Published to the accolades of critics and sportswriters and the raves of thousands of readers everywhere, this phenomenal coast-to-coast bestseller is an incisive, intelligent and always fascinating analysis of America's favorite pastime. Will gives a unique look at this intricate sport, including in-depth profiles of Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripkin, Jr., ...
America's leading columnist presents his most intriguing collection to date, broadening his scope beyond politics to offer an illuminating exploration of American culture. Included are reflections on everything from his mother's death to the life of a baseball umpire-in-training.
The bestselling author of "Men at Work" returns to the subject of baseball with this comprehensive volume of eloquent reflections on the national pastime. Featuring Will's singular perspective on the game, "Bunts" will surely be as much a part of this summer as the cherished game it celebrates. 20 photos.
Whether the topic is inflation or the Gingrich revolution, this brilliant collection of essays, culled from hundreds written over the past few years by America's favorite curmudgeon and political commentator, brings new life, a stinging wit, and a good bite to modern conservatism.
After 20 years of columns in The Washington Post, Newsweek, and nearly 500 newspapers across the country, George F. Will has developed a devoted and discriminating audience. In his fifth collection of the best columns from the last four years, Will confirms his place as the pre-eminent commentator on the politics and culture of American life.
Pulitzer Prize winner/author Will now pens "a biting, humorous and perceptivesifting of much of the sand that fouls the national political machinery" (TheNew York Times Book Review). "His closely reasoned arguments ought to stir upnew thinking".--Christian Science Monitor.
Columnist and television commentator George Will collects his essays on politics and culture from the turn of the millennium. Topics include: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, pop culture, academia, and baseball.
This is the first election since 1968 without an incumbent on the ballot, and the first since 1960 when it is known from the start that both nominations are up for grabs. The New Season is a lively, good-natured book about a serious event that ought to be celebrated as the year's most entertaining and important spectacle.
A collection of George Will's incisive essays on baseball, some from his newspaper columns, others never before published, including "Baseball: Who Needs It?".
Corn occupied an important place in the lives of many Native communities who lived along the Upper Missouri River. In this landmark book, George F. Will and George E. Hyde introduce readers to some fifty varieties of native corn discovered in the Missouri Valley. Equally important, they provide an indispensable overview of Indian agricultural ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author George Will presents his fifth collection of essays, a compilation of columns, speeches, and reviews published between 1990 and 1994, which richly illustrates Will's distinctive voice on the state of the nation.
An alternative travel guide to Chicago. It includes categories such as: hotels for travellers who wear black clothes; hotels for people who confuse cash with class; restaurants to revitalize 27-year-old marriages; must-sees for visitors from Minsk; and restaurants where the frozen fish are.
Will compares the success America has had in spreading the democratic/free market message abroad with the difficulties it is experiencing at home. He examines the merits and demerits of contemporary American culture, and the place that the USA occupies in the post-Cold War world.
An alternative travel guide to New Orleans. It includes categories such as: hotels for travellers who wear black clothes; hotels for people who confuse cash with class; restaurants to revitalize 27-year-old marriages; must-sees for visitors from Minsk; and restaurants where the frozen fish are.
An alternative travel guide to London. It includes categories such as: hotels for travellers who wear black clothes; hotels for people who confuse cash with class; restaurants to revitalize 27-year-old marriages; must-sees for visitors from Minsk; and restaurants where the frozen fish are.
With a zesty blend of skepticism and candor, The Morning After presents Will's inimitable insights on everything from the shortfalls of conservatism in power--especially in an era that purports to exalt its truths--to the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain's birthday.
An alternative travel guide to San Francisco. It includes categories such as: hotels for travellers who wear black clothes; hotels for people who confuse cash with class; restaurants to revitalize 27-year-old marriages; must-sees for visitors from Minsk; and restaurants where the frozen fish are.
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