{"product_id":"for-love-of-the-game","title":"For Love of the Game","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Moving, beautiful . . . If Hemingway had written a baseball novel, he might have written \u003ci\u003eFor Love of the Game.\u003c\/i\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBilly Chapel is a baseball legend, after seventeen season a sure Hall of Famer. He is a man who has retained the endearing qualities of youth, a man who has devoted his life to the game he loves and plays so well. But, because of his unsurpassed skill and innocent faith, he has been betrayed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the final game of the season, and Billy's got one last chance to prove who he is and what he can do, a chance to prove what really matters in this life. A taut, compelling story of one man's coming of age, \u003ci\u003eFor Love of the Game\u003c\/i\u003e is Michael Shaara's final novel, the classic finish to a brilliantly distinguished literary career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFor Love of the Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delightful and lyrical story about a great athlete's momentous last game . . . A fairy tale for adults about love and loneliness and finally growing up.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An endearing, timeless novel that can be enjoyed by both serious readers and baseball lovers for generations to come.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Orlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48835899621581,"sku":"9780345408921","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_6da1aaaf-99c5-430a-be3e-275ecdab973c.jpg?v=1790988825","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/for-love-of-the-game","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}