{"product_id":"men-at-work-the-craft-of-baseball-9780061999819","title":"Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A delightful look at all the little things that make major league baseball a subtle spectacle.\" --\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his classic tribute to America's pastime, political commentator, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and lifelong sports enthusiast George F. Will travels from the baseball field to the dugout to the locker room to get to the root of the game we all love. He breaks down the sport to its four basic components, managing, pitching, hitting, and fielding, and analyzes the way four of its notables, manager Tony La Russa, pitcher Orel Hershiser, outfielder Tony Gwynn, and shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., approach the game. One of the most acclaimed sports books ever written, \u003cem\u003eMen at Work\u003c\/em\u003e is a revelatory, and often surprising, study of professional baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill, George F.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGeorge F. Will's column appears in more than four hundred newspapers nationwide. His work also appears biweekly in \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e. Will is a commentator for ABC News and the author of twelve books in addition to \u003cem\u003eMen at Work\u003c\/em\u003e. He was educated at Trinity College in Connecticut, Oxford University, and Princeton University. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649743327506,"sku":"9780061999819","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1192a20-964c-45fc-a35c-3c5c06bf6579.jpg?v=1733272393","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/men-at-work-the-craft-of-baseball-9780061999819","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}