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"Anyone interested in baseball can not fail to be captivated by Boswell's penetrating look at the game, and by his graceful prose."--USA Today
Thomas Boswell, longtime Washington Post syndicated sports columnist, has been called "an astute observer of the human condition disguised as a first-rate sportswriter." Boswell will be featured as a major on-screen spokesman in Ken Burns's PBS series on baseball, which airs in fail '94 and will attract millions of viewers. His three previous baseball collections have won wide praise across the country and sold close to two hundred thousand copies. In this latest book, Boswell has handpicked his best baseball pieces of the past five years to create a collection that will be must reading for fans across the country. These pieces, from The Washington Post and national magazines, are arranged thematically so there is a narrative flow to the book and cover everything from Fay Vincent's ouster to Pete Rose's gambling to the Bo Jackson saga to the return of Steinbrenner. Another splendid gathering of smart, witty, beautifully written stories aboutt our national pastime, Cracking The Show confirms that when it comes to baseball, Boswell is in a league by himself. It's a sure hit for the 1995 baseball season.
"Boswell...is the thinking person's writer about the thinking person's sport...inexhaustibly interesting and fun."--George Will
Thomas Boswell, longtime Washington Post syndicated sports columnist, has been called "an astute observer of the human condition disguised as a first-rate sportswriter." Boswell will be featured as a major on-screen spokesman in Ken Burns's PBS series on baseball, which airs in fail '94 and will attract millions of viewers. His three previous baseball collections have won wide praise across the country and sold close to two hundred thousand copies. In this latest book, Boswell has handpicked his best baseball pieces of the past five years to create a collection that will be must reading for fans across the country. These pieces, from The Washington Post and national magazines, are arranged thematically so there is a narrative flow to the book and cover everything from Fay Vincent's ouster to Pete Rose's gambling to the Bo Jackson saga to the return of Steinbrenner. Another splendid gathering of smart, witty, beautifully written stories aboutt our national pastime, Cracking The Show confirms that when it comes to baseball, Boswell is in a league by himself. It's a sure hit for the 1995 baseball season.
"Boswell...is the thinking person's writer about the thinking person's sport...inexhaustibly interesting and fun."--George Will
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Thomas Boswell was born in Washington, DC, and received a degree in English from Amherst College in 1969. He is a well-known sports columnist at The Washington Post. His has written several sports and recreation books, including Game Day, The Heart of the Order, Strokes of Genius, Why Time Begins on Opening Day, and How Life Imitates the World Series.
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