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The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime

The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime

The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our
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The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime

by Whiting, Robert

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ISBN 10
0446531928
ISBN 13
9780446531924
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Time Warner. Collectible - Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front free endpage. (baseball players, Japan) [ISBN 0446531928]

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Matsui... Nomo... Sasaki... Ichiro... the so-called American "National Pastime" has developed a decidedly Japanese flair. Indeed, in this year's All-Star game, two of the starting American League outfielders were from Japan. And for the third straight year, Ichiro - the fleet-footed Seattle Mariner - received more votes for the All-Star game than any other player in the game today. Some 15 years ago, in the bestseller "You Gotta Have Wa," Robert Whiting examined how former American major league ballplayers tried to cope with a different culture while playing pro ball in Japan. Now, Whiting reverses his field and reveals how select Japanese stars have come across the Pacific to play in the big leagues. Not only have they had to deal with the American way of life, but they have individually changed the game in dramatic fashion.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime
Author
Whiting, Robert
Book Condition
Used - Collectible - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0446531928
ISBN 13
9780446531924
Publisher
Time Warner
Place of Publication
New York
This edition first published
April 1, 2004

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