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Item specifics

Condition
Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ...
Release Year
1990
ISBN
9780020306658

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wiley & Sons Canada, The Limited, John
ISBN-10
0020306652
ISBN-13
9780020306658
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12305

Product Key Features

Edition
20
Book Title
Ball Four : Twentieth Anniversary Edition
Number of Pages
504 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1990
Topic
Baseball / Essays & Writings, Baseball / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Author
Jim Bouton
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.5 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
89-049151
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, "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, * 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, 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 Decimal
796.357/0924
Edition Description
Reprint,Revised edition,Anniversary
Table Of Content
Preface -- 1980, 1990. Editor's Foreword. Introduction. BALL FOUR. Part 1 They Made Me What I am Today. Part 2 "My Arm Isn't Sore, It's Just A Little Stiff." part 3 And Then I Died. Part 4 I Always Wanted to See Hawaii. Part 5 The Yanks Are Coming, The Yanks Are Coming. Part 6 Shut Up. Part 7 Honey, Meet Me In Houston. Appendix Tell Your Statistics To Shut Up. BALL FIVE -- Ten Years Later. BALL SIX -- Twenty Years Later. Photographs. The Boys of Ball Four. About the Editor. Index.
Synopsis
Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton. When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. The commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and ""social leper."" Baseball 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. Today, Jim Bouton is still not invited to Oldtimer's Days at Yankee Stadium. But his landmark book is still being read by people who don'tordinarily follow baseball., Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton. When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. The commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." Baseball 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. Today, Jim Bouton is still not invited to Oldtimer's Days at Yankee Stadium. But his landmark book is still being read by people who don't ordinarily follow baseball.
LC Classification Number
GV865.B69A3 1990

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    A realistic, humorous look at the game of baseball in the 70's.

    It was so good to read this again! I read it when I was in High School and a huge baseball nut. Was actually surprised to find out baseball players are humans, with faults, issues and a lot of humor. Jim Bouton's writing style is fabulous and reads very easily. It is dated now, the names are long gone, a modern fan may have trouble with it, but for old-timer me, it is very nostalgic.

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    03 Jul, 2020

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    27 Mar, 2020

    Revealing

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