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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100345424417
ISBN-139780345424419
eBay Product ID (ePID)846328
Product Key Features
Book TitleCastro's Curveball
Number of PagesX, 286 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicFamily Life, Political, Action & Adventure, Sports
GenreFiction
AuthorTim Wendel
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-030516
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Engrossing . . . Wendel's characters are complex and passionate. The unfolding of their lives is fascinating." --The Washington Post "Irresistible . . . Castro's Curveball has all the excitement of a tie-breaking home run." --The Baltimore Sun "Tim Wendel's love and impressive knowledge of baseball suffuses every page of this passionate novel of love, loss, and the real freedom that wisdom and time sometimes bring." --KEN BURNS Coauthor of Baseball: An Illustrated History "A cleverly imaginative, spirited and engaging novel . . . The author brilliantly depicts life in Havana both pre- and post-Castro, and his baseball lingo is lively and authentic." --PARADE magazine "Superbly crafted." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A beguiling mix of thriller and love story . . . capturing the Bull Durham-like camaraderie of has-beens and wanna-bes struggling to keep their dreams alive." --Booklist "Outstanding . . . Some of the best game-action sequences in fiction. . . . Multifaceted and intriguing." --Publishers Weekly From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisA former minor league catcher for the Washington Senators, Billy Bryan relives his sojourn in decadent 1947 Havana, Cuba, and his first encounter with a pitching prodigy named Fidel Castro.
LC Classification NumberPS3573.E512C37 1999
