Men at Work - Softcover

Will, George F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060973722 ISBN 13: 9780060973728

Publisher: HarperPB, 1991

Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

 

“George Will on baseball. Perfect....A book of surpassing enthusiasm and intelligence.”

—Los Angeles Times

 

Now with a new introduction, George F. Will’s classic bestseller, Men at Work, is back. The renowned author, political pundit, and diehard sports enthusiast discourses on the Great American Pastime in a work that stands with The Boys of Summer, Summer of ’49, All My Octobers, and The Glory of Their Times as one of the finest baseball books ever written. The New York Times Book Review calls it, “an excellent book about excellence,” while the St. Louis Post-Dispatch promises that, “anyone who truly loves the game...will find Men At Work thoroughly rewarding.” No doubt about it, George F. Will has hit a grand slam home run!

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Review:

In Men at Work, political pundit George Will breaks baseball down, parsing it into essential tasks: hitting, fielding, pitching, and managing. Why do some succeed grandly while others are more apt to whiff? By analyzing the way Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Orel Hershiser, and Tony LaRussa approach the game and do what they do, he finds striking similarities in intelligence, dedication, drive, and desire.

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10 1.5-hour cassettes

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperPB
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0060973722
• ISBN 13: 9780060973728
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384