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 : Diamonds Are Forever: Artists and Writers on Baseball

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780811836630
ISBN: 0811836630
Label: Chronicle Books
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 168
Publication Date: January 01, 2003
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Studio: Chronicle Books




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Product Description:
This handsome reissue of a beloved baseball classic, sporting a new cover, collects the work of America’s finest writers and artists as they celebrate the passion and excitement of our national pastime. Published in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, Diamonds Are Forever collects paintings, drawings, photographs, and literary excerpts, illuminating every aspect of the game-the plays, the parks, the players, the fans. Work from John Updike, Andy Warhol, Stephen King, Edna Ferber, Neil Simon, Jacob Lawrence, Roger Angell, and dozens more make this volume an artistic tribute to the quintessentially American game.



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Hitting It Right On "THE SWEET SPOT"

Can it really be that no one has posted a review of DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER before now? Wow! "WHO'S ON FIRST?" It looks like I am!

The recent pennant-clinching victory of the Boston Red Sox (hate 'em) over their arch nemesis the New York Yankees (hate 'em) and curse-busting Series sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals (hate 'em now - the chokers!) inspired me to revisit my copy of DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.

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