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e have a choice of two for May's podcast. John Schulian, who introduced the Bison edition of Paper Tiger: An Old Sportswriter's Reminiscences of People, Newspapers, War and Work by Stanley Woodward, was kind enough to record an excerpted version of his introduction and a complete reading of his introduction. Enjoy!
Full Version, about 17 minutes:
Download Schulian_Paper_Tiger_L_UNPress.mp3
Excerpted Version, about 9 minutes:
Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman
Monday, June 4, 2007 -- 7:00 PM
Prospect Park YMCA
357 Ninth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.768.7100
Author appearance and book presentation as part of the "Writers on the Rooftop" series.
The Cowboy Girl
By John Clayton
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Red Lodge Books
16 North Broadway
Red Lodge, MT 59068
406.446.2742
Author appearance, reading and book signing.
Endgame 1758
By A. J. B. Johnston
Friday, June 1, 2007
Halifax Public Library
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Public lecture, "Louisbourg 1758: The End of a French Colony and Its British Aftermath"
For all upcoming events, please visit our Author Events and Book Signings page.
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