The book that I would like to recommend to people is One Shot at Forever by: Chris Ballard. This book is about a rag-tag team of hippies and farmers, some of which have never played baseball at a competitive level, go on to the state play-offs for a shot to put their tiny little town of Macon, Illinois on the map. The reason that I recommend this book is because it is a great book that every sports fan should read. Another reason is because it includes such an important theme which is to never give up, not matter what the circumstances are. This isn't a theme that can only be used in sports, but it is an important life lesson that everyone should learn.
I believe that if you find yourself constantly rooting for the underdog, that this is definitely a great book for you to read. Although this book is considered a work of Non-fiction, I see it as a chance to read a book from a different genre, that doesn't actually feel like it is Non-fiction.
What book would you compare this to?
ReplyDeleteIt depends what kind of book you want to compare it to.
DeleteAny book genre, I just wanted to know if it is similar to a past true story or such.
DeleteThis book is actually a true story, I know that the author is Chris Ballard but he says at the end that he was basically writing what the living players from the Ironmen told him about that special year.
ReplyDeleteWho would you compare this author to?
ReplyDeleteI would compare this author to Mike Lupica who is also a sports writer. I know he has primarily written fiction, but he may have some non-fiction novels that I haven't read yet. Any More questions?
DeleteWhy would you compare him to Mike Lupica? Are there any other distinct authors that come to mind?
ReplyDeletePick me! Pick me! I have a question!
ReplyDeleteOk, what's your question Kunal?
ReplyDeleteWhat are some other books like this one that you would recommend?
ReplyDeleteI don't really know because this is the first time I have read a Non-fiction book in a while so I don't really knnow what all is out there, but I heard there is another Chirs Ballard book that is similar to this except it is on basketball.
DeleteWhat is a distinct moment in the text that defines the author?
ReplyDeleteTo answer Clayton's question I compare him to Mike Lupica because they have the same writing style even though they mainly write in thwo different genres.
ReplyDeleteClayton, i'd have to disagree with your statement because the only known sports writer i can think of that is well renound is indeed Mike Lupica.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's just me but I think Chris is a boy's name.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a baseball fan but would I still like this book?
ReplyDeleteI belive that you would still enjoy reading this book because it is not only about baseball, but friendships, and hardships, and lessons to be learned and just truly an underdog story.
DeleteChristina could be a boys name! At birth, my parents tried naming me Christina but the doctors told them it was a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Cameron is getting annoyed... Eh, who cares about Cameron's feelings.
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