{"product_id":"delayed-steal-marshall-f-umpleby-9780595440108","title":"Delayed Steal: Baseball Stories","description":"Baseball is life, or so the saying goes. In this book, a man's relationship with his father coincides with the twists, turns, and surprises experienced in the game of baseball. From a sandlot in Massachusetts at the turn of the century to an old stadium cum Wal-Mart in present day Oregon, the reader is taken from one game to the next, with father and son ever present-either on the field or in the stands. On his lifelong journey the man learns the lessons his dad tries to teach him on the diamond: discipline, obedience, loyalty, teamwork, curiosity, and respect. He handles life's curve balls, in the form of rejection, alcoholism, and divorce, with the grace and stamina of a true athlete-and in the process discovers the common bond he shares with his father. Steady and detailed as the game itself, \u003ci\u003eDelayed Steal\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for anyone who once sat in the stands as a kid, rooting for the home team. Author Marshall Umpleby also wrote the heart breaking World War II novel \u003ci\u003eOn Falcon's Wings\u003c\/i\u003e, described as \"terrific story telling\" and \"absolutely one of the best books I have ever read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marshall F. Umpleby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059544010X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595440108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Marshall F. Umpleby","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435563331839,"sku":"9780595440108","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5fa361b6-2922-4e96-b010-4ee0e247a400.jpg?v=1777151211","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/delayed-steal-marshall-f-umpleby-9780595440108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}