"If you like baseball you will love this book. The writing in this book is inviting, the storytelling magical and the detail fanatical." - The Chronicle (Augusta, GA) "Need something to lift your spirits as a sports fan? Then you need to turn to the Cincinnati Reds. I'm talking about The Machine , a new book released this week about arguably the greatest team of all time, and written by arguably the finest sportswriter plying his craft these days, Joe Posnanski." - Oxford Press (Ohio) "Posnanski brings the 1975 Big Red Machine to life. He imparts an insider's feel for the clubhouse dynamics among the players and for the thinking of their sneaky-smart manager, Sparky Anderson. [A] winner of a baseball book." - Booklist "I didn't put it down until I had read straight through.

The best baseball writer around, Joe transports the reader back to 1975 for a detailed look at arguably the greatest team ever. No Reds fan will want to miss this book. No baseball fan should either." - Jim Callis, Baseball America "The best book ever written about the Big Red Machine. [A] fast-paced narrative that takes the reader not only into the clubhouse but inside the players' heads. The book that will be the one fans read 100 years from now to figure out what made the greatest assemblage of 1-8 position talent tick. More than anything, though, I think the reason I liked the book so much is that it made me care again." - Cincinnati Enquirer "The best sports book I've read in recent months is The Machine .

A fun engaging and fascinating look at one of baseball's all-time great teams." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch "One of the best sports writers in America offers a definitive account of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds. [His] coversational style brings to life a great season." - Washington Times.