Frank Chance's Diamond

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"Frank Chance's Diamond is an ode to old-time baseball. It's the purest form of a love letter by Lardner to America's game, from the regular season to the World Series. The sights, smells, and sounds of the ballpark come to life, and the personalities of players and managers are on full display, warts and all." * Washington Examiner * "This book gives us ample examples of [Ring Lardner's] style... Rapoport has done a great service to anybody who loves words." * Chicago Tribune * "Frank Chance's Diamond is a time machine that transports readers back a century to the America of the first third of the 20th century. Lardner's writing reveals its exuberance and innocence, and exposes its prejudices, all while highlighting the joys of the era's baseball." * The Epoch Times * "Frank Chance's Diamond puts Ring Lardner in the proper context. It offers great insight into one of America's eminent sportswriters." * Illinois Times * "This is a comprehensive volume capturing the Lardner style and offering a considerable insight into America's favorite sportswriter... Ron Rapoport has done a superb job in his selection of columns and his editing and footnoting." * New York Journal of Books * Rapoport, a 20-year veteran sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, delivers what is sure to be the definitive biography of Chicago Cubs baseball player Ernie Banks...This marvelous look at the life of a beloved athlete should be essential reading for baseball fan. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review * One of the better sports biographies of the century. * National Review * Ron Rapoport has done a magnificent job lifting the veil and illuminating the shadows in Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks....Rapoport goes at his subject with a reporter's eye, filling Let's Play Two with details that should be a revelation to many, though some will merely jog the memories of older die-hard Cubs fans. * Chicago Tribune *