{"product_id":"moms-magnavox-ben-dicola-9798376853313","title":"Mom's Magnavox: A Story About Family, Growing Up, \u0026 Of Course, the Pittsburgh Pirates","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was the 1960s, and in Canton, Ohio, just across the state line from his beloved Pittsburgh Pirates, Ben DiCola was living in a simpler time-playing outdoors until the street lights came on, collecting baseball cards, enjoying baseball games blaring from radios on summertime porches, and hearing mothers call their children home for supper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Ben, baseball is at the heart of his family memories, of a time in his life he will never forget that has been lost on young people in today's fast-paced, technology-saturated world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays, Ben DiCola invites readers on a journey to the past as he recounts the simplicity of youth as a fan of Pirates baseball, from the climatic joy of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 1960 World Series to the piercing agony of the death of Roberto Clemente.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond Ben's own memories, his essays show how baseball has always served as a backdrop for civil rights and how it can bring people together as friends and even marriage partners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of all, \u003ci\u003eMom's Magnavox\u003c\/i\u003e shows the love between a mother and her son, and how on one summer night, a sewing machine stopped running while America's pastime played out on a family radio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Dicola\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8376853317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798376853313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Ben Dicola","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44121738313983,"sku":"9798376853313","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fba4cab6-0aec-4d34-b493-0c10bb9a0473.jpg?v=1687421222","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moms-magnavox-ben-dicola-9798376853313","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}