{"product_id":"memories-of-summer-when-baseball-was-an-art-and-writing-about-it-a-game-paperback","title":"Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed baseball writer Roger Kahn gives us a memoir of his Brooklyn childhood, a recollection of a life in journalism, and a record of personal acquaintance with the greatest ballplayers of several eras. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis father had a passion for the Dodgers; his mother's passion was for poetry. Somehow, young Roger managed to blend both loves in a career that encompassed writing about sports for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKahn recalls the great personalities of a golden era--Leo Durocher, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Red Smith, Dick Young, and many more--and recollects the wittiest lines from forty years in dugouts, press boxes, and newsrooms. Often hilarious, always precise about action on the field and off, \u003ci\u003eMemories of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e is an enduring classic about how baseball met literature to the benefit of both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e (1927-2020) is the author of the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Boys of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e and is a visiting lecturer on creative writing at the State University of New York at New Paltz. His books \u003ci\u003eGood Enough to Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Era, 1947-1957: When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World\u003c\/i\u003e are available in Bison Books editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.9 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52766922473779,"sku":"9780803278127","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ybI7JFexzW9780803278127.webp?v=1783168355","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/memories-of-summer-when-baseball-was-an-art-and-writing-about-it-a-game-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}