{"product_id":"this-old-man-all-in-pieces-paperback","title":"This Old Man: All in Pieces - 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\u003eRoger Angell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Angell, the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer and editor, steps up with a selection of writings that celebrate a view from the tenth decade of an engaged, vibrant life. Whether it's a Fourth of July in rural Maine, the opening game of the 2015 World Series, editorial exchanges with John Updike, a letter to a son, or his award-winning essay on aging, \"This Old Man,\" what links the pieces is Angell's unique perceptions and humor, his utter absence of self-pity, and his appreciation of friends and colleagues encountered over a fruitful career unlike any other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Angell is a senior fiction editor and a longtime contributor with \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. His writings for the magazine include reporting, commentary, fiction, humor, film and book reviews, and, for many years, the magazine's Christmas verse, \"Greetings, Friends!\" His eleven books include such baseball classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Game, Five Seasons, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGame Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, a memoir, \u003ci\u003eLet Me Finish\u003c\/i\u003e. His awards include a George Polk Award for Commentary; the Michael Braude Award for Light Verse, presented by the American Academy of Arts and Letters; a PEN\/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing; and the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, the highest honor given to writers by the Baseball Hall of Fame. His \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e piece \"This Old Man\" won the 2015 prize for Essays and Criticism awarded by the American Society of Magazine Editors. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Mr. Angell lives in New York and Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48004842717432,"sku":"9781101971390","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/TEtLNDhPMGIvWVVaQks3eERKTlQ3dz09.webp?v=1771527324","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/this-old-man-all-in-pieces-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}