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Cracking the Show Paperback - 1995
by Thomas Boswell
- Used
- Paperback
Boswell has handpicked his best baseball pieces of the past five years to create a collection that will be must reading for fans across the country. These pieces, from The Washington Post and national magazines, cover everything from Fay Vincent's ouster to Pete Rose's gambling to the Bo Jackson saga to the return of Steinbrenner.
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Details
- Title Cracking the Show
- Author Thomas Boswell
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Paperback Ed
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 364
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Main Street Books, New York NY
- Date March 1995
- Bookseller's Inventory # 87548
- ISBN 9780385477130 / 0385477139
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.01 x 6.02 x 0.9 in (22.89 x 15.29 x 2.29 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.35
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From the jacket flap
Thomas Boswell, longtime "Washington Post syndicated sports columnist, has been called "an astute observer of the human condition disguised as a first-rate sportswriter." Boswell will be featured as a major on-screen spokesman in Ken Burns's PBS series on baseball, which airs in fail '94 and will attract millions of viewers. His three previous baseball collections have won wide praise across the country and sold close to two hundred thousand copies. In this latest book, Boswell has handpicked his best baseball pieces of the past five years to create a collection that will be must reading for fans across the country. These pieces, from "The Washington Post and national magazines, are arranged thematically so there is a narrative flow to the book and cover everything from Fay Vincent's ouster to Pete Rose's gambling to the Bo Jackson saga to the return of Steinbrenner. Another splendid gathering of smart, witty, beautifully written stories aboutt our national pastime, "Cracking The Show confirms that when it comes to baseball, Boswell is in a league by himself. It's a sure hit for the 1995 baseball season.
"Boswell...is the thinking person's writer about the thinking person's sport...inexhaustibly interesting and fun."--George Will