Once Around The Bases

Download or read book Once Around the Bases written by Richard Tellis and published by Triumph Books (IL). This book was released on 1998 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The stories of forty ballplayers, men who made it to the big leagues for just one game."--Jacket.

Download or read book Once More Around the Park written by Roger Angell and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essay collection covers more than forty years of history, fandom, and insider analysis from “the best baseball writer of our time—maybe ever” (Newsweek) The celebrated baseball chronicler has selected his favorite pieces from the last forty years to create Once More Around the Park, a definitive volume of his most memorable work. Here are the extraordinary games Roger Angell has witnessed and written about, as well as compelling insights that deepen our love and understanding of the sport. This book includes such timeless essays as “The Interior Stadium,” on the complex attractions of baseball; “In the Country,” on a friendship that began with a fan letter and took Angell far from the big stadiums and big money; “The Arms Talks,” on contemporary pitching strategy and the arrival of the split-finger delivery; and many others. Angell’s conversations with past and present players and managers, scouts and coaches, rookies and Hall of Famers enhance his expertise and critical appreciation, defining him as “baseball’s most eloquent analyst” (The New York Times Book Review).

Download or read book Fireworks written by Elizabeth White and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susannah is out to prove that pyrotechnics genius Quinn Baldwinis responsible for a million-dollar fireworks catastrophe during a Mardi Gras ball. With her faithful black Lab Monty she moves to the charming backwater city of Mobile, Alabama to uncover the truth. But this world-traveled military brat with a string of letters behind her name finds herself wholly unprepared to navigate the cultural quagmires of the Deep South. Captivated by the warmth and joy of her new circle of friends, Susannah struggles to keep from falling for a subject who refuses to be anything but a man of integrity, compassion, and lethal Southern charm. Fireworks offers a glimpse into heart of the South and a cynical young woman’s first encounter with Christ-like love.

Download or read book Ring Around the Bases written by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of fiction by writer, critic and sports editor Ring Lardner celebrates the American pastime of baseball.

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Download or read book The Grand Canyon of Arizona written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: