{"product_id":"you-know-me-al-a-bushers-letters-paperback","title":"You Know Me Al: A Busher's Letters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRing Lardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Lardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You Know me Al\" is a classic of baseball--the game and the community. Jack Keefe, one of literature's greatest characters, is talented, brash, and conceited. Self-assured and imperceptive, impervious to both advice and sarcasm, Keefe rises to the heights, but his inability to learn makes for his undoing. Through a series of letters from this bush-league pitcher to his not-quite-anonymous friend Al, Lardner maintains a balance between the funny and the moving, the pathetic and the glorious. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNostalgic 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\" says as much to us about ourselves today as it did seventy-five years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou Know me Al is a classic of baseball--the game and the community. Jack Keefe, one of literature's greatest characters, is talented, brash, and conceited. Self-assured and imperceptive, impervious to both advice and sarcasm, Keefe rises to the heights, but his inability to learn makes for his undoing. Through a series of letters from this bush-league pitcher to his not-quite-anonymous friend Al, Lardner maintains a balance between the funny and the moving, the pathetic and the glorious. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNostalgic 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\" says as much to us about ourselves today as it did seventy-five years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRing Lardner was a sports columnist and acclaimed short-story writer. He worked for several newspapers throughout his career. His stories were notoriously filled with satire, grammatical errors, and everyday events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.64 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44299237982310,"sku":"9780020223429","price":24.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Z1YxNnhCZnI5eDdVendadHd5cTNMQT09.webp?v=1767279321","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/you-know-me-al-a-bushers-letters-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}