Baseball - by Geoffrey C Ward & Ken Burns & Kevin Baker (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>To coincide with the PBS broadcast of a new two-part Tenth Inning episode, this expanded edition--including a new chapter by historian and novelist Kevin Baker--brings the monumental work "Baseball" into the turbulent 21st century.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The acclaimed nationwide best seller and companion volume to Ken Burns's grand-slam PBS documentary--updated and expanded to coincide with the broadcast of a new, two-part <i>Tenth Inning</i> that looks back on the age of steroids, home-run records, the rise of Latino players, and so much more. <p/>With a narrative by Geoffrey C. Ward, a preface to the new edition by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, a new chapter by Kevin Baker, and an introduction by Roger Angell <p/>Essays by Thomas Boswell, Robert W. Creamer, Gerald Early, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bill James, David Lamb, Daniel Okrent, John Thorn, George F. Will <p/>And featuring an interview with Buck O'Neil<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A rich concoction of narrative, essays, and photos [that] dazzles the eye . . . In so many ways you are reminded that rooting for baseball is like breathing." --Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, <i>The New York Times<br></i><br>"Stirring and reflective . . . A beautiful book that stands on its own in any league." --David E. Jones, <i>Chicago Tribune<br></i><br>"Glorious nuggets are set amid the clear, warm narrative and hundreds of classic images . . . Highest marks for browseability, but the true reward comes from the longer essays by folks still smitten by the game." --Jerry Shriver, <i>USA Today</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Geoffrey C. Ward </b>is a historian and biographer and the author of fourteen books. He won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1989 and the Francis Parkman Prize in 1990. He is also the winner of five Emmys and two Writers Guild of America awards for his work for public television. He lives in New York City. <p/><b>Ken Burns</b>'s films include <i>The National Parks, Jazz, Baseball, </i>and <i>The Civil War, </i> which was the highest-rated series in the history of American public television. His work has won numerous prizes, including the Emmy and Peabody Awards, two Academy Award nominations, and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire. <p/><b>Kevin Baker </b>is the author of the <i>City of Fire</i> trilogy and was the chief historical researcher for Harry Evans's <i>The American Century.</i>
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