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"If you were much of a boy growing up in the Maspeth section of Queens in the late 1930s and 1940s, you had the baseball fever. It seemed contagious, but it struck mostly from within. . . . Often, in later years, when I was writing a long series of books on the game, some well-intended philistine would ask to have explained to him the fascination with baseball. I offered my stock answer: 'If you have to ask the question, you'll never understand the answer.'" With this small confession Donald Honig begins his charming memoir of a life devoted to the charms of baseball, including the many great figures of the game he has known in the past half-century.

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He relates some of the best stories behind the interviews he conducted....Baseball fans—and aspiring writers—will find much of value here. * Booklist, February 2009 *

The Fifth Season: Tales of My Life in Baseball

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      Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/02/2009
      ISBN13: 9781566638104, 978-1566638104
      ISBN10: 1566638100

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      Book Synopsis
      "If you were much of a boy growing up in the Maspeth section of Queens in the late 1930s and 1940s, you had the baseball fever. It seemed contagious, but it struck mostly from within. . . . Often, in later years, when I was writing a long series of books on the game, some well-intended philistine would ask to have explained to him the fascination with baseball. I offered my stock answer: 'If you have to ask the question, you'll never understand the answer.'" With this small confession Donald Honig begins his charming memoir of a life devoted to the charms of baseball, including the many great figures of the game he has known in the past half-century.

      Trade Review
      He relates some of the best stories behind the interviews he conducted....Baseball fans—and aspiring writers—will find much of value here. * Booklist, February 2009 *

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