The author of The Boys of Summer turns his attention to one of the great summers of baseball history--1978--the year the Yankees won the World Series after a tumultuous season. 60,000 first printing.
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Widely acclaimed as the greatest baseball writer of his generation, Roger Kahn is most famous for his modern classic, The Boys of Summer, which James Michener called the finest American book on sports. Kahn is the author of 16 books, most recently The Head Game, Baseball Seen from the Pitchers’ Mound. His magazine articles won five Dutton Best Magazine Story Awards and his book The Era: When the Yankees Dodgers and Giants Ruled the World was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Born in Brooklyn, he now lives in Stone Ridge, N.Y. with his wife, the psychotherapist Katharine Colt Johnson.
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Da: Archer's Used and Rare Books, Kent, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports; Baseball; ISBN: 0151006288. ISBN/EAN: 9780151006281. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24545. Codice articolo 24545
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Da: Henniker Book Farm and Gifts, Henniker, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good/Very Good Condition. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. First edition, first printing. ; Height: 9.5 Inches, Length: 6.5 Inches, Weight: 1.55 Pounds, Width: 1.25 In; 392 pages. Codice articolo 70672
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Da: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, stated; first printing, full letter line (A-K). The book is square and unmarked; top corners and tail of spine bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $25.00); Brodart protected. Codice articolo 006656
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Da: Spenlow & Jorkins, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. *Excellent* 1st Printing of 1st Edition with the May 2003 dustjacket in a new Brodart cover. Bright, solid, unmarked, and fresh. Codice articolo 005007
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Da: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condizione: Fair. [Kahn is] a master storyteller . . . October Men sprawls like a great ballpark conversation, encompassing the big and the small, the old and the new, the sacred and the profane.-The New York Times Book Review On the morning of October 2, 1978, the Yankees, once fourteen games behind, found themselves tied for first place with the Boston Red Sox. They capped one of the most thrilling comebacks in baseball history by defeating the Red Sox that afternoon in a game that many still remember as the greatest ever played. Transporting us into the midst of this unforgettable team, Roger Kahn weaves the first in-depth account of the legendary season of '78 and renders the story an American classic. It's not a nice story but a gripping one. And Kahn tells it with his customary verve.-Los Angeles Times Kahn's glittering group portrait paints the Yanks as both goats and heroes, and they are vividly, engagingly, enragingly human in both roles . . . He can epitomize a player with a single swing of the pen.-Time Widely acclaimed as the greatest baseball writer of his generation, Roger Kahn is the author of sixteen books, including The Boys of Summer, named by Sports Illustrated as the best baseball book of all time. He lives in Stone Ridge, New York. Codice articolo 00105931422
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Da: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condizione: Fair. [Kahn is] a master storyteller . . . October Men sprawls like a great ballpark conversation, encompassing the big and the small, the old and the new, the sacred and the profane.-The New York Times Book Review On the morning of October 2, 1978, the Yankees, once fourteen games behind, found themselves tied for first place with the Boston Red Sox. They capped one of the most thrilling comebacks in baseball history by defeating the Red Sox that afternoon in a game that many still remember as the greatest ever played. Transporting us into the midst of this unforgettable team, Roger Kahn weaves the first in-depth account of the legendary season of '78 and renders the story an American classic. It's not a nice story but a gripping one. And Kahn tells it with his customary verve.-Los Angeles Times Kahn's glittering group portrait paints the Yanks as both goats and heroes, and they are vividly, engagingly, enragingly human in both roles . . . He can epitomize a player with a single swing of the pen.-Time Widely acclaimed as the greatest baseball writer of his generation, Roger Kahn is the author of sixteen books, including The Boys of Summer, named by Sports Illustrated as the best baseball book of all time. He lives in Stone Ridge, New York. Codice articolo CIN0151006288A
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Da: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0151006288I4N10
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Da: Home Field Books, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by author. "To Tom. Happy birthday. Best. Roger Kahn. June 2003.". Signed by Author(s). Codice articolo ABE-1790645630356
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Da: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, San diego, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Inscribed by Roger Kahn. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Codice articolo 025370
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Da: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Torn DJ. First Edition. 382pp Illus ".the Yankees' miraculous finish in 1978.". Codice articolo 13579
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