Synopsis
Four decades of sports by Ohio's favorite sportswriter - Bob August. From Ali to Woods, the Cleveland Indians to the Cleveland Browns. Auto racing to ostrich racing. Bear wrestling to bullfights. Forty years of the Best of Bob August.
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From the Author
"In what I'd prefer to regard as response to public demand - actually mild suggestions from a few friends rather than demand, public or otherwise - I've put together a collection mostly pf sports columns from over a shocking number of years." - Bob August
Review
"see what happens to the frantic business of journalism when a master with patience and class takes over the helm.” -- Dick Feagler, Cleveland columnist, television personality
“August is the consummate columnist,a thinking stylist. To read him is to fall in love again with the English language.” -- Herb Kamm, former editor, Cleveland Press
“August was the most elegant sportswriter of our time. He should have worn a tuxedo to work.” -- Danny Coughlin, Cleveland sportswriter
“Reading Bob August is like listening to a favorite uncle talk sports. All sports. -- Russell Schneider, sportswroter/baseball historian
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Fun and Games
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Moonlight Publ., Hinkley, OH, 2001
ISBN 10: 0967205638
ISBN 13: 9780967205632
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Hardcover (Printed Boards). Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Baseball; Ohio. ISBN: 0967205638. ISBN/EAN: 9780967205632. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21623. Seller Inventory # 21623
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The August Collection.Fun & Games
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Fun and Games: Four Decades of the Best of Bob August
Published by
Moonlight Publishing, Hinckley, OH, U.S.A., 2001
ISBN 10: 0967205638
ISBN 13: 9780967205632
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Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Signed by the author, with inscription, on first page, else like new. 240 pages. A collection of columns by the former sportswriter for the Cleveland Press newspaper. Seller Inventory # S40-034590
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Fun and Games: Four Decades of the Best of Bob August
Published by
Moonlight Publishing, Hinckley, OH, U.S.A., 2001
ISBN 10: 0967205638
ISBN 13: 9780967205632
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Text clean & bright; binding tight; very minor wear to covers. 240 pages. A collection of columns by the former sportswriter for the Cleveland Press newspaper. Size: 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Seller Inventory # S2-045700