{"product_id":"fail-better-why-baseball-matters-paperback","title":"Fail Better: Why Baseball Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Kingwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, \u003ci\u003eFail Better\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever pretentious, always entertaining, \u003ci\u003eFail Better\u003c\/i\u003e is set to be the homerun non-fiction title of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Kingwell is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e in New York. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books of political, cultural and aesthetic theory, including the national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eBetter Living\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eThe World We Want\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eConcrete Reveries\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eGlenn Gould\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). In addition to many scholarly articles, his writing has appeared in more than 40 mainstream magazines and newspapers. His most recent books are the essay collections \u003ci\u003eUnruly Voices\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eMeasure Yourself Against the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770203668768,"sku":"9781771961530","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/157c0c52f1cfc7f905b62a4d26923bd7.webp?v=1780366885","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fail-better-why-baseball-matters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}