Angell’s fluid prose and native curiosity make him an amiable and compelling companion on the page. The book gathers together essays, letters, light verse, book reviews,Talk of the Town stories, farewells, haikus, profiles, Christmas greetings, and late thoughts on the costs of war. Whether it’s a Fourth of July in rural Maine, a beloved British author at work, Derek Jeter’s departure, the final game of the 2014 World Series, an all-dog opera, editorial exchanges with John Updike, or a letter to a son, what links the pieces is the author’s perceptions and humor, his utter absence of self-pity, and his appreciation of friends and colleagues — writers, ballplayers, editors, artists — encountered over the course of a full and generous life.

Incisive, personal reporting that covers the five most recent baseball seasons and such events as Reggie Jackson's three World Series home runs, the triumph of the Phillies, and the bitter ordeal of the 1981 players' strike

Product Description: “Being set loose in these pages is like being given the run of a candy store.”―Washington Post Book World First published in 1996, this classic pictorial tour of wooden boats showcases a rich collection of images by Benjamin Mendlowitz, the preeminent photographer of wooden boats...read more

Explores the world of one of baseball's greatest pitchers and introduces his craft, in a candid inside look at one of the most challenging skills in sports.

A New Yorker senior editor and leading baseball writer recounts his early years as a child in Prohibition-era New York, his relationships with his parents and stepfather E. B. White, and his interactions with numerous colleagues and sports figures. Reprint.

A collection of the author's favorite pieces on baseball includes several previously unpublished stories, profiles of great players, past and present, and other works from 1962 spring training to the 2002 World Series.

A loving remembrance of one of baseball's most exciting eras covers the five seasons between 1972 and 1976, featuring the accomplishments of Hank Aaron, Lou Brock, and Nolan Ryan, among others. Reprint.

The author shares his funny, insightful vision into the game of baseball, discussing a wide variety of topics, from the birth of the Mets and the classic Pirates vs. Orioles 1971 World Series to the great players in the 1960s and 1970s. Reprint.

One of the most celebrated baseball writers of all time looks back on forty years of writing about the game to select his best work. Original. (view table of contents)

A senior editor at The New Yorker presents the magazine's first fiction anthology in more than three decades, a best-selling collection of stories on the theme of love from present and past masters. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: In his preface to this volume, Roger Angell calls Allan Miller "the Dr. Leakey of the two-way whatsit." We realize that the world of palindrome is probably a bit circumscribed, defined by a narrow band of fanatics who find as much satisfaction in a gem like "Sununu's tonsil is not Sununu's" as the civilized would in the discovery of a new planet...read more

Incisive, personal reporting that covers the five most recent baseball seasons and such events as Reggie Jackson's three World Series home runs, the triumph of the Phillies, and the bitter ordeal of the 1981 players' strike

Offering a unique perspective on the ins and outs of baseball, the author examines in detail the job of the catcher, pitchers' strategies, and the intricate play of infielders, discussing the best players of the past five seasons and their greatest moments

Color photographs of great moments and great players of the past twenty years in baseball, accompanied by an essay on the sport and the photographer.