The Dickson Baseball Dictionary
3rd Edition
Published on 20. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
1008 pages
978-0-393-34008-2 (ISBN)
Description
Hailed as "a staggering piece of scholarship" (Wall Street Journal) and "an indispensable guide to the language of baseball" (San Diego Union-Tribune), The Dickson Baseball Dictionary has become an invaluable resource for those who love the game. Drawing on dozens of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century periodicals, as well as contemporary sources, Dickson's brilliant, illuminating definitions trace the earliest appearances of terms both well known and obscure. This edition includes more than 10,000 terms with 18,000 individual entries, and more than 250 photos. This "impressively comprehensive" (The Nation) book will delight everyone from the youngest fan to the hard-core aficionado.
Reviews / Votes
"On the short list of necessary reference books. No baseball library should be without it." -- Esquire "Dickson's discursive dictionary...a delight for former sandlot players, lexical scholars and members of the hot-stove league. " -- William Safire - The New York Times Magazine "An indispensable guide to the language of baseball." -- John Curtis - San Diego Union-Tribune "If you're a baseball fan and...you're curious about the etymology of the phrase out in the left field or you need a refresher on the infield fly rule. Well for 20 years, the authority, the baseball Bible, if you will, has been The Dickson Baseball Dictionary. " -- Melissa Block - All Things Considered "A wonderful companion volume...enough to last a fan through a 162-game season and the playoffs....What a treasure to have at hand with a long season ahead. " -- David Broder - Washington Post "Very cool." -- Rachel Maddow - The Rachel Maddow Show "This magnificent volume will make the perfect gift for diehard fans." -- Vick Mickunas - The Dayton Daily News "[E]xtraordinary book...of value beyond the cost. If you or someone you love has an interest in [baseball, this] will be [a] welcome addition to any collection...so readable, so accessible, and such a pleasure to dip into, to research into, or to just sit down and read for the narrative flow." -- James Srodes - Washington Times "Always attuned to lore and language, Dickson ventures far beyond dugout expressions that have already dug out a place in common American speech." -- Rob Kyff - Hartford Courant "An invaluable American thesaurus." -- Mark Shields "Stupendous. . . . The best specialty dictionary I've seen in years." -- Grant Barrett, lexicographer, NPRMore details
Edition
Third Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
263 black-and-white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 56 mm
Weight
1598 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-34008-2 (9780393340082)
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Additional editions
Paul Dickson | Skip McAfee
The Dickson Baseball Dictionary
E-Book
06/2011
3rd Edition
W. W. Norton & Company
€22.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Paul Dickson
The Dickson Baseball Dictionary
Book
03/2009
3rd Edition
WW Norton & Co
€47.00
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Persons
Paul Dickson is the author of several bestselling books, including Baseball's Greatest Quotations, The Hidden Language of Baseball, and The Joy of Keeping Score. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland. Skip McAfee is an editor, horticulturalist, and baseball enthusiast. He is a member of the Bob Davids Chapter (Washington and Baltimore) of the Society of American Baseball Research. He is the editor of The Dickson Baseball Dictionary and is a contributor to the Research in Baseball Index project. He lives in Columbia, Maryland, with his wife.