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The Baseball Fanatic: The Best Things Ever Said About the Greatest Game Ever Invented
Some of the most enduring things about America’s favorite pastime are the rich memories and great quotes inspired by the game. Here, baseball’s greats—from Henry Aaron, Yogi Berra, and Moe Berg, to Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Mark McGwire, and many others —hit them out of the park with wonderful anecdotes about America’s national pastime. This compilation makes a great gift for National and American league fans everywhere.
526 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2006
About the author
Louis D. Rubin Jr.
105 books3 followersLouis Decimus Rubin Jr. was born into a Jewish family in Charleston, South Carolina, on November 19, 1923. He studied for two years at the College of Charleston, served in the Army during World War II (1939–1945), and earned a BA in history at the University of Richmond.
Louis D. Rubin is a writer, editor, publisher, educator, and literary critic, and perhaps the person most responsible for the emergence of southern literature as a field of scholarly inquiry. He served on the faculty of Hollins College (now Hollins University) in Roanoke, Virginia. He coedited Southern Renascence, an important compilation of southern studies; founded the journal Hollins Critic; established the Southern Literary Studies series at the Louisiana State University Press; cofounded the Southern Literary Journal; cofounded Algonquin Books, a literary press that showcases emerging southern writers; and promoted the early work of important southern writers, including Clyde Edgerton, John Barth, and Virginia writers Lee Smith and Annie Dillard.
Louis D. Rubin is a writer, editor, publisher, educator, and literary critic, and perhaps the person most responsible for the emergence of southern literature as a field of scholarly inquiry. He served on the faculty of Hollins College (now Hollins University) in Roanoke, Virginia. He coedited Southern Renascence, an important compilation of southern studies; founded the journal Hollins Critic; established the Southern Literary Studies series at the Louisiana State University Press; cofounded the Southern Literary Journal; cofounded Algonquin Books, a literary press that showcases emerging southern writers; and promoted the early work of important southern writers, including Clyde Edgerton, John Barth, and Virginia writers Lee Smith and Annie Dillard.
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June 19, 2012
Poor choices overall on quotes, people quoted, and overall subjects. Off handedly I can think of many more interesting topics and quotes. Disappointing.
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