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The astonishing novel and “tour de force” about a love affair in postwar France from the iconic author of All That Is (The New York Times Book Review). Twen
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Authors: G. Edward White
Categories: Sports & Recreation
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At a time when many baseball fans wish for the game to return to a purer past, G. Edward White shows how seemingly irrational business decisions, inspired in pa
National Pastime
Language: en
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Authors: Stefan Szymanski
Categories: Sports & Recreation
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Szymanski and Zimbalist pay special attention to the rich and complex evolution of baseball from its beginnings in America, and they trace modern soccer from it
Solo Faces
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Pages: 232
Authors: James Salter
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1988-06 - Publisher: Macmillan

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With prose at once stark and lyrical, Salter elucidates the spirit of those who abandon material pursuits in search of an unspoiled honesty. He tells of one man
Burning the Days
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Authors: James Salter
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‘The true chronicler of my life, a tall, soft-looking man with watery eyes, came up to me at the gathering and said, as if he had been waiting a long time to