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Author: Robert Coover
Publisher: Plume
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780452251274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDownload or read book The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop written by Robert Coover and published by Plume. This book was released on 1971 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: Robert Coover
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2015-07-30
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 1590209850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA middle-aged accountant presides passionately over a fantasy baseball league in a “flagrantly funny” novel from the award-winning author of Huck Out West (The New York Times). J. Henry Waugh is not particularly happy in his job, but after the workday he can go home to the ballgame. With each toss of the dice, the balls and strikes, hits and runs are decided—and the tabletop players, and the individual personalities he perceives in them, seem more real and immerse him more deeply. But when a promising rookie pitcher pitches a perfect game, filling Henry with pride and excitement—and soon afterward is killed by a beanball (an “Extraordinary Occurrence” according to the probability chart)—Henry is shattered, and his life is affected in unimaginable ways, in this blackly comic and philosophical novel that veers wildly between fantasy and reality and delves into the notions of chance and power. “[A] baseball novel which isn’t really altogether about baseball . . . funny surprises, sad moments, and catchy ideas.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “One of the most original and exciting writers around. Every new book from him is great news.” —McSweeney’s “Not to read it because you don’t like baseball is like not reading Balzac because you don’t like boardinghouses.” —The New York Times Book Review
Download or read book The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. written by Robert Coover and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A middle-aged accountant presides passionately over a fantasy baseball league in a “flagrantly funny” novel from the award-winning author of Huck Out West (The New York Times). J. Henry Waugh is not particularly happy in his job, but after the workday he can go home to the ballgame. With each toss of the dice, the balls and strikes, hits and runs are decided—and the tabletop players, and the individual personalities he perceives in them, seem more real and immerse him more deeply. But when a promising rookie pitcher pitches a perfect game, filling Henry with pride and excitement—and soon afterward is killed by a beanball (an “Extraordinary Occurrence” according to the probability chart)—Henry is shattered, and his life is affected in unimaginable ways, in this blackly comic and philosophical novel that veers wildly between fantasy and reality and delves into the notions of chance and power. “[A] baseball novel which isn’t really altogether about baseball . . . funny surprises, sad moments, and catchy ideas.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “One of the most original and exciting writers around. Every new book from him is great news.” —McSweeney’s “Not to read it because you don’t like baseball is like not reading Balzac because you don’t like boardinghouses.” —The New York Times Book Review
Download or read book The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. /Robert Coover written by Robert Coover and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781570034824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text takes on the work of Robert Coover, a major figure of postmodern metafiction. In an analysis of Coover's short stories and novels, it demonstrates how Coover writes in several different modes that cross over into one another.
Download or read book Understanding Robert Coover written by Brian Evenson and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text takes on the work of Robert Coover, a major figure of postmodern metafiction. In an analysis of Coover's short stories and novels, it demonstrates how Coover writes in several different modes that cross over into one another.
Author: John A. Lauricella
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese essays explore the use and significance of baseball in American prose fiction, primarily the American novel. The author understands that the classical narrative structure of exile and homecoming is reenacted in the movement of the game itself. He recalls certain episodes of baseball history as a way of recreating the contexts of baseball fictions. Two commentaries of baseball--one literary and the other real--are interwoven in each chapter. Part One addresses allusions to baseball in canonical works of American fiction, including The Great Gatsby, The Sound and the Fury and The Old Man and the Sea, and illustrates how baseball engages signature themes of American literature: versions of the American Dream, ethnic prejudice, city work and pastoral play, cultural identity, and father-son relationships, among others. Part Two interprets the four baseball novels--You Know Me Al, The Natural, The Southpaw and The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.--that inaugurated the baseball fiction genre and then staked its claim to artistic legitimacy. The theme that unifies the work is the prospect of home or coming home, and how these fictions depict the difficult passage and its conflicted resolution.
Download or read book Home Games written by John A. Lauricella and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays explore the use and significance of baseball in American prose fiction, primarily the American novel. The author understands that the classical narrative structure of exile and homecoming is reenacted in the movement of the game itself. He recalls certain episodes of baseball history as a way of recreating the contexts of baseball fictions. Two commentaries of baseball--one literary and the other real--are interwoven in each chapter. Part One addresses allusions to baseball in canonical works of American fiction, including The Great Gatsby, The Sound and the Fury and The Old Man and the Sea, and illustrates how baseball engages signature themes of American literature: versions of the American Dream, ethnic prejudice, city work and pastoral play, cultural identity, and father-son relationships, among others. Part Two interprets the four baseball novels--You Know Me Al, The Natural, The Southpaw and The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.--that inaugurated the baseball fiction genre and then staked its claim to artistic legitimacy. The theme that unifies the work is the prospect of home or coming home, and how these fictions depict the difficult passage and its conflicted resolution.
