Once More Around the Park by Roger Angell
The most celebrated baseball writer of our time has selected his favorite pieces from the last forty years in this definitive volume of his most memorable work. As a chronicler of the game, hes in a class with Ring Lardner and Red Smith.Newsweek.
“Good collections make for good writersAngell's is one of the best.” -- Louis D. Rubin * News and Observer *
“An original and eclectic thinker who takes us right into the heart of the game.” * Tampa Tribune Times *
“One of the most valuable players in American journalism.” -- Dan Cryer * Newsday *
“A magical collection...fits the game of dirt and spikes like one's favorite mitt fits one's hand.” * Chicago Tribune *
“Angell covers the bases in this collection...marvelous imagery.” * The New York Times *
“Angell writes with economical precision, nailing observations as a pitcher does corners.” * Sports Illustrated *
“Roger Angell is the best baseball writer of our time—maybe ever.” * Newsweek *
“The Babe Ruth of baseball writers.” * The Boston Globe *
“No one writes more evocatively about the craft and magic of baseball than Roger Angell.” -- Michiko Kakutani * The New York Times *
“An original and eclectic thinker who takes us right into the heart of the game.” * Tampa Tribune Times *
“One of the most valuable players in American journalism.” -- Dan Cryer * Newsday *
“A magical collection...fits the game of dirt and spikes like one's favorite mitt fits one's hand.” * Chicago Tribune *
“Angell covers the bases in this collection...marvelous imagery.” * The New York Times *
“Angell writes with economical precision, nailing observations as a pitcher does corners.” * Sports Illustrated *
“Roger Angell is the best baseball writer of our time—maybe ever.” * Newsweek *
“The Babe Ruth of baseball writers.” * The Boston Globe *
“No one writes more evocatively about the craft and magic of baseball than Roger Angell.” -- Michiko Kakutani * The New York Times *
Roger Angell (1920-2022) was senior fiction editor of the New Yorker magazine and the author of, among other books, A Day in the Life of Roger Angell, The Summer Game, Five Seasons, Late Innings, and Season Ticket. In 2014, he was awarded the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, the Baseball Hall of Fame's honor for writers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781566633710 |
| ISBN 10 | 1566633710 |
| Title | Once More Around the Park |
| Author | Roger Angell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ivan R Dee, Inc |
| Year published | 2001-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 366 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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