Baseball: The Writer's Game
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Book Overview
When it was originally published in 1992, Mike Shannon's Baseball: The Writer's Game as hailed as a unique exploration of what it takes to write about the national pastime. Brassey's is proud to present this new edition, expanding upon Shannon's original interviews with baseball's top authors and historians, including Bill James, Roger Kahn, W. P. Kinsella, Robert Creamer, Peter Golenbock, and Lawrence Ritter. Shannon delves into their different backgrounds, writing techniques, personal insights, and the aspects of the game and its history that interest them. Whether with an analyst like Bill James or an ex-player like Jim Brosnan, Shannon lets each explain in his own words the challenge and the joy that come from writing about the game. Baseball fans, whether they want to write about the game them-selves or not, will enjoy the unique observations and advice of baseball's greatest writers.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1574884212
ISBN13:9781574884210
Release Date:November 2002
Publisher:Potomac Books
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.8" x 8.6"
Customer Reviews
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Great Inside Look at Baseball Writers!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I can't begin to state how much I enjoyed this book. I have a fairly extensive collection of baseball books, and this is the only one that I've seen on this subject. The author basically conducted interviews with 17 notable baseball writers, then transformed them into flowing narratives. I found the book to be an extremely interesting look at how the various writers went into the trade and how they selected (or fell into) the subjects/themes of their books. I was pleasantly surprised at how candid the writers were on various subjects such as their own works, the works of other writers, their dealings with publishing companies and the ballplayers, etc. In most cases, the writers were specific (naming names); in those few cases where they didn't, how I would have loved for them to name names! Because of its narrative style, this is a very easy read. In my opinion it's money well spent.
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