The Man Who Once Played Catch with Nellie Fox

By John Manderino

Book Overview

This is John Manderino's second novel, a hilarious romp about a man in his forties who finally decides to get a life, but can't figure out how.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089733597X
• ISBN13: 9780897335973
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Great story for both baseball and Nellie Fox fans

Even if you are not a Baseball fan, this is a great human intrest story, of a real sounding person and his troubles growing up. If you are a baseball fan or a fan of the late great Nellie Fox it is an absolute most

It should be made into a movie

Just when you think no one can do anything more with how baseball captures the American mind and imagination, you come across a book like this. It's a fun read, light enough that you don't realize you have become caught up in something serious. As I laughed I kept wanting to e-mail Kevin Costner. This book would make a great movie. It's got all the right stuff: an over the hill hero, a rotten kid, a dog, nostalgia. Those of you who grew up in Chicago will love the local color.

Funny, touching, a real treat to read.

This is a wonderful book: funny and touching. The characters are real and the situations they get into are riveting. The dialogue is great; the voices ring so true. An extremely enjoyable read, even for only casual fans of baseball.