{"product_id":"the-meaning-of-ichiro-robert-whiting-9780446531924","title":"The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime","description":"Matsui... Nomo... Sasaki... Ichiro... the so-called American \"National Pastime\" has developed a decidedly Japanese flair. Indeed, in this year's All-Star game, two of the starting American League outfielders were from Japan. And for the third straight year, Ichiro - the fleet-footed Seattle Mariner - received more votes for the All-Star game than any other player in the game today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome 15 years ago, in the bestseller \u003ci\u003eYou Gotta Have Wa\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Whiting examined how former American major league ballplayers tried to cope with a different culture while playing pro ball in Japan. Now, Whiting reverses his field and reveals how select Japanese stars have come across the Pacific to play in the big leagues. Not only have they had to deal with the American way of life, but they have individually changed the game in dramatic fashion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Whiting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0446531928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446531924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.30w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/29\/2004 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2004 pg. 1416\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2004 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 1061","brand":"Robert Whiting","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980944277759,"sku":"9780446531924","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68c1f041-23d3-470c-8888-d1e812bf81e3.jpg?v=1683252804","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-meaning-of-ichiro-robert-whiting-9780446531924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}