{"product_id":"the-cactus-league-paperback","title":"The Cactus League - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Nemens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2020 by NPR and Lit Hub. A \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Cactus League\u003c\/i\u003e [Emily Nemens] provides her readers with what amounts to a miniature, self-enclosed world that is funny and poignant and lovingly observed. --Charles McGrath, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn explosive, character-driven odyssey through the world of baseball \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJason Goodyear is the star outfielder for the Los Angeles Lions, stationed with the rest of his team in the punishingly hot Arizona desert for their annual spring training. Handsome, famous, and talented, Goodyear is nonetheless coming apart at the seams. And the coaches, writers, wives, girlfriends, petty criminals, and diehard fans following his every move are eager to find out why--as they hide secrets of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumming with the energy of a ballpark before the first pitch, Emily Nemens's \u003ci\u003eThe Cactus League\u003c\/i\u003e unravels the tightly connected web of people behind a seemingly linear game. Narrated by a sportscaster, Goodyear's story is interspersed with tales of Michael Taylor, a batting coach trying to stay relevant; Tamara Rowland, a resourceful spring-training paramour, looking for one last catch; Herb Allison, a legendary sports agent grappling with his decline; and a plethora of other richly drawn characters, all striving to be seen as the season approaches. It's a journey that, like the Arizona desert, brims with both possibility and destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnchored by an expert knowledge of baseball's inner workings, Emily Nemens's \u003ci\u003eThe Cactus League\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive and deeply human debut that captures a strange desert world that is both exciting and unforgiving, where the most crucial games are the ones played off the field.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Nemens\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Cactus League, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice, and was named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR. She was previously the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gettysburg Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHobart \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034577006893,"sku":"9781250785763","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/VXJLQ2tCeGN0eGF1dUtHZzllSnpNUT09.webp?v=1777682841","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-cactus-league-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}