{"product_id":"men-at-work-the-craft-of-baseball-isbn-9780061999819","title":"Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A delightful look at all the little things that make major league baseball a subtle spectacle.\" —\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his classic tribute to America's pastime, political commentator, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and lifelong sports enthusiast George F. Will travels from the baseball field to the dugout to the locker room to get to the root of the game we all love. He breaks down the sport to its four basic components, managing, pitching, hitting, and fielding, and analyzes the way four of its notables, manager Tony La Russa, pitcher Orel Hershiser, outfielder Tony Gwynn, and shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., approach the game. One of the most acclaimed sports books ever written, \u003cem\u003eMen at Work\u003c\/em\u003e is a revelatory, and often surprising, study of professional baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn his classic tribute to America's pastime—now with a new introduction—political commentator, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and lifelong sports enthusiast George F. Will travels from the baseball field to the dugout to the locker room to get to the root of the game we all love. He breaks down the sport to its four basic components, managing, pitching, hitting, and fielding, and analyzes the way four of its notables, manager Tony La Russa, pitcher Orel Hershiser, outfielder Tony Gwynn, and shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., approach the game. One of the most acclaimed sports books ever written, \u003cem\u003eMen at Work\u003c\/em\u003e is a revelatory, and often surprising, study of professional baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A classic that may even stand up as the best baseball book of the ‘90s.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“All fans will be in Will’s thrall and in his debt.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"George Will on baseball. Perfect. . . . \u003cem\u003eMen at Work\u003c\/em\u003e is clearly a labor of love. . . a book of surpassing enthusiasm and intelligence.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone who truly loves the game. . . will find \u003cem\u003eMen at Work\u003c\/em\u003e thoroughly rewarding.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Will's \u003cem\u003eWork\u003c\/em\u003e is a joy . . . a book that we must read [and] talk about.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887986929893,"sku":"NP9780061999819","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061999819.jpg?v=1730227889","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/men-at-work-the-craft-of-baseball-isbn-9780061999819","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}