Sadaharu Oh : A Zen Way of Baseball

Oh, Sadaharu & David Falkner

ISBN 10: 0812911091 / ISBN 13: 9780812911091

Published by Times Books, New York, 1984

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Slight wear; Dust Jacket light spine sun, otherwise slight wear. Crisp hardcover. ; INSCRIBED on front free endpaper by co-author David Falkner. Publicity flyer and photo from Times Books laid in. "Japan's greatest baseball star trained with a sword as well as a bat to become the most productive home-run hitter of all time and a man of unusual spiritual dimension. . It was not until Oh met Hiroshi Arakawa, who became Oh's lifelong mentor, that Oh began to fulfill his potential. Arakawa's training methods will seem unusual to Western readers: Zen philosophy and the martial arts were the methods used to make Oh the biggest home-run hitter of all time. Through the story of Oh's career, the reader will see how Japan has adopted Western customs but translated them into a form that is purely Japanese." First Edition, First Printing of the revealing autobiography of Japanese baseball superstar Sadaharu Oh. ; 279 pages; Signed by One Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sadaharu Oh : A Zen Way of Baseball
• Publisher: Times Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812911091
• ISBN 13: 9780812911091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated by Illustrated
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Reveals how the study of Zen philosophy and the martial arts enabled Sadaharu Oh, Japan's greatest baseball star, to become the biggest home-run hitter of all time