{"product_id":"what-do-you-think-of-ted-williams-now-a-remembrance-9781451643404","title":"What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?: A Remembrance","description":"\u003cb\u003eRichard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed biographer of Joe DiMaggio decodes baseball icon Ted Williams and finds not just a great player, but also a great man.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen legendary Red Sox hitter Ted Williams died on July 5, 2002, newspapers reviewed the stats, compared him to other legends of the game, and declared him the greatest hitter who ever lived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1986, Richard Ben Cramer spent months on a profile of Ted Williams, and the result was the \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e article that has been acclaimed ever since as one of the finest pieces of sports reporting ever written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiven special acknowledgment in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Sportswriting of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e and adapted for a coffee-table book called \u003ci\u003eTed Williams: The Seasons of the Kid, \u003c\/i\u003e the original piece is now available in this special edition, with new material about Williams's later years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile his decades after Fenway Park were out of the spotlight -- the way Ted preferred it -- they were arguably his richest, as he loved and inspired his family, his fans, the players, and the game itself. This is a remembrance for the ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Ben Cramer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451643404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Ben Cramer (1950-2013) won the Pulitzer Prize for Middle East reporting in 1979. His journalism has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Israel Lost: The Four Questions\u003c\/i\u003e and the classic of modern American politics\u003ci\u003e What It Takes: The Way to the White House\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45056893943923,"sku":"9781451643404","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d4333336-2ae1-44fc-832e-8c2f13cbddc4.jpg?v=1780164598","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/what-do-you-think-of-ted-williams-now-a-remembrance-9781451643404","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}