Sports & Recreation
Arete
From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compileda trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxing, Aristotle on the pentathlon, Philostratos on the buying and selling of victories, Vitruvius on literary competitions, an
Fly-Fishing the North Country
If you enjoy the challenge of deceiving wary trout with wisps of fur and feather tied to a tiny hook, fly-fishing is for you.
Holy Leisure
On July 31, 1869, twenty-two members of the holiness movement of the Methodist church gathered to pray on a beach on the New Jersey shore.
Stadium Games
In Stadium Games, veteran Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter Jay Weiner analyzes Minnesota"™s fifty-year history with pro sports and the issues contributing to the bid for a new stadium for the Minnesota Twins, along the way providing a big-picture evaluation of national sports ec
The Best of All Seasons
Since first learning to handle a Winchester .22 as a kid, Dan Aadland has exulted in hunting"”not as a sport but as a calling.
Branch Rickey
He was not much of a player and not much more of a manager, but by the time Branch Rickey (1881"“1965) finished with baseball, he had revolutionized the sport"”not just once but three times.
Level Playing Fields
Most baseball fans want to hear about stellar players and spectacular plays, statistics and storied franchises. Level Playing Fields sheds light on a usually unnoticed facet of the game, introducing fans and historians alike to the real fundamentals of baseball: dirt and grass.
Playing in Isolation
Despite the political instability characterizing twentieth-century Taiwan, the value of baseball in the lives of Taiwanese has been a constant since the game was introduced in 1895.
Scoring from Second
Why do accomplished writers (and grown-ups) like Ron Carlson, Rick Bass, and Michael Chabon (to name but a few of those represented here) still obsess over their baseball days?