The Year of the Buffalo: A Novel of Love & Minor League Baseball [Paperback]

Marshall J. Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997

The mighty Beymer Buffalo baseball team struggles to win games while the players struggle to win love.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book has been reviewed by numerous papers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Bruce Bennett, sports editor for Knight-Ridder newspaper the Duluth News Tribune said, "THIS BOOK IS DESTINED TO BECOME A BASEBALL CLASSIC" -- Publisher Comments

About the Author

Marshall J. Cook has written numerous books on many subjects. He has been on the Oprah show twice and is a well loved instructor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Cook has written three Savage Press books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Savage Press (WI); 1st edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886028222
• ISBN-13: 978-1886028227
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,617,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marshall J. Cook,
Professor emeritus, Division of Continuing Studies,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
email: [e-mail]
www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/writing/extrainnings
www.odyssey.wisc.edu
I've published 30 books. I edit Extra Innings, an online newsletter for writers, having for 20 years edited a print publication for writers called Creativity Connection. I've published articles and short stories in hundreds of regional and national magazines, and I'm a columnist for The Writer's Magazette, an online magazine for writers. I teach in the Odyssey Project for the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
I hold a BA in creative writing and an MA in communications from Stanford University. I've been married to the former Ellen Malloy since 1968, and we have one son, Jeremiah, who is married to the former Kimberly Zunker. When not writing or teaching, I like to read, exercise, play the piano, draw cartoons, listen to old time radio shows, and talk back to the television (not all at the same time). I'm a passionate baseball fan, drive the back roads (often taking the longest distance between two points, and eat in small town cafes.
My published books include:
Freeing Your Creativity: a writer's guide, Writer's Digest Books, 1991.
(Pb 1995),
How to Write with the Skill of a Master and the Genius of a Child, WD,
1992,
Slow Down and Get More Done, Betterway Books, 1993,
Leads and Conclusions, Writer's Digest Books, 1995,
The Year of the Buffalo: a novel of love and minor league baseball,
Savage Press, '97.
Time Management: proven techniques for making the most of your valuable time,
Adams Media Corporation, 1998
Pack Your Bags: baseball's trade secrets, with Jack Walsh, Masters Press, 1998
Effective Coaching, McGraw Hill Briefcase Books series, 1999
Your Novel Proposal: from creation to contract, with Blythe Camenson, WD, 1999
Handling Worry: a Catholic approach, St. Paul's Books and Media, 2000
Off Season: a novel of love, faith, and minor league baseball, Savage Press, '02
Murder Over Easy: a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Press, '03
Baseball's Good Guys (with Jack Walsh), Sports Publications, 2004
The Great Wisconsin Manhunt of 1961, Badger Books, 2004
Twin Killing, a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Books, 2007
Murder at Midnight, a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Press, 2005
Obsessions, a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Books, 2008
Give 'em what they want: the right way to pitch your novel to editors and agents, with Blythe
Camenson, Writer's Digest Books, 2005
My books are available through Amazon.com and the other usual suspects.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you liked the movie "Bull Durham," you'll like this book., May 2, 2001

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April Burk (Archer, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Year of the Buffalo: A Novel of Love & Minor League Baseball (Paperback)

I'm a female who has no interest in sports, so you wouldn't think this book would appeal to me. However, I love a good yarn about a group of memorable, loveable people pulling together to save their team and their town, and searching for love in its many forms along the way, and this book was that. But baseball fans would love it, too. I hear the author has written a sequel. I will be among the first in line to read about the ongoing lives of Tommy Lee, Dutch, the Chief, Billie Jo, and my personal favorite, Bruce Kelly, the wise and caring newspaperman.

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterfully written story!, November 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Year of the Buffalo: A Novel of Love & Minor League Baseball (Paperback)

In this delightful tale Cook takes us deep into the heart and soul of small-town U.S.A., its residents and its minor league baseball team, the Buffalo. "The Year of the Buffalo" is a wonderful read--and not just for baseball fans. Cooks tremendous insight into people, love of baseball and mastery of the written word will grab your attention and keep you turning the pages! You will find yourself walking the streets of Beymer, having breakfast at the diner and rooting in the stands.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put it down!, July 17, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Year of the Buffalo: A Novel of Love & Minor League Baseball (Paperback)

This small volume grabs you from the opening (a minor leaguer's unexpected entry into Beymer) and holds you till the exciting conclusion (I'll never tell!). It is a very warm and human tale set against the backdrop of America's Game in a small town that could be anywhere. I would truthfully recommend this read (and do) even if Marshall were not my younger brother