baseball. A legendary player, world-famous for his hitting prowess, he transcended the sport to enter the mainstream of American life as an authentic folk hero. <P> In this extraordinary biography, noted sportswriter Robert W. Creamer reveals the complex man behind the sports legend. From Ruth's early days in a Baltimore orphanage, to the glory days with the Yankees, to his later years, Creamer has drawn a classic portrait of an American original.