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Sporting's Best Short Stories Ser.: Baseball'
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9781613743768
- Book Title
- Baseball&Apos;S Best Short Stories
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, Fiction
- Topic
- Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Baseball / Essays & Writings, Sports
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 21.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 440 Pages
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Product Information
This expanded edition features the best-loved short stories from the 20th century as well as new tales from some of the 21st century's most iconic names in fiction. No other sport has inspired as many great writers as baseball has, and this exceptional anthology brings together 34 short stories about the nation's favorite pastime. The stories span several decades and are written by some of America's favorite writers, including Zane Grey, James Thurber, Robert Penn Warren, T. Coraghessan Boyle, and Michael Chabon, among others. Many of the stories are about the game itself, while others use baseball as a backdrop for timeless themes, such as morality, greed, and love. Eight new stories have been added to this expanded edition and include "Bullet in the Brain" by Tobias Wolff, in which baseball is the surprising last memory of a dying man; George Plimpton's "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch," a fictional story about a baseball player who throws a 150-mph fastball that was a notorious April Fools' Day hoax in Sports Illustrated ; and Leslie Pietrzyk's "What We All Want," about a pitcher's wife's concern for her aging husband. This collection is for all baseball lovers--long after the season is over.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1613743769
ISBN-13
9781613743768
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110997450
Product Key Features
Book Title
Baseball&Apos;S Best Short Stories
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Baseball / Essays & Writings, Sports
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Fiction
Number of Pages
440 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
21.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps648.B37b4 2012
Reviews
"Baseball fans and those who appreciate its cultural impact will welcome this. Highly recommended."- Library Journal Xpress, "This delightful collection, running from photographic realism to fantasy, is baseball at its best. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but these stories demonstrate that fiction can be truer than fact. If you like baseball, you owe yourself this treat." —Leonard Koppett, Hall of Fame Sportswriter, "This delightful collection, running from photographic realism to fantasy, is baseball at its best. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but these stories demonstrate that fiction can be truer than fact. If you like baseball, you owe yourself this treat." --Leonard Koppett, Hall of Fame Sportswriter, "[ Baseball's Best Short Stories ] brings back a lot of good memories of my playing days. Also, great stories of old-time players." -Stan Musial, An exciting collection of some of the best 20th-century writers venturing into some unexpected venues." — Arizona Daily Star, "[ Baseball's Best Short Stories ] brings back a lot of good memories of my playing days. Also, great stories of old-time players." --Stan Musial, former player for the St. Louis Cardinals, "This outstanding anthology is a testament to baseball's enduring drawing power as subject matter for some of our most renowned authors." - Booklist, "An exciting collection of some of the best 20th-century writers venturing into some unexpected venues." - Arizona Daily Star, "An exciting collection of some of the best 20th-century writers venturing into some unexpected venues." -- Arizona Daily Star, "A thoroughly enjoyable addition to any library, whether or not the original is still on the shelves." - Booklist, "Baseball fans and those who appreciate its cultural impact will welcome this. Highly recommended." - Library Journal, "[ Baseball's Best Short Stories ] brings back a lot of good memories of my playing days. Also, great stories of old-time players." -Stan Musial, former player for the St. Louis Cardinals, "The classic collection for the 21st century...Every American home needs a bookcase devoted to baseball literature, from Bernard Malamud's The Natural to Elliot Asinof's Eight Men Out. Make a little more room for this one." -Creative Loafing Tampa, "Baseball fans and those who appreciate its cultural impact will welcome this. Highly recommended."- Library Journal XPress, "This delightful collection, running from photographic realism to fantasy, is baseball at its best. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but these stories demonstrate that fiction can be truer than fact. If you like baseball, you owe yourself this treat." -Leonard Koppett, Hall of Fame Sportswriter, "The classic collection for the 21st century . . . Every American home needs a bookcase devoted to baseball literature, from Bernard Malamud's The Natural to Elliot Asinof's Eight Men Out . Make a little more room for this one." -- Creative Loafing Tampa, "The classic collection for the 21st century . . . Every American home needs a bookcase devoted to baseball literature, from Bernard Malamud's The Natural to Elliot Asinof's Eight Men Out . Make a little more room for this one." - Creative Loafing Tampa, "A thoroughly enjoyable addition to any library, whether or not the original is still on the shelves." -- Booklist, "Baseball fans and those who appreciate its cultural impact will welcome this. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal, This outstanding anthology is a testament to baseball's enduring drawing power as subject matter for some of our most renowned authors." — Booklist, "[ Baseball's Best Short Stories ] brings back a lot of good memories of my playing days. Also, great stories of old-time players." Stan Musial, "A thoroughly enjoyable addition to any library, whether or not the original is still on the shelves." - Booklist
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
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Lccn
2011-045904
Dewey Decimal
813/.01083579
Series
Sporting's Best Short Stories Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
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