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The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told
by Jeff Silverman
Thirty great essays, profiles, and stories about America's pastime.
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The Entitled
by Frank Deford
Sportswriter, screenwriter, and author Deford scores another hit with this novel of athletes behaving badly.
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Bang the Drum Slowly
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A poignant portrayal of professional ballplayers' lives on and off the field during the sport's golden years in the 1950's.
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A Ticket for a Seamstitch
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Henry Wiggen, a star pitcher for the New York Mammoths, receives a letter from a seamstress fan who plans to attend their game on the Fourth of July
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Heat
by Mike Lupica
The #1 Bestseller! Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the family’s escape from Cuba, Michael’s only family is his seventeen-yearold brother Carlos. If Social Services hears of their situation, they will be separated in the foster-care system—or worse, sent back to Cuba. Together, the boys carry on alone, dodging bills and anyone who asks too many questions. But then someone wonders how a twelve-year-old boy could possibly throw with as much power as Michael Arroyo throws. With no way to prove his age, no birth certificate, and no parent to fight for his cause, Michael’s secret world is blown wide open, and he discovers that family can come from the most unexpected sources. Perfect for any Little Leaguer with dreams of making it big--as well as for fans of Mike Lupica's other New York Times bestsellers Travel Team, The Big Field, The Underdogs, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Game Changers series, this cheer-worthy baseball story shows that when the game knocks you down, champions stand tall.
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Field of Dreams
by Jerry Blaton
Dan Grenetti could toy with your credit history and Social Security Number without your knowledge. As a scam artist working the furnace and air conditioning business, he acquired numerous political and governmental allies in Indiana, while living in Illinois. With authorized access to a credit reporting computer terminal, he also moonlighted as a pirate, using the stolen, and now fraudulent, information for personal gain. Such white-collar crimes are small-scale incidents of non-violent means, important only to the victims who suffer humiliation, despair, anger and financial ruin. As a victim, would you remain silent and not challenge the distorted credit histories, or get involved and report these nationwide law violations as Lauren did? Would you be prepared for the consequences? Using the basic tools of the trade, the law, mind games and his bag of tricks, Dan controlled the situation and his victims over the years. Due to the indifference of the credit reporting companies, creditors and government agencies, Dan was actually allowed to continue his caper for a few more years without interference. He was considered a 'small potato' and his actions did not warrant an immediate or thorough investigation, even though more victims came forward. Finally, Dan was partially restrained and pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud. This plea enabled Dan to avoid prosecution for the other crimes, including computer fraud and abuse. By the wayside, Dan left several victims financially burdened as he walked away from a $2,100,000 lawsuit he initiated against Lauren and her husband. The entire incident was conspicuously swept under the rug and did not set precedent. Therefore, the credit reporting companies can continue to allow exposure of their credit history files to such perpetrators without hesitation and remain unaccountable for such intrusions of privacy.
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The Natural
by Bernard Malamud
Malamud uses the fanatical and aggressive world of professional baseball to mirror contemporary society.
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The Heavenly World Series
by Frank O'Rourke
The master of sports fiction serves up a collection of stories--including "The Catcher" and "One Ounce of Common Sense"--about baseball players who play out their fantasies and dreams through the game and the discipline that surrounds it.
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The Southpaw
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The Southpaw is a story about coming of age in America by way of the baseball diamond. Lefthander Henry Wiggen, six feet three, a hundred ninety-five pounds, and the greatest pitcher going, grows to manhood in a right-handed world. From his small-town beginnings to the top of the game, Henry finds out how hard it is to please his coach, his girl, and the sports page?and himself, too?all at once. Written in Henry?s own words, this exuberant, funny novel follows his eccentric course from bush league to the World Series. Although Mark Harris loves and writes tellingly about the pleasures of baseball, his primary subject has always been the human condition and the shifts of mortal men and women as they try to understand and survive what life has dealt them. ø This new Bison Books edition celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Southpaw. In his introduction to this edition, Mark Harris discusses the genesis of the novel in his own life experience. Also available in Bison Books editions are The Southpaw, It Looked Like For Ever, and A Ticket for a Seamstitch, the other three volumes in the Henry Wiggen series.