What to read? 8 noteworthy biographies coming in early 2011

8. Branch Rickey, by Jimmy Breslin

"Branch Rickey," by Jimmy Breslin (Penguin, 160 pp.) You don't have to be a baseball fan to take an interest in the life of Branch Rickey, the man who integrated Major League Baseball by signing Jackie Robinson for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jimmy Breslin offers a lively portrait of Ricky and his era. (March)

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