Seeking The Perfect Game

Author : Cordelia Chávez Candelaria
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 9780313254659
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeking the Perfect Game written by Cordelia Chávez Candelaria and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1989-09-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive study of baseball in American literature, Candelaria looks primarily at novels to explore how writers have used this quintessential American symbol and to examine what the metaphors and images of the fictional universe of baseball have to tell us about ourselves. Her analysis includes both juvenile and adult sports fiction and other types of literary works that draw significantly on baseball imagery. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narrative. Candelaria examines the origins and folklore of baseball, the development of its mythic status as the national game or pastime, as well as early literary treatments. Baseball soon emerged as a romantic and heroic metaphor in juvenile and pulp fiction and as a vehicle for ironic comedy in the work of Ring Lardner and other writers of the early decades of the twentieth century. Allusions to baseball in works by such literary masters as Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, and Ernest Hemingway emphasize the symbolic dimensions of the game, and its mythic possibilities have been fully exploited by more recent writers, notably Bernard Malamud in The Natural and Philip Roth in The Great American Novel. Increasingly complex levels of abstraction are characteristic of the baseball fiction of Philip Roth, Mark Harris, Jay Neugeboren, John Graham Alexander, and Robert Coover. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narratives. A stimulating work of literary and cultural criticism, this book will appeal to students and scholars of American literature, popular culture, American studies, and physical education, as well as to baseball enthusiasts.

Author : Cordelia Candelaria
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 0313254656
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeking the Perfect Game written by Cordelia Candelaria and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1989-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive study of baseball in American literature, Candelaria looks primarily at novels to explore how writers have used this quintessential American symbol and to examine what the metaphors and images of the fictional universe of baseball have to tell us about ourselves. Her analysis includes both juvenile and adult sports fiction and other types of literary works that draw significantly on baseball imagery. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narrative. Candelaria examines the origins and folklore of baseball, the development of its mythic status as the national game or pastime, as well as early literary treatments. Baseball soon emerged as a romantic and heroic metaphor in juvenile and pulp fiction and as a vehicle for ironic comedy in the work of Ring Lardner and other writers of the early decades of the twentieth century. Allusions to baseball in works by such literary masters as Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, and Ernest Hemingway emphasize the symbolic dimensions of the game, and its mythic possibilities have been fully exploited by more recent writers, notably Bernard Malamud in The Natural and Philip Roth in The Great American Novel. Increasingly complex levels of abstraction are characteristic of the baseball fiction of Philip Roth, Mark Harris, Jay Neugeboren, John Graham Alexander, and Robert Coover. Candelaria offers a probing analysis of the progression from allegory and romanticism in the earliest baseball fiction to the realism, irony, and solipsism of contemporary narratives. A stimulating work of literary and cultural criticism, this book will appeal to students and scholars of American literature, popular culture, American studies, and physical education, as well as to baseball enthusiasts.

Author : Jordana Ryan
Publisher : Siren-BookStrand
ISBN 13 : 1606011006
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Game written by Jordana Ryan and published by Siren-BookStrand. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [BookStrand Contemporary Romance] When her mother dies, Jessie decides to take a chance and get to know the father she had idolized from a distance, but never really had a relationship with. In Santa Fe, she's determined to make a new start no matter what it takes. Trevor Malone is the pitcher for the Santa Fe Devils, the team Jessie's father coaches. When a career threatening injury occurs, he is forced to get to know Jessie as the woman she is rather than the bratty child he remembers from a single visit years ago. As the two come together in their own individual times of tragedy, they find that they can take of their masks and just be who they really are. Despite the odds, Jessie and Trevor begin a journey that changes them and those around them. Could love really be better than chasing the high of pitching the Perfect Game? ** A BookStrand Mainstream Romance

Author : Michael Nethercott
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466843675
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book O'Nelligan and the Perfect Game written by Michael Nethercott and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Lee Plunkett and Mr. O'Nelligan, the unforgettable duo featured in Michael Nethercott's The Séance Society, in this excellent short story set in the fall of 1956. When young private eye Lee Plunkett is hired by a lovely Italian immigrant to investigate the death of her father, he quickly realizes he's in over his head. Luckily, Lee is more than ably assisted by the charming Mr. O'Nelligan, a scholarly, quick-witted Irishman with a knack for quoting Celtic bards, and, more importantly, solving crimes. In the course of their investigation--which involves prophetic dreams, stolen art, and the World Series--Plunkett and O'Nelligan must face off with a wealthy, debonair scoundrel who considers himself "the perfect man." Charming, unique, and wholly entertaining, "O'Nelligan and the Perfect Game" introduces readers to the unlikely pair of Plunkett and O'Nelligan, whose adventures continue in The Haunting Ballad.

