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George F. Will (1) (1941–)

Author of Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball

For other authors named George F. Will, see the disambiguation page.

23+ Works 2,938 Members 40 Reviews 11 Favorited

About the Author

George F. Will writes a twice-weekly column that is syndicated in over 450 newspapers and a biweekly column in Newsweek. He has received several awards including the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, the Bradley Prize for Outstanding Intellectual Achievement, the National Headliners Award, and a show more Silurian Award. Five collections of his Newsweek and newspaper columns have been published and he has written several other works including A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred. He also appears each Sunday on the ABC News program This Week. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by George F. Will

The Conservative Sensibility (2019) 236 copies
Statecraft as Soulcraft (1983) 129 copies

Associated Works

Baseball: An Illustrated History (1994) — Contributor — 812 copies
The image: A guide to pseudo-events in America (1961) — Afterword, some editions — 250 copies
The Ultimate Baseball Book (1979) — Contributor — 186 copies
On the Firing Line: The Public Life of Our Public Figures (1989) — Contributor — 113 copies
Keeping the Tablets: Modern American Conservative Thought (1988) — Contributor — 58 copies
Bush v. Gore: the Court Cases and the Commentary (2001) — Contributor — 52 copies
Mike and Mike's Rules for Sports and Life (2010) — Foreword — 48 copies
Good Order: Right Answers to Contemporary Questions (1995) — Contributor — 23 copies
Home of the Game: The Story of Camden Yards (1999) — Foreword — 18 copies
Tim McCarver's Diamond Gems (2008) — Foreword — 15 copies
Running in Place: Inside the Senate (1986) — Introduction — 10 copies
American Heritage Magazine Vol 47 No 6 1996 October (1996) — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy

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This is a sometimes interesting exploration of the history of Wrigley Field, and the Cubs, not really organized around anything except a loose exploration of the thesis that the Friendly confines are themselves to blame for decades of legendary baseball futility. Sometimes this is interesting and sometimes it just reads like long ruminations that didn't get into the Sports section. If you like the Cubs, this will be interesting, but I'm not sure it will appeal to everyone else, even other baseball fans.… (more)
 
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JohnLocke84 | 10 other reviews | Nov 4, 2023 |
Loved this look at the different elements of the game. It rewards the hard-core baseball enthusiast.
 
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mktoronto | 15 other reviews | Jan 25, 2023 |
Very thought-provoking book. I don't profess to be nearly as intelligent as Mr. Will, but having read the Federalist Papers and John Adams' biography, I wonder if the Founders were more concerned with limiting the power of the executive than the legislative (although, as Mr. Will points out it has been the legislature that has enable the expanded executive branch/administrative state).
 
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