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The Time of Our Lives
Tom Brokaw
I sometimes approach, with some
reluctance, books that look at times past with
nostalgia for what we have lost and what we
miss. Even though I can wax as nostalgic as
the next person for what people my age
remember as easier, simpler times, I feel as
though I need to celebrate many aspects of
our lives today. It is, after all, the real “home”
of my children and grandchildren. more...
Tom Brokaw
I sometimes approach, with some
reluctance, books that look at times past with
nostalgia for what we have lost and what we
miss. Even though I can wax as nostalgic as
the next person for what people my age
remember as easier, simpler times, I feel as
though I need to celebrate many aspects of
our lives today. It is, after all, the real “home”
of my children and grandchildren. more...
The Art of Fielding
By Chad Harbach
When I told out book discussion group about the
new book I just finished called The Art of Fielding
they laughed and asked if it is a baseball book and
yes, I would have to say it is. The game of baseball
figures prominently in the book since three of the
five main characters are all members of the
Westish College’s baseball team. Mike Schwartz
serves as the team captain, Owen Dunne is most
often reading in the dugout, and Henry
Skrimshander seems destined to be one of the
best shortstops in baseball. On the surface it
seems unlikely that Dr. Affenlight, the college
president, and his daughter, Pella, would be caught
up in the best baseball season that Westish has
ever seen. However, an errant throw by Henry,
which smacks Owen in the face and sends him to
the hospital, seems to be the catalyst for the
intersection of all five of these lives. more...
By Chad Harbach
When I told out book discussion group about the
new book I just finished called The Art of Fielding
they laughed and asked if it is a baseball book and
yes, I would have to say it is. The game of baseball
figures prominently in the book since three of the
five main characters are all members of the
Westish College’s baseball team. Mike Schwartz
serves as the team captain, Owen Dunne is most
often reading in the dugout, and Henry
Skrimshander seems destined to be one of the
best shortstops in baseball. On the surface it
seems unlikely that Dr. Affenlight, the college
president, and his daughter, Pella, would be caught
up in the best baseball season that Westish has
ever seen. However, an errant throw by Henry,
which smacks Owen in the face and sends him to
the hospital, seems to be the catalyst for the
intersection of all five of these lives. more...