{"product_id":"stumps-in-the-outfield","title":"Stumps in the Outfield","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time, children were allowed to play outside and explore the world. Family dinners were the rule, not the exception. Rock and roll was new, exciting, and a little dangerous. This may sound like the setting of an old movie, but for author Anthony N. Botta it formed the background of his life as he grew up in a large Italian family in a New York City borough.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Stumps in the Outfield, he narrates his life story, beginning with his birth in 1952. He shares how, as a young boy he didnÕt understand the war or the social revolutions about to take place. All he knew was his love of baseball, music, and his family. Botta tells a story filled with first crushes, dreams, and bitter disappointments.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his memories of the nuns of his school to his early marriage and subsequent divorce, Botta offers a rich account of a time many wish they knew. Witty and sometimes heartbreaking, this memoir captures and celebrates the joy, drama, and trauma of a generation of change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony N. Botta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44231530807457,"sku":"9781483410753","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1jn24qm8-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1747768711","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/stumps-in-the-outfield","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}