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Spring Training

Spring Training( )
Author: Zinsser, William
ISBN:978-0-8229-5824-6
Publication Date:Mar 2003
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $26.00
Book Description:

Spring Training is a look back at the Pittsburgh Pirates' 1988 spring training season in Bradenton, Florida that reveals how the fundamentals of baseball are taught and learned. The author has added a new introduction and postscript, which includes a lengthy interview with manager Jim Leyland about the lessons that can be learned from losing.

Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Baseball / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.25 x 0.7 Inches
Book Weight:0.618 Pounds
Author Biography
Zinsser, William (Author)
William Knowlton Zinsser (October 7, 1922 - May 12, 2015) was an American writer, editor, literary critic, and teacher. He began his career as a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune, where he worked as a feature writer, drama editor, film critic and editorial writer. Throughout the 1970s, Zinsser taught writing at Yale University. He wrote 18 books, including On Writing Well, which is in its 17th edition. Zinsser died at the age of 92 in Manhattan on May 12, 2015.

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