{"product_id":"field-work-andrew-forbes-9781998336159","title":"Field Work: On Baseball and Making a Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets \u003ci\u003eBull Durham\u003c\/i\u003e in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream―and for some, it's also a day job. \u003ci\u003eField Work\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic survey of baseball's rich history that uncovers the people who makes the game happen, from the pioneers who built and maintained early ballparks to minor-league players' surprising part-time jobs to the parents who coach Little League teams. Along the way it shines a surprising light on the complex relationships between work and play and how we value labour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts sharp-eyed obversation and beautiful digression, these essays celebrate the ways in which baseball shapes the way we move through the world--and how our understanding of work has an unmistakable influence on what happens on the ball diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Forbes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1998336158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781998336159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Assembly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Andrew Forbes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526413078783,"sku":"9781998336159","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f75b5bca-044e-4ba4-833f-1c4d4038ef3a.jpg?v=1737556112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/field-work-andrew-forbes-9781998336159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}