Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball

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AuthorGould, Stephen Jay
PublisherW W Norton & Co Inc
Bindinghardcover
PublishedFebruary 25, 2003
Edition1
LanguageEnglish
Pages320
ISBN-100393057550
ISBN-139780393057553
Weight1.39 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L
1.15 in × 6.16 in × 9.72 in

Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball

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"Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability to write eloquently about the interface between his two great passions: baseball and biology. Through the years, the renowned paleontologist published numerous essays on the sport; these have now been collected in a volume alive with the candor and insight that characterized all of Gould's writing. Here are his thoughts on the complexities of childhood streetball on the streets of Queens and the cycle of repetition - the arrow of time...

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"Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability to write eloquently about the interface between his two great passions: baseball and biology. Through the years, the renowned paleontologist published numerous essays on the sport; these have now been collected in a volume alive with the candor and insight that characterized all of Gould's writing. Here are his thoughts on the complexities of childhood streetball on the streets of Queens and the cycle of repetition - the arrow of time - that brings around spring's joyful opening day. Here are tributes to Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Mark McGuire, Barry Bonds, and lesser-knowns such as the remarkable deaf-mute center fielder "Dummy" Hoy. Here too are frank admissions of the contradictions inherent in being a lifelong Yankees fan with Red Sox season tickets. Gould also deftly applies the tools of evolutionary theory to the demise of the .400 hitter, the Abner Doubleday creation myth and the improbability of Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


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