But when he spots stunning, voluptuous Cilla Jameson, he's suddenly considering rearranging his schedule and setting aside his concerns. Independent and successful, Cilla would love to be in love.
But when it comes to men, she has a lengthy list of requirements. And "no children" is at the top. Yet she can't help being intrigued by Malcolm. He's handsome, fascinating, respectful--and up for a challenge. But is Cilla? After all, the man has baggage--and it is fully packed. Can she handle the ex who's determined to keep him single?
Or the twins who are not quite the angels Malcolm thinks? She'll have to decide, if she wants to play for keeps. Defiantly single, career-driven Sarah Evans has a secret love for rugby — but has no time for sportsmen lotharios who stray away.
A blast from the past sends unexpected sparks flying in her direction when she runs into Tom Murray; rugby player, tycoon, and the ultimate Casanova. Reconstructing the culture and experience of early baseball through a careful reading of the sporting press, baseball guides, and the correspondence of the player-manager Harry Wright, Warren Goldstein discovers the origins of many modern controversies during the game's earliest decades.
The 20th Anniversary Edition of Goldstein's classic includes information about the changes that have occurred in the history of the sport since the s and an account of his experience as a scholarly consultant during the production of Ken Burns's Baseball.
He is the author of William Sloane Coffin, Jr. This repetition binds each generation of fans to the preceding ones and makes the emotional response to the game so intense. In the late s, baseball was a club-based sport enjoyed by artisans, clerks, and shopkeepers who played for fun. Two decades later, it was a business run by owners and managers who employed players in an effort to make a profit.
Find it at other libraries via WorldCat Limited preview. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references pages and index. Two decades later it had become an entertainment business run by owners and managers, depending on gate receipts and the increasingly disciplined labor of skilled player-employees. Playing for Keeps is an insightful, in-depth account of the game that became America's premier spectator sport for nearly a century. Reconstructing the culture and experience of early baseball through a careful reading of the sporting press, baseball guides, and the correspondence of the player-manager Harry Wright, Warren Goldstein discovers the origins of many modern controversies during the game's earliest decades.
The 20th Anniversary Edition of Goldstein's classic includes information about the changes that have occurred in the history of the sport since the s and an account of his experience as a scholarly consultant during the production of Ken Burns's Baseball.
United States. Genre History. Bibliographic information. Format Master and use copy. Digital Library Federation, December
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