Author : David McGimpsey
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253336965
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Imagining Baseball written by David McGimpsey and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... McGimpsey displays erudition, clever insights and a knack for the wickedly funny wisecrack (several of which are aimed at his beloved, and beleaguered, Montreal Expos). Literary baseball may be a drastically over-analyzed subject, but, like an overachieving rookie, McGrimpsey produces a far better book on it than one would have ever thought possible." --Louis Jacobson, Washington Post "This is the most important critical book on baseball literature in many years." --Murray Sperber, author of Onward to Victory From Field of Dreams to The Natural, from baseball cards to highbrow fiction, this book explores the place of baseball in American popular culture.

Author : Mindy Killgrove
Publisher : Mindy Killgrove
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kate Kellner Throws a Perfect Game written by Mindy Killgrove and published by Mindy Killgrove. This book was released on 2024-02-25 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little competition never hurts anybody. Kate Kellner swears that she and Grady Hughes have what it takes to maintain a strong relationship. She can feel it in her bones. They’re meant to be together. But she knows keeping up with him and making time to see each other isn’t going to be a walk in the park. They’re both going to need to make sacrifices. She may have to dial back on some of her softball workouts, and he’ll have to leave campus every so often to drive back to Farrington. Letting go and stepping back is easier said than done when star athlete, Rosita Cruz Alvarez begins attending Farrington High School and she doesn’t try to hide the fact that she wants Kate’s starting spot in the lineup. Grady barely has a second to adjust to his new life at Felding University when an old friend from the past, Adrienne Gladwell, appears. She’s thrilled to see him and can’t wait to pick up right where they left off before he and his family moved away from San Antonio. Grady knows he should tell Kate about running into his ex-girlfriend, but he doesn’t want to worry her. She’s got enough on her mind as it is. He decides to keep this new information to himself. But, when Kate comes to visit Grady and realizes that things at Felding aren’t exactly what he made them out to be, there’s trouble. Will Kate forgive Grady for keeping secrets? Can Grady find a way to make his relationship with Kate flourish rather than fail when he’s juggling classes, working in a research lab, and making new friends at school? Or…is it time for Kate and Grady to finally admit defeat? Find out by reading the final book in this trilogy…KATE KELLNER THROWS A PERFECT GAME. #Youngadult #Sports #Softball #Romance #Comingofage #LoveTriangle #Oppositesattract

Author : David Becker
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1622122585
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secrets of Inspirational Captains Revealed written by David Becker and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the winning secrets to peak performance in the latest book in the Sports Wisdom Series, ?Secrets of Inspirational Captains Revealed?.Following on from National Bestseller, ?Secrets of Winning Coaches Revealed?, the latest offering imparts the collective wisdom of Australia?s finest sports captains using their personal stories and insights.Business leaders, coaches, teachers, parents and athletes can all learn motivational techniques, how to identify and nurture leadership potential and the art of managing team dynamics. These developmental insights are a fast track to excellence not only in sport, but in life. Some of the legendary Australian captains featured include: Shannon Eckstein (World ironman), Nick Farr-Jones (Rugby Union), Cameron Smith (rugby league), James Hird (AFL), Andrew Gaze (basketball), Nikki Hudson (hockey) and many more.Take yourself to the next level of success. Read the book, apply the wisdom by completing the free user guide included and take yourself and your team to new heights.

Author : J. Sterling
Publisher : Inspire Magic
ISBN 13 : 147822553X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Perfect Game written by J. Sterling and published by Inspire Magic. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over half-a-million copies sold worldwide, come see why readers and authors alike all call this, "an unforgettable story that will stay with you for years," by New York Times Bestselling Author, J. Sterling. He's a game she never intended to play. And she's the game changer he never knew he needed. The Perfect Game tells the story of college juniors, Cassie Andrews & Jack Carter. When Cassie meets rising baseball hopeful Jack, she is determined to steer clear of him and his typical cocky attitude. But Jack has other things on his mind... like getting Cassie to give him the time of day. They're both damaged, filled with mistrust and guarded before they find one another (and themselves) in this emotional journey about love and forgiveness. Strap yourselves for a ride that will not only break your heart, but put it back together. Sometimes life gets ugly before it gets beautiful.

Author : Timothy Morris
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252065972
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making the Team written by Timothy Morris and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He concludes with a chapter that asks, "What does it mean to be 'literary'?" What distinguishes "high art" from a baseball novel, or a mystery, or a romance novel, or pornography? Making the Team suggests that drawing the line may be a more vital concern - not just for scholars, but for Americans at large - than anything critics have argued about for a very long time.

Author : Richard L. Sartore
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781560724643
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seasons of Change written by Richard L. Sartore and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: