| You Know Me Al Lib/E Contributor(s): Lardner, Ring (Author), McKee, Dennis (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786197366 ISBN-13: 9780786197361 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Topic - Sports - Sports & Recreation |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.4" W x 6.1" (0.57 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jack Keefe is a talented, brash, and conceited young bush-league pitcher. Impervious to both advice and sarcasm, Keefe rises to the heights, but his inability to learn from his mistakes might just be his undoing. Told through a series of letters written from Keefe to his friend, Al, this baseball classic maintains a balance between the funny and the moving, the pathetic and the glorious. Nostalgic in its view of pre-World War I America, a time before the live ball, a time filled with names like Ty Cobb, Charles Comiskey, Walter Johnson, and Eddie Cicotte, this is not a simple period piece. It is about competition, about the ability to reason, and, most of all, it is about being human. First published in 1914, You Know Me Al tells us as much about ourselves today as it did nearly a hundred years ago. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lardner, Ring: - Ring Lardner (1885-1933) was born in Niles, Michigan and was a sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune and the South Bend Times. He is considered by many to be among the greatest American authors of the early twentieth century. McKee, Dennis: -Dennis McKee is a voice talent and audiobook narrator. |