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JOHN HELYAR'S new book, "Lords of the Realm" (Villard Books) looks at the corporate world of b...

JOHN HELYAR'S new book, "Lords of the Realm" (Villard Books) looks at the corporate world of baseball. Instead of tracing the history of the game through its players, HELYAR focuses on the behind the scenes people-- the agents,owners, and general managers-- who shaped baseball. HELYAR is a reporter for "The Wall Street Journal," and co-author of the "New York Times" bestseller, "Barbarians at the Gate.

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