{"product_id":"501-baseball-books-fans-must-ron-kaplan-9780803240735","title":"501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read Before They Die","description":"\u003cp\u003ePropounding his \"small ball theory\" of sports literature, George Plimpton proposed that \"the smaller the ball, the more formidable the literature.\" Of course he had the relatively small baseball in mind, because its literature is formidable--vast and varied, instructive, often wildly entertaining, and occasionally brilliant. From this bewildering array of baseball books, Ron Kaplan has chosen 501 of the best, making it easier for fans to find just the books to suit them (or to know what they're missing). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom biography, history, fiction, and instruction to books about ballparks, business, and rules, anyone who loves to read about baseball will find in this book a companionable guide, far more fun than a reference work has any right to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803240732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803240735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 6.38w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2013 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/2013\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ron Kaplan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926184591615,"sku":"9780803240735","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4e55b8af-6bdb-437c-ad1a-3c63669f1366.jpg?v=1681081670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/501-baseball-books-fans-must-ron-kaplan-9780803240735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}