{"product_id":"56-paperback","title":"56 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKostya Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The era, the ballplayer and the record are all laid out beautifully. . . . The tension of the times is matched by the pressure of the streak.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was the baseball season of 1941, and with Babe Ruth retired and Lou Gehrig ailing, the Yankees weren't playing like the Yankees anymore. The team seemed vulnerable--just like the rest of the world, as war loomed and an American military draft seemed imminent. Even Joe DiMaggio, the Yankee Clipper himself, was in a slump. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then, on a May afternoon at Yankee Stadium, DiMaggio lined a hard single to left field. It was the quiet beginning to the most resonant baseball achievement of all time. Starting that day, the vaunted Yankee center fielder kept on hitting--at least one hit in game after game after game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even as apprehension about the nation's entry in the war intensified, Americans found themselves captivated by DiMaggio's astonishing hitting streak. In Kostya Kennedy's evocative account, Joe DiMaggio comes alive as a twenty-six-year-old on the brink of becoming the greatest baseball player of his time, even as the spotlight on his celebrity--and the public scrutiny that comes with it--grows with each game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alongside the story of DiMaggio's dramatic feat, Kennedy deftly examines the nature of hitting streaks and the sheer improbability of DiMaggio's, which only heightens the magic of his stunning accomplishment--one of the greatest sports records of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The best baseball book in many a season.\" --Roger Kahn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boys of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Kennedy combines the sweep of a historian, the narrative power of a novelist and the passion of a fan.\" --\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKostya Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor in Chief of Premium Publishing at Dotdash Meredith. Formerly a senior writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, Kennedy is the author of \u003ci\u003eTrue: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003ePete Rose: An American Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e 56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports\u003c\/i\u003e. Each of the three won the CASEY Award as the best baseball book of its respective year. He lives with his family in New York and has taught at Columbia and New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157560590399,"sku":"9798337202112","price":25.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/uRd41pblrz9798337202112.webp?v=1776982332","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/56-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}