The cactus league
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Alamosa Public Library - FICTION | FICTION NEM | Checked Out | May 6, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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ason Goodyear is the star outfielder for the Los Angeles Lions, stationed with the rest of his team in the punishingly hot Arizona desert for their annual spring training. Handsome, famous, and talented, Goodyear is nonetheless coming apart at the seams. And the coaches, writers, wives, girlfriends, petty criminals, and diehard fans following his every move are eager to find out why--as they hide secrets of their own.
Humming with the energy of a ballpark before the first pitch, Emily Nemens's The Cactus League unravels the tightly connected web of people behind a seemingly linear game. Narrated by a sportscaster, Goodyear's story is interspersed with tales of Michael Taylor, a batting coach trying to stay relevant; Tamara Rowland, a resourceful spring-training paramour, looking for one last catch; Herb Allison, a legendary sports agent grappling with his decline; and a plethora of other richly drawn characters, all striving to be seen as the season approaches. It's a journey that, like the Arizona desert, brims with both possibility and destruction.
Anchored by an expert knowledge of baseball's inner workings, Emily Nemens's The Cactus League is a propulsive and deeply human debut that captures a strange desert world that is both exciting and unforgiving, where the most crucial games are the ones played off the field.,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nemens, E. (2020). The cactus league . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nemens, Emily. 2020. The Cactus League. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nemens, Emily. The Cactus League Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nemens, Emily. The Cactus League Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
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