| Castro's Curveball Contributor(s): Wendel, Tim (Author), Gardner, Grover (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441755608 ISBN-13: 9781441755605 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sports - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whether you believe in fate, the stars, or divine intervention, you can always count on one thing--life will throw you a wicked curveball or two. Billy Bryan has seen his share. It is 1947, and Bryan is playing winter ball in Cuba for the Washington Senators, immersing himself in the decadent nightlife of Havana, and dreaming of someday making it to the majors. But his future on the diamond is as uncertain as Cuba itself, a country where rumblings of revolution hang in the air like a high fly ball to the left. Then, one fateful night, Bryan witnesses a young student radical named Fidel unleash an amazing curveball. So begins Billy's tug-of-war with destiny--to win the heart of the woman he loves, score a victory in the game he worships, and find his way in a world racing toward revolution. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wendel, Tim: - Tim Wendel is an award-winning writer whose articles and columns have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. He teaches writing at Johns Hopkins University and is the author of The New Face of Baseball: The One-Hundred-Year Rise and Triumph of Latinos in America's Favorite Sport. Gardner, Grover: -Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards. |