Book Reviews & Testimonials
GIFT OF THE BAMBINO
Gift of the Bambino is a love story that is peripherally about baseball. Babe Ruth’s first home-run ball is the axis on which this tale of triumph and adversity turns. It is at times both heart-wrenching and heart-warming, and a thoroughly enjoyable read.
W. P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe which was made into the film Field of Dreams
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Considering baseball’s enduring popularity, Gift of the Bambino has the makings of a family-oriented Hollywood movie, a cross between The Natural and Field of Dreams.
The Wall Street Journal
This tale inevitably spurs the word ‘heartwarming.’ Amernic generates a sepia-tinted Field of Dreams nostalgia. The truly moving scenes show the loving counsel of old age, the awakening of a young mind, and a friendship that spans generations.
The Globe and Mail
I had absolutely no idea how enjoyable a journey it would be meandering through 219 pages of this touching yarn of a boy and his grandfather, their mutual love of baseball and, in particular, the game’s greatest performer, George Herman Ruth, a.k.a. The Bambino.
The Toronto Sun
A captivating tale of baseball and life in bittersweet notes.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
THE LAST WITNESS
Amernic expertly juxtaposes a future that seems both uninformed and uninterested in the past with a past brought vividly to life with well-researched details, squarely tackling such issues as anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial, while also crafting an interesting plot-driven dilemma.
Historical Novel Society / based in London, United Kingdom
History plays a central role in this engrossing narrative – the history of the Holocaust, of Jack Fisher’s survival in Auschwitz as a five-year-old child, and of what happens when society forgets the bitter lessons of the past. The Last Witness, set partly in the near future and partly in the past, unfolds as a powerful and multi-layered narrative.
The Hidden Child published by The Hidden Child Foundation / New York City
A dystopian story. 1984 meets The Holocaust. The Last Witness, written by Jerry Amernic, has one of the most fascinating premises for a book I’ve ever come across.
The Girly Club (now The Gloss Book Club, the world’s biggest book club)​
Ken Atchity, publisher reviews The Last Witness
DUTY: The Life of a Cop
Duty: The Life of a Cop is a fascinating and informative account of the life and thinking of one of Canada's most accomplished police officers.
The London Free Press
Fantino: up close, personal - but giving no quarter
The Toronto Star
A cop’s cop lets us eavesdrop on the journey of his life from the streets of Italy to a well-earned, stellar international reputation and the top job in four different police forces.
Major General (Ret.) Lewis MacKenzie
Julian Fantino on working with Jerry
BABE RUTH - A Superstar's Legacy
There are many books about the legendary Babe Ruth, but Jerry Amernic takes the reader on a new path dedicated to the sheer impact of this man behind the classic rags-to-riches tale. BABE RUTH - A Superstar’s Legacy goes beyond statistics and his storied career. It shows what an influential force he was, and still is, on our culture and the world.
Joe Orlando, Former CEO of Collectors Universe and President of PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator)
Jerry Amernic brilliantly tells the story of Babe Ruth as he is remembered today in so many ways – from contemporary youth baseball and merchandise branding to collectors’ items and innumerable geographic locales.
William Humber, baseball historian
BABE RUTH - A Superstar's Legacy gives readers an in-depth look at the person who defined baseball and still stands as the greatest player of all-time. Jerry Amernic chronicles the life of Ruth and the legacy he had on the sport, on America, and around the globe.
Bradford Turnow, New York Yankees baseball historian