Play Ball: The American Sport Meets the American Dream, book discussion series, third Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 pm, limited books, pre-registration required

Bart Giamatti, former Commissioner of Baseball, once called America’s sense of baseball “an enduring public trust”—and the richness, breadth, and depth of literature written about the sport reflect just that. Through the territory of the diamond on which the human dramas in this series are played, a great deal is accomplished in showing us how to live our lives authentically.

Books in the Series:
Miko Kings: An Indian Baseball Story by LeAnne Howe July 18
Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella August 15
The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn September 19
Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris October 17
Wait Til Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin November 21