{"product_id":"castros-curveball-paperback","title":"Castro's Curveball - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Wendel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently widowed and now retired, Billy Bryan is \"coming to the end of many things.\" Then a long-forgotten scrapbook stirs memories of a distant past--and beckons him and his grown daughter on a reluctant journey to relive his role in history. In 1947 Bryan was playing winter ball in Cuba, his future as uncertain as the island country's. Then one fateful night Bryan witnessed a young student radical named Fidel unleash an amazing curveball. So begins Bryan's tug-of-war with destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently widowed and now retired, Billy Bryan is \"coming to the end of many things.\" Then a long-forgotten scrapbook stirs memories of a distant past--and beckons him and his grown daughter on a reluctant journey to relive his role in history. In 1947 Billy Bryan is playing winter ball in Cuba, his future as uncertain as the island country. Then one fateful night Bryan witnesses a young student radical named Fidel unleash an amazing curveball. So begins Billy's tug-of-war with destiny. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently widowed and now retired, Billy Bryan is \"coming to the end of many things\". Then a long-forgotten scrapbook stirs memories of a distant past -- and beckons him and his grown daughter on a reluctant journey to relive his role in history. In 1947 Billy Bryan is playing winter ball in Cuba, his future as uncertain as that island country's. Then one fateful night Bryan witnesses a young student radical named Fidel unleash an amazing curveball. So begins Billy's tug-of-war with destiny....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Wendel is an award-winning writer whose articles and columns have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches writing at Johns Hopkins University and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Face of Baseball: The One-Hundred-Year Rise and Triumph of Latinos in America's Favorite Sport\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information on Tim Wendel, visit his Web site http: \/\/www.timwendel.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.02 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693972688959,"sku":"9780803259577","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/674d46647dd9fdb9a00099002554d671.webp?v=1765000576","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/castros-curveball-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}