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Each work, chosen with exquisite care by an expert, is analyzed and summarized. Its greatness as baseball literature, its place in the genre, its peculiarities, weaknesses, strengths, how the critics went for it--all are discussed in such a way, with quotations, that reading or browsing Shannon's book is equivalent to absorbing a rich history of the sport.

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  • Title Diamond Classics: Essays on 100 of the Best Baseball Books Ever Published
  • Author Mike Shannon
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 455
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Publication date 2004-05-01
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780786418534 / 0786418532
  • Weight 1.42 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.94 x 6 x 1.1 in (22.71 x 15.24 x 2.79 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 89042571
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.357

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Mike Shannon is the founder and editor of Spitball magazine and the author of more than 25 baseball books. He lives in Walton, Kentucky.
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