The author is a scientist who was trying to understand why his little girl is interested in playing sports. A well written, thoughtful examination of what sport can teach our children. Both the book and the non price clipped Dust Jacket are in very good condition. I have more than 2,000 baseball publications in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order. Seller Inventory # ABE-1651189509898

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Title: Fields of Friendly Strife The Relationship ...

Publisher: Viking Adult

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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An essay reflecting on the growth of a father, his daughter, and their relationship as revealed through the focus of sport

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When his daughter Jena became a fervent participant in high-school athletics, Janovy (Keith County Journal wanted to know why. His double role as doting father and sports philosopher clouds his observations in this mawkish and portentous journal. We learn that Jena played with a white toy football as a toddler, before becoming a baseball, volleyball and basketball jock. Yet, although he discusses Margaret Mead's ethnographic films, analyses of sports photographs and his own unsubstantiated belief that athletic competition is an ingrained part of human biology, Janovy never really explains his daughter's involvement in sports. His reflections on the art of coaching and the pleasures of making the varsity team will interest aficionados. Parents whose children are hooked on athletics may find portions of this brief report relevant to their concerns.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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I sell baseball fiction and nonfiction out of my home. I have a large inventory of adult novels, mysteries, juvenile series, children's titles, pulps, comics, humor, anthologies, poetry and plays. I have other sports fiction as well, football, basketball, golf, as well as many boys juvenile sport series. In nonfiction I carry team histories, biographies, history of baseball, international baseball, faith and religion in sports, the Hall of Fame, the World Series and All-Star Games, economics and the law of sport. I also have a large collection of the Sporting News Guides, Record Books, Dope Books, etc, please ask if you are looking for a specific year. I am always looking to purchase additional inventory whether one book or an entire library.

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