Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780684847955ISBN:0684847957
Description: Acceptable. Very Good with moderate moisture wrinkle to corner Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780684847955ISBN:0684847957
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
"As a baseball fan, I picked this book up around the time that the postseason chill grew in the air. I didn't know quite what to expect. I found Goodwin's portrayal of her childhood and obsession of the Dodgers very moving. Baseball is every bit a slice of Americana as Gone With the Wind, James Dean, and rock and roll. Yearning for a fan's perspective of New York's "golden era" of baseball, I was rivoted with the author's recollections with Dodger greats like Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, and Duke Snider and was not disappointed.
This childhood memoir juxtaposes family and baseball, friendship and baseball, and neighborhood and baseball. "Wait Till Next Year" has something in it for everyone, baseball diehards and casual followers alike. It is a quick read and touches every human emotion along the sprint.
Ultimately, I rated this 3 stars because I was hoping for a bit more during Walter O'Malley's decision to move the Dodgers from Brooklyn. However, it's quite possible that I just didn't want the book to end."
"It was enjoyable to read a book about growing up in the forties and fifties. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a few years older than I am and she certainly was more into baseball than I ever was but I still got a feeling of nostalgia for the things we had in common that no longer are the norm. This book is making me want to get back to my own writing of family history but that hasn't happened yet."
"This is another delightful memoir. Harvard professor and historia Doris Kearns Goodwin did an excellent job writing about her childhood in the early 1950s, centered around a recurring theme of baseball. I loved this book and will definitely read more of Goodwin's history books. I liked this book as much as "Little Heathens.""
"Fresh off reading Miracle Ball, I heard that this was a book that described the same time period. Though it's a memoir, Doris Kearns Goodwin actually grew up in that time period and was a big Dodger fan. Much of the book tells stories of her love for the Dodgers, including a chapter of the 1951 season (Same as miracle ball). This was a real easy and enjoyable read. Not much substance, more for entertainment."
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