{"product_id":"fail-better-mark-kingwell-9781771961530","title":"Fail Better: Why Baseball Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking seriously the idea that baseball is a study in failure--a very successful batter manages a base hit in just three of every ten attempts--Mark Kingwell argues that there is no better tutor of human failure's enduring significance than this strange, crooked game of base, where geometry becomes poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, \u003ci\u003eFail Better\u003c\/i\u003e is an intellectual love letter to baseball by one of North America's most engaging philosophers. Kingwell illustrates complex concepts like theoretically infinite game-space, \"time out of time,\" and the rules of civility with accessible examples drawn from the game, its history, and his own halting efforts to hit 'em where they ain't. Beyond a \"Beckett meets baseball\" study in failure, Kingwell crafts a thoughtful appreciation of why sports matter, and how they change our vision of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever pretentious, always entertaining, \u003ci\u003eFail Better\u003c\/i\u003e is set to be the homerun non-fiction title of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Kingwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771961538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771961530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/03\/2017","brand":"Mark Kingwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996421554431,"sku":"9781771961530","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c4a5771-0cbb-4caf-8a9f-61bd59f162a4.jpg?v=1683341598","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fail-better-mark-kingwell-9781771961530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}