{"product_id":"baseball-paperback-by-george-vecsey","title":"Baseball Paperback by George Vecsey","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eModern Library\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2008-03-11)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e272\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780812978704\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e235.31\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.29 x 13.08 x 1.4\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything:  action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey’s book proves it, without  wasting a word.”—Lee Eisenberg, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Number\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBaseball\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the great  bards of America’s Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its  pre-Republic roots to the present day. George Vecsey casts a fresh eye on the game,  illuminates its foibles and triumphs, and performs a marvelous feat: making a classic  story seem refreshingly new. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBaseball\u003c\/i\u003e is a narrative of America’s can-do spirit,  in which stalwart immigrants such as Henry Chadwick could transplant cricket and  rounders into the fertile American culture and in which die-hard unionist baseballers  such as Charles Comiskey and Connie Mack could eventually become the tightfisted  avatars of the game’s big-money establishment. It’s a celebration of such underdogs  as a rag-armed catcher turned owner named Branch Rickey and a sure-handed fielder  named Curt Flood, both of whom flourished as true great men of history. But most  of all, \u003ci\u003eBaseball \u003c\/i\u003eis a testament to the unbreakable bond between our nation’s pastime  and the fans, who’ve remained loyal through the fifty-year-long interdict on black  athletes, the Black Sox scandal, franchise relocation, and the use of performance-enhancing  drugs by some major stars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reverent, playful, and filled with Vecsey’s charm, \u003ci\u003eBaseball \u003c\/i\u003ebegs to be read in the span of a rain-delayed doubleheader, and so enjoyable that,  like a favorite team’s championship run, one hopes it never ends.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Vecsey possesses  a journalist’s eye for detail and a historian’s feel for the sweep of action. His  research is scrupulous and his writing crisp. This book is an instant classic—a highly readable guide to America’s great enduring pastime.”—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Louisville Courier  Journal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eGeorge Vecsey, a sports columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, has written about such events as the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics but considers baseball, the sport he’s covered since 1960, his favorite game. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eLoretta Lynn: Coal Miner’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e (with Loretta Lynn), which was made into an Academy Award—winning film. He has also served as a national and religion reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, interviewing the Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, Billy Graham, and a host of other noteworthy figures. He lives in New York with his wife, an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555229356193,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780812978704","price":26.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780812978704.jpg?v=1781781070","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/baseball-paperback-by-george-vecsey","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}