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BASEBALL & THE GAME OF IDEAS: ESSAYS FOR THE SERIOUS FAN, edited & with an introduction by Peter C. Bjarkman. Incisive writing by Stephen Jay Gould, Mark Harris, John Bowman, John Hildebidle, Thomas Altherr, William Humber, John Holway & six others on the game's social value, intellectual roots, mythic underpinnings, baseball astrology, rites of manhood, the demise of the 400 hitter, & more. Extensive bibliography of baseball literature. "The breadth of this collection is impressive...." - Library Journal. "Resounding success ..." - Dugout Magazine. Second in a five-book series at BBP on literary links to baseball.Bjarkman, Peter C. is the author of 'Baseball and the Game of Ideas Essays for the Serious Fan' with ISBN 9780913559192 and ISBN 0913559199.
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