The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, 2d ed.

Author:   Jonathan Fraser Light
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781476672328


Pages:   1112
Publication Date:   24 July 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jonathan Fraser Light
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   2.536kg
ISBN:  

9781476672328


ISBN 10:   1476672326
Pages:   1112
Publication Date:   24 July 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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Table of Contents Preface      About the Encyclopedia      The Encyclopedia      Index      1037

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numerous cross-references...excellent index...this work is a classic...a welcome addition...highly recommended --Booklist; an entertaining, anecdotal, and informative reference recommended for all libraries --Library Journal; extremely rich...a wealth of information --Choice; content of this reference is truly impressive...full of facts...will delight and inform...excellent --Against the Grain; covers a broad range of topics...apt and well-written quotes...index is extensive...awe inspiring...like one of those reference works from the last century...endlessly fascinating --School Library Journal; exhaustive study...useful and amusing information...valuable...entertaining read --ARBA; impressive...will be of delight and good use --Reference Reviews; no bland recitation of batting averages.... Even people who are not particularly keen on sports will enjoy browsing in this homage to American pop culture.... A steal at $75 --College & Research Libraries; astonishing --VOYA; marvelous --Sporting News; topics are so diverse as to challenge a reader to dare name a subject not mentioned --Sports Collectors Digest.


numerous cross-references...excellent index...this work is a classic...a welcome addition...highly recommended - Booklist an entertaining, anecdotal, and informative reference recommended for all libraries - Library Journal extremely rich...a wealth of information - Choice content of this reference is truly impressive...full of facts...will delight and inform...excellent - Against the Grain covers a broad range of topics...apt and well-written quotes...index is extensive...awe inspiring...like one of those reference works from the last century...endlessly fascinating - School Library Journal exhaustive study...useful and amusing information...valuable...entertaining read - ARBA impressive...will be of delight and good use - Reference Reviews no bland recitation of batting averages... Even people who are not particularly keen on sports will enjoy browsing in this homage to American pop culture - College & Research Libraries astonishing - VOYA marvelous - Sporting News topics are so diverse as to challenge a reader to dare name a subject not mentioned - Sports Collectors Digest.


“numerous cross-references...excellent index...this work is a classic...a welcome addition...highly recommended”—Booklist; “an entertaining, anecdotal, and informative reference recommended for all libraries”—Library Journal; “extremely rich…a wealth of information”—Choice; “content of this reference is truly impressive...full of facts...will delight and inform...excellent”—Against the Grain; “covers a broad range of topics...apt and well-written quotes...index is extensive...awe inspiring...like one of those reference works from the last century...endlessly fascinating”—School Library Journal; “exhaustive study...useful and amusing information...valuable...entertaining read”—ARBA; “impressive...will be of delight and good use”—Reference Reviews; “no bland recitation of batting averages…. Even people who are not particularly keen on sports will enjoy browsing in this homage to American pop culture”—College & Research Libraries; “astonishing”—VOYA; “A unique reference guide in the world of baseball books that has no parallel.”—The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter); “marvelous”—Sporting News; “topics are so diverse as to challenge a reader to dare name a subject not mentioned”—Sports Collectors Digest.


numerous cross-references...excellent index...this work is a classic...a welcome addition...highly recommended - Booklist an entertaining, anecdotal, and informative reference recommended for all libraries - Library Journal extremely rich...a wealth of information - Choice content of this reference is truly impressive...full of facts...will delight and inform...excellent - Against the Grain covers a broad range of topics...apt and well-written quotes...index is extensive...awe inspiring...like one of those reference works from the last century...endlessly fascinating - School Library Journal exhaustive study...useful and amusing information...valuable...entertaining read - ARBA impressive...will be of delight and good use - Reference Reviews no bland recitation of batting averages.... Even people who are not particularly keen on sports will enjoy browsing in this homage to American pop culture - College & Research Libraries astonishing - VOYA marvelous - Sporting News topics are so diverse as to challenge a reader to dare name a subject not mentioned - Sports Collectors Digest.


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Jonathan Fraser Light is an employment attorney in Oxnard, California. He lives in Camarillo.

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