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Frank Chance's Diamond

The Baseball Journalism of Ring Lardner

by Ron Rapoport ...

“This is a comprehensive volume capturing the Lardner style and offering a considerable insight into America’s favorite sportswriter… Ron Rapoport has done a superb job in his selection“—The New York Journal of Books“Frank Chance's Diamond is a time machine. . .Lardner's writing reveals its exuberance and innocence, and exposes its prejudices, all while highlighting the joys of the era's baseball. ... Read more

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“This is a comprehensive volume capturing the Lardner style and offering a considerable insight into America’s favorite sportswriter… Ron Rapoport has done a superb job in his selection“—The New York Journal of Books“Frank Chance's Diamond is a time machine. . .Lardner's writing reveals its exuberance and innocence, and exposes its prejudices, all while highlighting the joys of the era's baseball.
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The Immortal Bobby

Bobby Jones and the Golden Age of Golf

by Ron Rapoport ...

Acclaim for The Immortal Bobby"Just when you think there is nothing new to be said or written on the subject of Bob Jones, Ron Rapoport comes along and proves that theory completely untrue. The Immortal Bobby is wonderfully reported and superbly written."--John Feinstein, author of A Good Walk Spoiled and Caddy for Life"The story of Bobby Jones's singular life is one of the most fascinating in ... Read more

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Acclaim for The Immortal Bobby"Just when you think there is nothing new to be said or written on the subject of Bob Jones, Ron Rapoport comes along and proves that theory completely untrue. The Immortal Bobby is wonderfully reported and superbly written."--John Feinstein, author of A Good Walk Spoiled and Caddy for Life"The story of Bobby Jones's singular life is one of the most fascinating in
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Let's Play Two

The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks

by Ron Rapoport ...

Narrated by Charley Steiner ...

Unabridged

15 hours 31 min

The definitive and revealing biography of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, one of America's most iconic, beloved, and misunderstood baseball players, by acclaimed journalist Ron Rapoport.Ernie Banks, the first-ballot Hall of Famer and All-Century Team shortstop, played in fourteen All-Star Games, won two MVPs, and twice led the Major Leagues in home runs and runs batted in. He outslugged Willie ... Read more

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The definitive and revealing biography of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, one of America's most iconic, beloved, and misunderstood baseball players, by acclaimed journalist Ron Rapoport.Ernie Banks, the first-ballot Hall of Famer and All-Century Team shortstop, played in fourteen All-Star Games, won two MVPs, and twice led the Major Leagues in home runs and runs batted in. He outslugged Willie
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From Black Sox to Three-Peats

A Century of Chicago's Best Sportswriting from the Tribune, Sun-Times & Other Newspapers

Edited by Ron Rapoport ...

Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Sox, Blackhawks—there's no city like Chicago when it comes to sports. Generation after generation, Chicagoans pass down their almost religious allegiances to teams, stadiums, and players and their never-say-die attitude, along with the stories of the city's best (and worst) sports moments. And every one of those moments—every come-from-behind victory or crushing defeat—has been ... Read more

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Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Sox, Blackhawks—there's no city like Chicago when it comes to sports. Generation after generation, Chicagoans pass down their almost religious allegiances to teams, stadiums, and players and their never-say-die attitude, along with the stories of the city's best (and worst) sports moments. And every one of those moments—every come-from-behind victory or crushing defeat—has been
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The Lost Journalism of Ring Lardner

by Ring Lardner ...

Ring Lardner’s influence on American letters is arguably greater than that of any other American writer in the early part of the twentieth century. Lauded by critics and the public for his groundbreaking short stories, Lardner was also the country’s best-known journalist in the 1920s and early 1930s, when his voice was all but inescapable in American newspapers and magazines. Lardner’s trenchant, ... Read more

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Ring Lardner’s influence on American letters is arguably greater than that of any other American writer in the early part of the twentieth century. Lauded by critics and the public for his groundbreaking short stories, Lardner was also the country’s best-known journalist in the 1920s and early 1930s, when his voice was all but inescapable in American newspapers and magazines. Lardner’s trenchant,
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Betty Garrett and Other Songs

A Life on Stage and Screen

by Betty Garrett ...

"Betty Garrett's memoir is a tale of grace under pressure. It's a lovely, moving song of survival."—Studs Terkel ... Read more

$17.99 USD

"Betty Garrett's memoir is a tale of grace under pressure. It's a lovely, moving song of survival."—Studs Terkel
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Mandate for Change

Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond

by Chester Hartman, Catherine Albisa, Robert Alvarez, Sarah Anderson, Nan Aron, Dean Baker, Phyllis Bennis, Angela Glover Blackwell, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Robert L. Borosage0, Kate Bronfenbrenner1, John Cavanagh2, Oscar Chacón3, Chuck Collins4, Stuart Comstock-Gay5, Charlie Cray6, Sheila Crowley7, Martha F. Davis8, Karen Dolan9, Peter Edelman0, Carroll L. Estes1, John Feffer2, Bill Fletcher Jr.3, Maria Foscarinis4, Kim Gandy5, Jaime Grant6, Mark Greenberg7, Jim Harkness8, Farrah Hassen9, Simon Heller0, Alan W. Houseman1, Tomás R. Jiménez2, Barbara B. Kennelly3, Gloria Ladson-Billings4, Saul Landau5, Erik Leaver6, Nicole Lee7, Gerald LeMelle8, Ben Lilliston9, Bart Lubow0, Eric Mann1, Ben Manski2, Marc Mauer3, Patrice McDermott4, Dedrick Muhammad5, Douglas W. Nelson6, Miriam Pemberton7, Manuel Pérez-Rocha8, Frances Fox Piven9, Sam Pizzigati0, Ron Pollack1, William Quigley2, Miles S. Rapoport3, Marcus Raskin4, Janet Redman5, Michael A. Replogle6, Jon Rynn7, Rebecca Sawyer8, Daniel Scheer9, Ben Scott0, Rinku Sen1, Amy Shannon2, Cynthia Soohoo3, Nancy Starnes4, Betsy Taylor5, Sanho Tree6, Katrina vanden Heuvel7, Dorian Warren8, Emira Woods9, Daphne Wysham0 ...

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of
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Ten Innings at Wrigley

The Wildest Ballgame Ever, with Baseball on the Brink

by Kevin Cook ...

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

It was a Thursday at Chicago's Wrigley Field, mostly sunny with the wind blowing out. Nobody expected an afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs on May 17, 1979, to be much more than a lazy early-season contest matching two teams heading in opposite directions—the first-place Phillies and the Cubs, those lovable losers—until they combined for thirteen runs in the first ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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It was a Thursday at Chicago's Wrigley Field, mostly sunny with the wind blowing out. Nobody expected an afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs on May 17, 1979, to be much more than a lazy early-season contest matching two teams heading in opposite directions—the first-place Phillies and the Cubs, those lovable losers—until they combined for thirteen runs in the first
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The Chicago Cubs

Story of a Curse

by Rich Cohen ...

Narrated by Adam Grupper ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

A captivating blend of reportage and memoir exploring the history of the Chicago Cubs For Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the Chicago Cubs have always been more than a team: they've been the protagonists of a King Arthur epic, in search of the Holy Grail that is winning the World Series. A chronicle of the last few miraculous seasons as experienced through the prism of Cubs history, The ... Read more

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A captivating blend of reportage and memoir exploring the history of the Chicago Cubs For Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the Chicago Cubs have always been more than a team: they've been the protagonists of a King Arthur epic, in search of the Holy Grail that is winning the World Series. A chronicle of the last few miraculous seasons as experienced through the prism of Cubs history, The
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The Glory of Their Times

The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It

by Lawrence S. Ritter ...

“Easily the best baseball book ever produced by anyone.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer“This was the best baseball book published in 1966, it is the best baseball book of its kind now, and, if it is reissued in 10 years, it will be the best baseball book.” — PeopleFrom Lawrence Ritter, co-author of The Image of Their Greatness and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time, comes one of the bestsellin ... Read more

$11.49 USD

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“Easily the best baseball book ever produced by anyone.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer“This was the best baseball book published in 1966, it is the best baseball book of its kind now, and, if it is reissued in 10 years, it will be the best baseball book.” — PeopleFrom Lawrence Ritter, co-author of The Image of Their Greatness and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time, comes one of the bestsellin
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Baseball Anecdotes

by Daniel Okrent, Steve Wulf ...

From its winners to its sinners, two bestselling sportswriters chronicle a dizzying trip through more than a century of baseball lore and legend.Some of the stories are celebrated—from Ruth's called shot to DiMaggio's streak to Mays's catch. Some of the men are titans of the game—Mantle, Williams, Koufax. But alongside those stories passed from generation to generation, Daniel Okrent and Steve ... Read more

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From its winners to its sinners, two bestselling sportswriters chronicle a dizzying trip through more than a century of baseball lore and legend.Some of the stories are celebrated—from Ruth's called shot to DiMaggio's streak to Mays's catch. Some of the men are titans of the game—Mantle, Williams, Koufax. But alongside those stories passed from generation to generation, Daniel Okrent and Steve
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Football: Great Writing About the National Sport

A Library of America Special Publication

by Various ...

Men’s Journal**’s “Ultimate Football Reading List”**“First-rate” sports writing on American football from an all-star line-up that includes Red Smith, Jimmy Breslin, Michael Lewis, and more (Wall Street Journal)Since football’s meteoric rise in the mid-twentieth century, the standout writers on the sport have gone behind and beyond the spectacle to reveal the complexity, the contradictions... ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Men’s Journal**’s “Ultimate Football Reading List”**“First-rate” sports writing on American football from an all-star line-up that includes Red Smith, Jimmy Breslin, Michael Lewis, and more (Wall Street Journal)Since football’s meteoric rise in the mid-twentieth century, the standout writers on the sport have gone behind and beyond the spectacle to reveal the complexity, the contradictions...
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