{"product_id":"the-head-game-roger-kahn-9780156013048","title":"The Head Game: Baseball Seen from the Pitcher's Mound","description":"Beyond the techniques and training, baseball begins with one player facing another and the psychological battle that they wage-the head game. In his critically acclaimed and bestselling new book, Roger Kahn presents the story of this supreme war of wits and the people who changed the course of baseball by playing, what he calls, chess at 90 miles an hour. In \u003cem\u003eThe Head Game\u003c\/em\u003e, Kahn investigates not only grips, tactics, and physics, but also the intelligence, maturity, and competitive fire that has inspired some of the greatest hurlers in history.\u003cbr\u003eBy covering renowned pitchers and pitching minds-from Christy Mathewson, Cy Young, Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson, and Bruce Sutter to today's reigning pitching coach, Leo Mazzone-Roger Kahn sheds new light on baseball's most pivotal contest. A delightful and edifying tour of America's favorite pastime seen through the pitcher's eyes, \u003cem\u003eThe Head Game\u003c\/em\u003e \"is as lively and familiar and old-shoe as the game itself, even today\" (Los Angeles Times). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Kahn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0156013045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156013048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.35w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2001 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/02\/2001 pg. 22","brand":"Roger Kahn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992866259199,"sku":"9780156013048","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7324002c-25e3-4384-9586-cde366e996d6.jpg?v=1683321244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-head-game-roger-kahn-9780156013048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}