Ball Four
by Jim Bouton
Taste attributes: biographysportsdocumentarycomedyfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, fresh biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
8 ratings
About This Book
Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton. When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. The commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. Fans, however, loved the book.
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- Author
- Jim Bouton
- Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 472
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- Source
- Open Library
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