Category: Reviews of Bob’s work
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The Enigma of Japanese Baseball-whacky
by Alan Booth (Sep 22, 1989) – Asahi Evening News When major league batting star Bob Horner arrived in Japan in 1987 to play a season for the Yakult Swallows he said: “This place is great.” Twenty-nine games later he said: “I’ve got to get out of here; I can’t believe this shit.” The story…
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East Asia: Gradgrind’s Heirs – The Atlantic, mention of The Chrysanthemum and the Bat
March 1987 The image below can be enlarged by clicking it. The full article can be found online here.
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How Japan Stacks Up – Los Angeles Times on You Gotta Have Wa
1 October 1989 The image below can be expanded by clicking it.
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Japanese Put a Spin on Baseball – New York Times, Books of The Times review
15 July 1989 The image below can be enlarged by clicking it.
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The Samurai of Summer (Wa) – The New York Times Book Review
11 June 1989 The image below can be enlarged by clicking it.
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The Pizza Connection – The New York Times review of Tokyo Underworld
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