[PDF] You Know Me Al eBook

Author : Ring Lardner
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 2023-10-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :

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In Ring Lardner's 'You Know Me Al: A Busher's Letters', readers are immersed in the world of minor league baseball through the correspondence of Jack Keefe, a young pitcher navigating his way through the challenges and triumphs of his career. Lardner's epistolary style captures the authentic voice of a naive and often boastful narrator, offering a satirical yet poignant exploration of the American Dream and the complexities of ambition and self-deception. Set against the backdrop of the early 20th century, this novel showcases Lardner's unique blend of humor and social commentary, making it a timeless classic in American literature. Through Keefe's letters, Lardner sheds light on the struggles and aspirations of the working-class athlete, inviting readers to reflect on themes of identity, success, and self-awareness. Recommended for those interested in sports literature, American realism, and the psychology of ambition.

Author : Ring Lardner
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780252062308

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The publication of You Know Me Al brought instant fame to Ring Lardner (1885-1933), one of the great American humorists of this century. Considered the satirist's greatest work, the book is a collection of letters from one Jack Keefe, a baseball "busher," to his longtime friend, Al Blanchard, in their midwestern hometown. The voice of Jack Keefe perfectly echoes the vernacular of the baseball players Lardner had covered for years as a newspaper reporter following the exploits of Chicago's Cubs and White Sox. Readers instantly recognized in Jack the full range of human foibles. This universality accounts for the enduring appeal of You Know Me Al. "Ring Lardner is the idol of professional humorists and of plenty of other people, too." -- E. B. White "His work is a contribution of genuine and permanent value to the national literature." -- H. L. Mencken "Mr. Lardner . . . lets Jack Keefe the baseball player cut out his own outline until the figure of the foolish, boastful, innocent athlete lives with us." -- Virginia Woolf

Author : Ring Lardner
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 36,87 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804729635

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An annotated and copiously illustrated edition of the 24 short stories published between 1914 and 1919 by Ring Lardner, which include the stories collected later and known as "You know me, Al."

Author : Ring Lardner
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 43,94 MB
Release : 1997-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1440673845

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This collection brings together twenty-one of Lardner’s best pieces, including the six Jack Keefe stories that comprise You Know Me, Al, as well as such familiar favorites as “Alibi Ike,” “Some Like Them Cold,” and “Guillible’s Travels.” For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author : David Levithan
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 31,6 MB
Release : 2016-06-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1509823948

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Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really? Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed. That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way. When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other – and how, in a very short time, they will know each other better than any of the people who are supposed to know them more. Told in alternating points of view by Nina LaCour and David Levithan, the bestselling author of Every Day and co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time.

Author : Matthew Joseph Bruccoli
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781570035319

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This collection of fiction by writer, critic and sports editor Ring Lardner celebrates the American pastime of baseball.

Author : Nathan Rabin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1451626886

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A writer's journey with the fan bases of Phish and Insane Clown Posse describes his unexpected discovery of how both groups have tapped the human need for community, a finding that coincided with his diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

Author : A. L. Michael
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 12,15 MB
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1474036481

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What’s the worst job you’ve ever had?

Author : Ring Lardner
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 9781585747849

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A collection of stories and essays on America's favorite pastime, from the most popular writer ever on baseball.