Mark Kingwell

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Fail Better: Why Baseball MattersPaperback, 18 April 2017

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Print Length
304 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Biblioasis
Date Published
18 Apr 2017
ISBN-10
1771961538
ISBN-13
9781771961530

Description

Taking seriously the idea that baseball is a study in failure--a very successful batter manages a base hit in just three of every ten attempts--Mark Kingwell argues that there is no better tutor of human failure's enduring significance than this strange, crooked game of base, where geometry becomes poetry.

Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, Fail Better is an intellectual love letter to baseball by one of North America's most engaging philosophers. Kingwell illustrates complex concepts like theoretically infinite game-space, "time out of time," and the rules of civility with accessible examples drawn from the game, its history, and his own halting efforts to hit 'em where they ain't. Beyond a "Beckett meets baseball" study in failure, Kingwell crafts a thoughtful appreciation of why sports matter, and how they change our vision of the world.

Never pretentious, always entertaining, Fail Better is set to be the homerun non-fiction title of the season.

Product Details

Author:
Mark Kingwell
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
18 April 2017
Dimensions:
21.59 x 13.97 x 1.75 cm
Genre:
New Age
ISBN-10:
1771961538
ISBN-13:
9781771961530
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Publisher:
Weight:
317.51 gm

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