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Also by George Will:

A Nice Little Place On The North Side, April 2014
Hardcover / e-Book
One Man's America, June 2008
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A NICE LITTLE PLACE ON THE NORTH SIDE
By: George Will

Wrigley Field at One Hundred

Crown Archetype
April 2014
On Sale: March 25, 2014
224 pages
ISBN: 0385349319
EAN: 9780385349314
Kindle: B00FIN0UT0
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction

In A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look at his hapless Chicago Cubs and their often beatified home, Wrigley Field, as it turns one hundred years old. Baseball, Will argues, is full of metaphors for life, religion, and happiness, and Wrigley is considered one of its sacred spaces. But what is its true, hyperbole-free history?
 
Winding beautifully like Wrigley’s iconic ivy, Will’s meditation on “The Friendly Confines” examines both the unforgettable stories that forged the field’s legend and the larger-than-life characters—from Wrigley and Ruth to Veeck, Durocher, and Banks—who brought it glory, heartbreak, and scandal. Drawing upon his trademark knowledge and inimitable sense of humor, Will also explores his childhood connections to the team, the Cubs’ future, and what keeps long-suffering fans rooting for the home team after so many years of futility.

In the end, A Nice Little Place on the North Side is more than just the history of a ballpark. It is the story of Chicago, of baseball, and of America itself.

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