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GENERATIONS TOURING COMPANY
Baseball: Behind the Scenes
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/CV8411. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond (Contemporary Sports Issues)
• Edward Reilly
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2003 •
PAPER
• 289 PAGES
Collection of 23 essays examining baseball's relationship to American social development, past and present.
(BBL01, $50.50) |
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The Faith of 50 Million: Baseball, Religion, and American Culture
• Christopher Hodge Evans
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2002 •
PAPER
• 312 PAGES
Ten essays examining baseball as an American civil religion.
(BBL02, $30.00) |
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The National Game: Baseball and American Culture
• John P. Rossi
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 243 PAGES
A scholarly introduction to baseball's history and its effects on American society.
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Fodor's Boston's 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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A shirt-pocket guide to Boston, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights.
(USE04, $11.99)
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Fodor's New York City's 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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A shirt-pocket guide to New York City, featuring a detailed, fold-out map centered on Midtown. With suggested itineraries, walks and top 25 sights.
(USE36, $11.99)
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Boston Red Sox: 100 Years: The Official Retrospective
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• HISTORY
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The story of the Red Sox in baseball history.
(BBL07, $40.00)
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Small-Town Heroes, Images of Minor League Baseball
• Hank Davis
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Psychologist and journalist Hank Davis' anecdotal account of the minor league baseball culture in the United States and Canada.
(BBL10, $22.95)
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Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game
• Roger Kahn
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Revered sports writer Roger Kahn depicts the golden period of baseball through his account of growing up in Brooklyn and his dynamic career writing for the Dodgers.
(BBL05, $19.95)
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A Yankee Century, A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team
• Paul O'Neill
• Harvey Frommer
• SPORT
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A comprehensive volume of New York Yankee photographs, interviews, statistics, and trivia.
(BBL09, $24.00)
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Call of the Game: What Really Goes on in the Broadcast Booth
• Michael L. Johnson
• Gary Bender
• SPORT
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An introduction to a career in sports broadcasting, drawing from both textbook theory and 25 years of professional experience.
(BBL06, $19.95)
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Red Sox Century
• Richard A. Johnson
• Glenn Stout
• SPORT
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A gorgeously illustrated history of Boston's favorite baseball team.
(BBL14, $25.00)
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The New York Yankees Illustrated History
• The New York Times
• SPORT
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A history of the New York Yankees.
(BBL08, $29.95)
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