{"product_id":"field-of-magic-john-cairney-9781476685465","title":"Field of Magic: Baseball's Superstitions, Curses and Taboos","description":"\u003cp\u003e Superstition has been a part of baseball from the beginning. From good luck charms to human mascots to ritual statues of Babe Ruth to the curse of Colonel Sanders, there may be almost as many superstitions as players (or fans). Drawing on social science, religious studies and SABRmetrics, this book explores the rich history of supernatural belief in the game and documents a wide variety of rituals, fetishes, taboos and jinxes. Some of these have changed over time but coping with uncertainty on the field through magical thinking remains a constant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Cairney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476685460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476685465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.83w x 0.63d","brand":"John Cairney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065861042431,"sku":"9781476685465","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3701797-8434-4c73-94ff-57442329c6a9.jpg?v=1685403925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/field-of-magic-john-cairney-9781476685465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}