(This is not in the book, but I once heard a radio interview with Hoving, in which he described Vermeer as described Vermeer as "one of the great 17th-century painters of all time.")
7. Veeck as in Wreck, by Bill Veeck and Ed Linn
I'm no kind of sports fan, but Veeck (as told to Linn) is a great storyteller. I love this book. Have three editions. Have given away copies at times.
I recall the Reader's Digest excerpt Kip mentions-- the time Veeck sent a midget to bat for the St. Louis Browns, on the theory that he had a microscopic strike zone.
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Got it. Read it.
Was motivated by John McPhee's profile of Hoving.
(This is not in the book, but I once heard a radio interview with Hoving, in which he described Vermeer as described Vermeer as "one of the great 17th-century painters of all time.")
7. Veeck as in Wreck, by Bill Veeck and Ed Linn
I'm no kind of sports fan, but Veeck (as told to Linn) is a great storyteller. I love this book. Have three editions. Have given away copies at times.
I recall the Reader's Digest excerpt Kip mentions-- the time Veeck sent a midget to bat for the St. Louis Browns, on the theory that he had a microscopic strike zone.