Ball Four : The Final Pitch by Jim Bouton (2020, Hardcover) online kaufen

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PublisherTurner Publishing Company

ISBN-101684426421

ISBN-139781684426423

eBay Product ID (ePID)8050097108

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Book TitleBall Four : the Final Pitch

TopicPersonal Memoirs, Baseball / General, Sports

Publication Year2020

Number of Pages508 Pages

LanguageEnglish

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorJim Bouton

FormatHardcover

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"A book deep in the American vein, so deep in fact it is by no means a sports book." --David Halberstam " Ball Four is a people book, not just a baseball book." --Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times

Dewey Decimal796.357/092

Synopsis50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION New York Public Library Book of the Century Selection Time Magazine "100 Greatest Non-Fiction Books" Selection New Foreword from Jim Bouton's Wife, Paula Kurman When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt. Commissioners, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." Commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. Fans, however, loved the book. And serious critics called it an important social document. Following his death, Bouton's landmark book has remained popular, and his legacy lives on through its many readers, including those who don't ordinarily follow baseball.The 50th Anniversary of his historic book includes a touching and personal new forward by his wife, Paula Kurman., Includes the Original Edition, a New Foreword from Paula Kurman, the Preface, all of the Updates, a New Epilogue, the Index, Rogues' Gallery of 124 photos, plus personal photos. Jim Bouton writes about: His reconciliation with Mickey Mantle, His son's Father's Day letter to The New York Times, His heartwarming return to Old-Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium, His solution to baseball's performance enhancing drug problem Book jacket., 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION New York Public Library Book of the Century Selection Time Magazine "100 Greatest Non-Fiction Books" Selection New Foreword from Jim Bouton's Wife, Paula Kurman When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt. Commissioners, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." Commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. Fans, however, loved the book. And serious critics called it an important social document. Following his death, Bouton's landmark book has remained popular, and his legacy lives on through its many readers, including those who don't ordinarily follow baseball. The 50th Anniversary of his historic book includes a touching and personal new forward by his wife, Paula Kurman.