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Tales Of The Diamond

Tales Of The Diamond

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Authors: William Price Fox, Wilbur Schramm, P. G. Wodehouse, James Thurber, Damon Runyon, Thomas Wolfe, Zane Grey, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Garrison Keillor
Creators: Laurence J. Hyman, Laura Thorpe, Miles Hyman, Ron Fimrite
Publisher: Duane Press
Category: Book

List Price: $16.95
Buy New: $7.00
You Save: $9.95 (59%)



New (8) Used (9) Collectible (4) from $2.40

Sales Rank: 2254132

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 162
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.8 x 0.8

ISBN: 0942627164
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.0108355
EAN: 9780942627169
ASIN: 0942627164

Publication Date: April 22, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: hardcover some wear NO MARKINGS ASIN: 0942627164 ; Dimensions (in inches): 10.25 x 0.75 x 9.00

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com
Starting with former commissioner Fay Vincent's splendid foreword--"When we read about Baseball," he writes, "we are taking Baseball home, which is where of course all Baseball yearns to be"--straight through a stellar lineup that includes Damon Runyon, Thomas Wolfe, Zane Gray, and Paul Gallico, Tales pounds out hit after solid hit. The 14 stories collected here are all Cooperstown quality: James Thurber's "You Could Look It Up," W.P. Kinsella's "The Thrill of the Grass," Runyon's "Baseball Hattie," and P.G. Woodhouse's "The Pitcher and the Plutocrat" are probably the most well known in the group, but there's not a weak bat in the order. There are also more than a few surprises, like "braves 10, giants 9" by Shirley Jackson--her nonbaseball short story, "The Lottery," may be one of the most anthologized of all time--and T. Coraghessan Boyle's wonderfully rollicking "The Hector Quesadilla Story." Each of these Selected Gems--and, for once, the encomium is not blowing smoke--is joyfully illustrated by artist Miles Hyman's lovely watercolors. Diamond is, indeed, a rare diamond in the rough. --Jeff Silverman

Product Description
Selected gems of baseball fiction. Includes Garrison Keillor, Zane Grey, P.G. Wodehouse, and Shirley Jackson.

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