The Meaning of Ichiro by R Whiting

The Meaning of Ichiro by R Whiting

Ichiro.Nomo.Hasegawa.Hideki Matsui.one by one they have come to America and made their mark as incredibly gifted and popular ballplayers. But this new wave of athlete-led by the sensational Ichiro Suzuki, whom many refer to as the best all-around player-is just the tip of a fascinating iceberg. Illuminating a deep and very different tradition of baseball, Whiting shows why more Japanese players will be coming to America.and how they will forever transform the way our game is played. Grandly entertaining and deeply revealing, The Samurai Way of Baseball is a classic book about sports, business, and stardom-in a world that is changing before our eyes.

Robert Whiting is the author of You Gotta Have Wa and is one of the very few Westerners to write a regular column in the Japanese press. He has appeared as a commentator in documentaries about Japan and on such shows as Larry King Live and The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour. He has also written for The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Smithsonian, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, and Time, among other publications. He lives in Tokyo.

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ISBN 13	9780446531924
ISBN 10	0446531928
Title	The Meaning of Ichiro
Author	R Whiting
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Little, Brown & Company
Year published	2004-04-01
Number of pages	336
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