{"product_id":"the-lineup-ten-books-that-changed-baseball-9781476688305","title":"The Lineup: Ten Books That Changed Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003e Focusing on the ten most influential baseball books of all time, this volume explores how these landmark works changed the game itself and made waves in American society at large. Satchel Paige's \u003ci\u003ePitchin' Man\u003c\/i\u003e informed the dialog surrounding integration. Ring Lardner's \u003ci\u003eYou Know Me Al\u003c\/i\u003e changed the way Americans viewed their baseball heroes and influenced the work of Hemingway and Fitzgerald. Bill James's \u003ci\u003eBaseball Abstract\u003c\/i\u003e transformed the way managers--including those in fields other than baseball--analyzed numbers. Pete Rose's \u003ci\u003eMy Story and My Prison Without Bars\u003c\/i\u003e exposed and deepened a cultural divide that paved the way for Donald Trump. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Aron\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor and writer for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452936130834,"sku":"9781476688305","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cb9dc3cf-f60a-49df-a97b-a4f636cb5620.jpg?v=1729828459","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lineup-ten-books-that-changed-baseball-9781476688305","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}