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Published: 1968-06-17
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1968-06-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
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Published: 1968-06-17
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1968-06-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Author: Robert Santelli
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Published: 2010-03-09
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 076243855X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo sports fans are more in touch with the history and ephemera of their game than baseball fans. Hitting the sweet spot of our national pastime, The Baseball Fans Bucket List presents a list of 162 absolute must things to do, see, get, and experience before you kick the bucket. Entries range from visiting Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ (site of the first pro baseball game), to starting a baseball card collection; experiencing Opening Day; attending your favorite teams Fantasy Camp; reading classic books like Ball Four, and much more! Each entry includes interesting facts, entertaining trivia, and practical information about the activity, item, or travel destination. Also included is a complete checklist so the reader can keep a running tally of their Bucket-List achievements. With todays tabloid stories of steroid abuse and off-the-field shenanigans encroaching on baseballs idyllic charm, this unique guidebook encourages readers to celebrate all thats good about being a fan.
Download or read book The Baseball Fan's Bucket List written by Robert Santelli and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No sports fans are more in touch with the history and ephemera of their game than baseball fans. Hitting the sweet spot of our national pastime, The Baseball Fans Bucket List presents a list of 162 absolute must things to do, see, get, and experience before you kick the bucket. Entries range from visiting Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ (site of the first pro baseball game), to starting a baseball card collection; experiencing Opening Day; attending your favorite teams Fantasy Camp; reading classic books like Ball Four, and much more! Each entry includes interesting facts, entertaining trivia, and practical information about the activity, item, or travel destination. Also included is a complete checklist so the reader can keep a running tally of their Bucket-List achievements. With todays tabloid stories of steroid abuse and off-the-field shenanigans encroaching on baseballs idyllic charm, this unique guidebook encourages readers to celebrate all thats good about being a fan.
Author: John Thorn
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 856
ISBN-13: 9781578660049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere are fascinating glimpses of the history of America's national pastime from an all-star lineup including Walt Whitman, E.L. Doctorow, John Updike, Philip Roth and Garrison Keillor. Revel in another ear through Walt Whitman's report of a rugged game played before the Civil War. Relive how Candy Cummings perfected the first curve ball, how baseball drew the color line in1 887, and how Bob Carroll uncovered Nate Colbert's hidden RBI record in 1972. All this and much, much more.
Download or read book The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball written by John Thorn and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are fascinating glimpses of the history of America's national pastime from an all-star lineup including Walt Whitman, E.L. Doctorow, John Updike, Philip Roth and Garrison Keillor. Revel in another ear through Walt Whitman's report of a rugged game played before the Civil War. Relive how Candy Cummings perfected the first curve ball, how baseball drew the color line in1 887, and how Bob Carroll uncovered Nate Colbert's hidden RBI record in 1972. All this and much, much more.
Author: Jerome Holtzman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduction / Jerome Holtzman -- [from] Universal Baseball Association, Inc. / Robert Coover -- Alibi Ike / Ring W. Lardner -- One throw / W.C. Heinz -- [from] Bang the drum slowly / Mark Harris -- Rhubarb / H. Allen Smith -- Leroy Jeffcoat / William Price Fox -- You could look it up / James Thurber -- [from] Chosen / Chaim Potok -- Cliche expert testifies on baseball / Frank Sullivan -- [from] Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings / William Brashler -- Baseball Hattie / Damon Runyon -- [from] Great American novel / Philip Roth -- Umpire's revolt / Paul Gallico -- My kingdom for Jones / Wilbur Schramm -- [from] Pride of the bimbos / John Sayles -- [from] St. Urbain's horseman / Mordecai Richler -- Naked to the invisible eye / George Effinger -- Rookie / Eliot Asinof -- [from] Voices of a summer day / Irwin Shaw -- [from] It happens every spring / Valentine Davies -- Voo and Doo / Hoke Norris -- Name of the game / Stanley Frank -- Pitcher and the plutocrat / P.G. Wodehouse -- Umpire was a rookie / Arnold Hano -- Pitcher / Andre Dubus -- Reflex curve / Charles Einstein -- [from] Natural / Bernard Malamud.
Download or read book Fielder's Choice written by Jerome Holtzman and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. This book was released on 1979 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction / Jerome Holtzman -- [from] Universal Baseball Association, Inc. / Robert Coover -- Alibi Ike / Ring W. Lardner -- One throw / W.C. Heinz -- [from] Bang the drum slowly / Mark Harris -- Rhubarb / H. Allen Smith -- Leroy Jeffcoat / William Price Fox -- You could look it up / James Thurber -- [from] Chosen / Chaim Potok -- Cliche expert testifies on baseball / Frank Sullivan -- [from] Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings / William Brashler -- Baseball Hattie / Damon Runyon -- [from] Great American novel / Philip Roth -- Umpire's revolt / Paul Gallico -- My kingdom for Jones / Wilbur Schramm -- [from] Pride of the bimbos / John Sayles -- [from] St. Urbain's horseman / Mordecai Richler -- Naked to the invisible eye / George Effinger -- Rookie / Eliot Asinof -- [from] Voices of a summer day / Irwin Shaw -- [from] It happens every spring / Valentine Davies -- Voo and Doo / Hoke Norris -- Name of the game / Stanley Frank -- Pitcher and the plutocrat / P.G. Wodehouse -- Umpire was a rookie / Arnold Hano -- Pitcher / Andre Dubus -- Reflex curve / Charles Einstein -- [from] Natural / Bernard Malamud.
