| Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories Contributor(s): McNally, John (Author), Russo, Richard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0809325055 ISBN-13: 9780809325054 Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: Skillfully edited by John McNally, "Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories" collects nineteen contemporary baseball short stories from a successful mix of well-established writers, lesser-knowns, and a few up-and-comers. These stories are characterized by the same dramatic elements that draw people to the sport itself--the mythologizing of players, the obsessions and romance of the game, the bonds between players and fans, parents and children. From a key play, a missed catch, a chance lost, these are tales of characters facing high stakes and calls to action, metaphorically and literally, in the bottom of the ninth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sports - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002010548 |
| Series: Writing Baseball (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.56" W x 8.53" (0.80 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Skillfully edited by John McNally, Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories collects nineteen contemporary baseball short stories from a successful mix of well-established writers, lesser-knowns, and a few up-and-comers. These stories are characterized by the same dramatic elements that draw people to the sport itself-- the mythologizing of players, the obsessions and romance of the game, the bonds between players and fans, parents and children. From a key play, a missed catch, a chance lost, these are tales of characters facing high stakes and calls to action, metaphorically and literally, in the bottom of the ninth. |