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The art of fielding movie in the works with img, mandalay. Its a book of baseballrelated aphorisms written by the fictitious aparicio rodriguez, worldfamous shortstop and recordholder for the longest errorless streak. The character names may be a bit preposterous, and the main character rather thin and forgettable in the end, one of the best books. Summer 2012 reading group every now and then, a lifeaffirming novel comes along that gets everybody talking and the art of fielding is such a book. Written with boundless intelligence and filled with the tenderness of youth, the art of fielding is an expansive, warmhearted. May 01, 2012 there are very good reasons to find the art of fielding a most endearing read, and quite a remarkable first novel.
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