{"product_id":"field-work-on-baseball-and-making-a-living-9781998336159","title":"Field Work: On Baseball and Making a Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets \u003ci\u003eBull Durham\u003c\/i\u003e in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream--and for some, it's also a day job. A poetic survey of baseball's rich history, \u003ci\u003eField Work\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on the people who make the game happen, from major-league stars and little-league coaches to gamblers, ballpark operators, and minor leaguers forging lives outside the dugout.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sharp-eyed observations and beautiful digressions, these essays portray the complex relationship between work and play--both on and off the field--to demonstrate how baseball is more than just a game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous collections of baseball writing--\u003ci\u003eThe Utility of Boredom \u003c\/i\u003e(2016) and \u003ci\u003eThe Only Way Is the Steady Way\u003c\/i\u003e (2021)--as well as two collections of short fiction, the novella \u003ci\u003eMcCurdle's Arm\u003c\/i\u003e, and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Diapause\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an active member of the Society for American Baseball Research, having participated in several investigative projects, and his work has been nominated for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and the Trillium Book Award. Originally from Ottawa, Forbes has lived in Atlantic Canada and rural Eastern Ontario, and now resides in Peterborough, Ontario. For more information, visit andrewgforbes.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Assembly Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51201279164690,"sku":"9781998336159","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_232e8f3d-1241-4181-9c84-bcd96a9e6b2c.jpg?v=1744909004","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/field-work-on-baseball-and-making-a-living-9781998336159","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}