The Complete Armchair Book Of Baseball
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Author | : John Thorn |
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Total Pages | : 832 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Baseball |
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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.
Author | : John Thorn |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 856 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781578660049 |
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Here are fascinating glimpses of the history of America's national pastime from an all-star lineup including Walt Whitman, E.L. Doctorow, John Updike, Philip Roth and Garrison Keillor. Revel in another ear through Walt Whitman's report of a rugged game played before the Civil War. Relive how Candy Cummings perfected the first curve ball, how baseball drew the color line in1 887, and how Bob Carroll uncovered Nate Colbert's hidden RBI record in 1972. All this and much, much more.
Author | : John Thorn; James Stevenson; Bernie Fuchs |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
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ISBN | : 9781578660049 |
Download The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball : an All-star Limeup Celebrates America's National Pastime Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : John Thorn |
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Release | : 1991-02-03 |
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ISBN | : 9780517061701 |
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Author | : John Thorn |
Publisher | : Scribner |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780684184821 |
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A collection of articles and commentaries about America's favorite pastime, features bestselling writers such as Thomas Boswell, James Michener, and Philip Roth, and sportswriters including Roger Angell, Roger Kahn, and Jim Murray
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Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1987 |
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Author | : Paul Adomites |
Publisher | : Publications International |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2007-09-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781412715621 |
Download Armchair Reader Grand Slam Baseball Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Armchair Reader series will entertain and enlighten with little-known anecdotes, untold stories, fascinating facts, lists, and behind-the-scenes information. The Readers innovative approach and unique style will capture the baseball fans interest like never before. Whos the fastest pitcher that ever was? What was the greatest comeback in a single game? Which Little League stars became major-league superstars? Even people who think they know the facts will be captivated by this unique and colorful slant on the stories.
Author | : John Thorn |
Publisher | : Scribner Book Company |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
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Contains more than fifty pieces from the sport's best players, writers, and fans.
Author | : John Thorn |
Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | : 2372 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
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A hefty reference containing records of every major league player, team rosters of the Negro Leagues, two dozen or so essays, statistics and diagrams for every major league ballpark, batting stats for all major league pitchers, stats that reveal the game's best managers, awards and honors, rules and scoring, registers of managers, coaches, umpires, and owners. (See review of the CD-ROM version in the August 1992 Reference and Research Book News. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : John Thorn |
Publisher | : Villard Books |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
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Download Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The glorious collections of cooperstown are brought to life by respected baseball writer John Thorn in an officially sanctioned and lavishly illustrated gift edition.The shrine to baseball is tucked away in a quiet corner of upstate New York. For those unable to get to Cooperstown, John Thorn, in collaboration with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, brings the museum to the fan in this glorious celebration of the game.John Thorn is the ideal guide to the Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame. A prolific writer, he is the author of Total Baseball, and was creative consultant to Ken Burns's Baseball series. Thorn has chosen the most unique and extraordinary treasures from the hall's collections, many of them archived and unseen by the public for years, and has written evocatively about each piece. There is the letter Lou Gehrig wrote home from Detroit the day he sat down to end the Streak; the ball Cy Young used for his five hundredth win; the bat that brought Willie Mays his three thousandth hit; collages of mementos of the giants of the game, like Babe Ruth and Ted Williams; and artifacts from the Negro Leagues and the women's game. Each entry is accompanied by a full-color photograph.This is an essential book for any baseball fan. These priceless pieces of baseball history tell, in words and pictures, the history of America's favorite sport.