[PDF] My Baseball Diary Abridged New Intro eBook

Author : James T. Farrell
Publisher :
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,25 MB
Release : 2016-11-04
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ISBN : 9781519042828

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If you love the game of baseball, this book is a must read. If you're trying to understand the game, no more eloquent writer will take you by the hand. James Thomas Farrell's "Studs Lonigan" books are considered among the best of the 20th century. Like ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series, Farrell's essays on baseball make great reading for anyone who loves great writing.Farrell steps away from fiction in this out-of-print gem. Babe Ruth, Gehrig, Cobb and other baseball greats are here. Farrell saw them all and met many of them as a writer .Baseball is a game of statistics and poetry. Farrell purely and eloquently wrote about his love of the game.This book is an important piece of baseball history and an American sports writing classic.

Author : James T. Farrell
Publisher : BIG BYTE BOOKS
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 12,66 MB
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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You might be forgiven for thinking that this book is exclusively for sports fans. It is not. James Thomas Farrell’s Studs Lonigan books are considered among the best of the 20th century. Like ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series, Farrell’s essays on baseball make great reading for anyone who loves great writing. Farrell steps away from fiction in this out-of-print gem. Ruth, Gehrig, Cobb and other baseball greats are here. Farrell saw them all and met many of them as a writer . Baseball is a game of statistics and poetry. Farrell purely and eloquently wrote about his love of the game. This book is an important piece of baseball history and an American sports writing classic. It's available for the first time as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smart phones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.

Author : James Thomas Farrell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 14,46 MB
Release : 2017-10-23
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ISBN : 9781527602656

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Excerpt from My Baseball Diary: A Famed American Author Recalls the Wonderful World of Baseball, Yesterday and Today In 1912, my Uncle Tom bought me a blue baseball suit. I liked it that the suit was blue. During those days, the White Sox wore blue suits on the road. Father Dondaville arranged to take a picture Of me in my suit, which he did in front of the parish house on Grand Boulevard. He had me squat like a catcher, with my hat turned around. I had a boy's catcher's mitt which cost about twenty-five cents. The picture is now lost, but I have frequently wished that I still had it. At home, the grownups laughed about the picture. But I believed that it gave me great importance. In the pic ture, my expression was so serious as to be funny. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : James S. Hirsch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 2010-04-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1439171653

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The New York Times bestselling, authorized, “enormously entertaining and wide-ranging” (The Seattle Times) biography of the late, great Willie Mays. Willie Mays (1931–2024) was arguably the greatest player in baseball history, revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major League Baseball’s bold expansion to California. He was a blend of power, speed, and stylistic bravado that enraptured fans for more than two decades. Author James Hirsch reveals the man behind the player. Mays was a transcendent figure who received standing ovations in enemy stadiums and who, during the turbulent civil rights era, urged understanding and reconciliation. More than his records, his legacy is defined by the pure joy that he brought to fans and the loving memories that have been passed to future generations so they might know the magic and beauty of the game. With meticulous research and drawing on interviews with Mays himself as well as with close friends, family, and teammates, Hirsch presents a brilliant portrait of one of America’s most significant cultural icons.

Author : Ken Coleman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 18,45 MB
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1613214960

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Talking on Air: A Broadcaster's Life in Sports highlights the 40-year career of Ken Coleman. The book details a broadcasting life seen not only from inside the booth, but also from inside the minds and throughout the experiences of many of sports' greatest names. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : James Thomas Farrell
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 16,27 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780809321896

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First published in 1957, My Baseball Diary chronicles James T. Farrell's enduring passion for the game, from his earliest baseball memory at the age of six through his reminiscences of his first World Series game in 1917 to his later meetings with and recollections of Hall of Famers Ray Schalk, Eddie Collins, Red Faber, Ty Cobb, and Gabby Hartnett.

Author : Jason Turbow
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 030727862X

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An insider’s look at baseball’s unwritten rules, explained with examples from the game’s most fascinating characters and wildest historical moments. Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. All aspects of baseball—hitting, pitching, and baserunning—are affected by the Code, a set of unwritten rules that governs the Major League game. Some of these rules are openly discussed (don’t steal a base with a big lead late in the game), while others are known only to a minority of players (don’t cross between the catcher and the pitcher on the way to the batter’s box). In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game’s most hallowed—and least known—traditions. For the learned and the casual baseball fan alike, the result is illuminating and thoroughly entertaining. At the heart of this book are incredible and often hilarious stories involving national heroes (like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays) and notorious headhunters (like Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale) in a century-long series of confrontations over respect, honor, and the soul of the game. With The Baseball Codes, we see for the first time the game as it’s actually played, through the eyes of the players on the field. With rollicking stories from the past and new perspectives on baseball’s informal rulebook, The Baseball Codes is a must for every fan.