The Fifth Season by Donald Honing
If you were much of a boy growing up in the Maspeth section of Queens in the late 1930s and 1940s, you had the baseball fever. It seemed contagious, but it struck mostly from within. . . . Often, in later years, when I was writing a long series of books on the game, some well-intended philistine would ask to have explained to him the fascination with baseball. I offered my stock answer: 'If you have to ask the question, you'll never understand the answer.' With this small confession Donald Honig begins his charming memoir of a life devoted to the charms of baseball, including the many great figures of the game he has known in the past half-century.
He relates some of the best stories behind the interviews he conducted...Baseball fans—and aspiring writers—will find much of value here. * Booklist, February 2009 *
Donald Honig has written a number of novels but is best known for his books about baseball, including The Image of Their Greatness, Baseball When the Grass Was Real, and 100 Greatest Players. He lives in Cromwell, Connecticut.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781566638104 |
| ISBN 10 | 1566638100 |
| Title | The Fifth Season |
| Author | Donald Honing |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ivan R Dee, Inc |
| Year published | 2009-02-16 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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