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The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball: An All-Star Lineup Celebrates America's National Pastimeby John Thorn
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Batters up! Here are the heavy hitters of baseball writing and reporting, the raconteurs and the players of America’s favorite game, all in one big, entertaining volume that no fan can do without. The featured luminaries include Zane Grey, Ring Lardner, Damon Runyan, W.P. Kinsella, Red Smith, Tim McCarver, Pete Rose, and George Will, and they all weigh in with wit and an obvious love of the sport. Many offer a fascinating glimpse into baseball’s history, such as Walt Whitman, who reports on a rugged game played even before the Civil War. Russell Baker provides lessons on the art of firing, “learned at the knee of Mr. Steinbrenner.” An excerpt from Jim Bouton’s groundbreaking classic Ball Four examines the sport’s unrelenting power over him: “You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.” With these stories and essays, baseball buffs will relive important moments, such as Candy Cummings’ perfecting the first curve ball, baseball’s drawing the color line in 1887, and Bob Carroll’s uncovering Nate Colbert’s hidden RBI record in 1972. Synopsis:More than one hundred stories by the best writers and sports writers in the business portray baseball at its best in this ultimate collection. Here are fascinating glimpses of the history of America's national pastime from a stellar roster of writers and reporters, including E.L. Doctorow, Thomas Wolfe, John Updike, Philip Roth, Garrison Keillor, Dave Anderson, George F. Will, and Walt Whitman. How Candy Cummings perfected the first curve ball, how baseball drew the color line in 1887, and how Bob Carroll uncovered Nate Colbert's hidden RBI record in 1972 are just a few of the fascinating stories to be found in this collection. Hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as "a delight for fans of baseball and a pleasure for fans of good writing", this glorious compendium is a celebration of the sport that no baseball fan should be without. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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