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The Thrill of Kinsella--The Master of Storytelling,
This review is from: The Thrill of the Grass (Penguin Short Fiction) (Paperback)
Kinsella is short stories. Period. I started reading this book as an average teenager who hated baseball, sports and those who played them. I come away from it, my opinions about "jocks" shaken. If you do read it, look for the themes of desolation, failure, dreams, and a "grief cycle" which is really Kinsella's Theory of Life. Extradonairy....beyond description.
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Kinsella is a true genius,
This review is from: The Thrill of the Grass (Penguin Short Fiction) (Paperback)
This book was not only enjoyable, but touching. The stories that Kinsella pens in this wonderful collection will change the way you look at the world. Baseball is is more than just a pastime, it is an American legacy. This book brings the romance and passion of the devoted heart of a culture to a vibrant vitality of existence, and will capture the reader in it's embrace. The traditionalists will love the story about astro-turf, and the tenacious Cub fan will love the prophetic story about armageddon. I dearly loved this collection.
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Cubs Again!,
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This review is from: The Thrill of the Grass (Penguin Short Fiction) (Paperback)
What a choice for a manager ----the Chicago Cubs could finally win a championship, but then it would be the end of the world! Who said God is fair? Many other gems in this collection, including the dedication of a minor leaguer with an unhappy wife. Read everything you can by Kinsella. Earl Finkler
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MONTHS LATER, after the cycle of dreams began their nightly invasion of his body, Al Tiller recalled the night the archangel had telephoned the radio station, and he realized that then, and not on the evening of the first dream, was when his troubles had started. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
baseball spur, sidearm curve, last pennant, rookie league, guerilla leader, bat boy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Bud, Uncle Tom, Thurman Munson, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Iowa City, Esteban Cortizar, New York, Oklahoma City, Chicago Cubs, United States, Baseball Spur, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, National League, Little Rock, Great Falls, Manny Mota, Red Adair, World Series, Alvin Dark, Cayetano Umberto Salvador Alfredo Jorge Blanco, Miss O'Connor, Papa Doc Duvalier, White House New!
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MONTHS LATER, after the cycle of dreams began their nightly invasion of his body, Al Tiller recalled the night the archangel had telephoned the radio station, and he realized that then, and not on the evening of the first dream, was when his troubles had started. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
baseball spur, sidearm curve, last pennant, rookie league, guerilla leader, bat boy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Bud, Uncle Tom, Thurman Munson, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Iowa City, Esteban Cortizar, New York, Oklahoma City, Chicago Cubs, United States, Baseball Spur, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, National League, Little Rock, Great Falls, Manny Mota, Red Adair, World Series, Alvin Dark, Cayetano Umberto Salvador Alfredo Jorge Blanco, Miss O'Connor, Papa Doc Duvalier, White House New!
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- Three Finger: The Mordecai Brown Story by Cindy Thomson on page 11
- The Great Gatsby (Textplus) by Francis Scott Fitzgerald on page 53
- The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: Carson McCullers' Novella Adapted for the Stage by Edward Albee on page 55
- Great Gatsby (Penguin Longman Reader Level 5) by Fitzgerald F Scott on page 53
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald on page 53
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- Baseball and the Game of Ideas: Essays for the Serious Fan (Sporting Life Series) by Peter C. Bjarkman on 4 pages
- The Norton Book of Sports by George Plimpton on page 121, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Imagining Baseball: America's Pastime and Popular Culture by David McGimpsey on page 37, and Back Matter
- More Sports Best Short Stories (Sporting's Best Short Stories series) by Paul D. Staudohar on page 1, and Back Matter
- Ground Rules: BASEBALL AND MYTH by Deeanne Westbrook on page 155, and Back Matter
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