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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Carroll & Graf Pub
Publication date
March 30, 2003
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780786712038
ISBN-10
0786712031
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 9 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$14.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A collection of inspiring stories culled from the writings of baseball's greatest fictional storyteller captures the essence of the game in enduring, unsentimental prose. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
With freshness and empathy during the 1940s and 1950s, Frank OâRourke created a world of baseball fiction as evocative as a dusty rural diamond or Wrigley Fieldâs ivied walls. In this richly enjoyable collection of OâRourkeâs workâthe first in nearly fifty years and including six stories never before in book formâhis heroes compete alongside such real baseball greats as Roy Campanella, Joe DiMaggio, and Willie Mays, while confronting the all-too-human limitations of injury, age, and envy. In âThe Catcher,â the longtime star of the St. Louis Blues returns for a game facing his old team and the heartless owner who traded him away. âOne Ounce of Common Senseâ portrays a dramatic pennant race in which a veteran shortstop counsels a young teammate at odds with the team owner during contract negotiations, only to be benched for this so-called insubordination. And in âNothing New,â a player modeled on the young Jackie Robinson strides across the color line and makes history with an unforgettable dash around the bases. OâRourke captures the essence of baseball in elegiac, unsentimentalized fiction that will endure as long as fans of the national pastime love the game.
Editions
Hardcover
With Edith Carlson (other contributor) |
from Carroll & Graf Pub (February 19, 2002)
9780786709502 | details & prices | 325 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Presents a collection of stories about baseball players who play out their fantasies and dreams through the game and the discipline that surrounds it.
About: Presents a collection of stories about baseball players who play out their fantasies and dreams through the game and the discipline that surrounds it.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Carroll & Graf Pub (March 30, 2003)
9780786712038 | details & prices | 5.50 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $14.00
About: A collection of inspiring stories culled from the writings of baseball's greatest fictional storyteller captures the essence of the game in enduring, unsentimental prose.
About: A collection of inspiring stories culled from the writings of baseball's greatest fictional storyteller captures the essence of the game in enduring, unsentimental prose.
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