Baseball A Guide to the Literature

Summary: What is it about baseball that draws so many fans? Most students of human behaviour remain puzzled why in today's impatient society the slow-moving and idyllic sport called baseball holds such a sway on the public consciousness. Why do people pay enormous sums for tickets and parking or sit for hours in front of a television set or argue endlessly over a game? This book does not pretend to answer these questions, but... rather gathers the ever-multiplying literature for the last ten years and groups it by subject, providing multiple access points. [read more]