Shoeless Joe (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
by:
W.P. Kinsella (author)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The inspiration for the movie ""Field of Dreams,"" this is the ultimate baseball novel.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The inspiration for the movie ""Field of Dreams,"" this is the ultimate baseball novel.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780785729020 (078572902X)
Publish date: April 1st 1999
Publisher: Turtleback
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Magical Realism,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
Baseball,
Canada
Ray Kinsella lives in Iowa and owns a farm. One day he hears a voice say "If you build it, he will come." And he is supposed to build is a baseball stadium and the person who will come is Shoeless Joe Jackson.Field of Dreams is a movie I've watched many times. I have loved it since I was a kid and w...
I picked this up used at the library's permanent book sale for a buck.Add it to the very short list of books which aren't as good as their movie adaptations. A lot of the speeches were improved by much pruning for the movie, and the plot was cleaned up a good bit, too.The book is okay, and I can see...
I always wanted to read the book that Field of Dreams was based on, but didn't know the title or the author. Then, browsing a used bookstore in New Hampshire, I happened to pick up this book.The movie and book follow a very similar story line, but the baseball culture, legacy and references are much...
This is a fantastic book, and while the author's love of baseball shines through, the book is about so much more than just baseball. And while Field of Dreams is a good movie, the book is so much better.
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