No Place I Would Rather Be : Roger Angell and a Life in Baseball Writing [1 ed.] 9781496215291, 9781496213259

Legendary New Yorker writer and editor Roger Angell is considered to be among the greatest baseball writers. He brings a

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No Place I Would Rather Be : Roger Angell and a Life in Baseball Writing [1 ed.]
9781496215291, 9781496213259

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Forty-seven years of joyous celebrations after victories and crushing disappointments after defeats are encompassed in M

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Witty and deftly drawn parodies from a literary legend Roger Angell has a long history with the New Yorker: the son of

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Why Would I Be Married Here? examines marriage migration undertaken by rural bachelors in North India, unable to marry l

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From the author of the best-selling “Would You Rather?” series, a collection of hilarious Easter-themed questions for ki

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At the intersection of metaphysics and social theory, this book presents and examines Adorno's unusual concept of p

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Winner • National Book Critics Circle Award (Biography) Winner • Edgar Award (Critical/Biographical) Winner • Bram Sto

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This superb work of history tells the story of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the people who struggled to make this dau

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