Joe Columbus is a schoolteacher in suburban Maryland, a husband and father-to-be. His younger brother, CJ, is anything but ordinary--he is the Chicago Cub's star third baseman. Joe wants to love his brother, but CJ's talents and great fortune produce a rift between them that is healed only by tragedy.
Read More
Joe Columbus is a schoolteacher in suburban Maryland, a husband and father-to-be. His younger brother, CJ, is anything but ordinary--he is the Chicago Cub's star third baseman. Joe wants to love his brother, but CJ's talents and great fortune produce a rift between them that is healed only by tragedy.
Read Less
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves to cart. $2.00, good condition, Sold by Poquette's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dewitt, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves to cart. $2.03, like new condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves to cart. $2.04, very good condition, Sold by The Maryland Book Bank rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from baltimore, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves: a Novel to cart. $10.00, like new condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in fine jacket. First edition/printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 200 pp. Joe Columbus is an ordinary guy but his brother CJ, however, is anything but---he's the Chicago Cubs star third baseman, In a voice both humorous and plaintive, Joe tells of his brother's remarkable ascent form the sandlots to Wrigley Field as well a sthe rift that develops between the two that is healed only by tragedy.
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves to cart. $12.00, like new condition, Sold by Library Market rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waynesville, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves to cart. $14.00, like new condition, Sold by Ash Grove Heirloom Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pueblo, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves to cart. $26.90, like new condition, Sold by Robinson Street Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves to cart. $27.79, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Honi Warner. Very good in Very good jacket. [2], 200, [4] pages. Mark Friedman's debut novel is an unflinchingly honest portrait of the relationship between siblings, the heartbreaking tale of two brothers whose lives lead to vastly different fates. The narrator, Joe Columbus, tells the story of his brother CJ's remarkable success as a professional baseball player in an effort to explain not only CJ's apparently charmed life but also his own failures-his envy, his crumbling marriage, his missteps and cowardice. A richly imagined story that explores both the grand and enduring allure of our national pastime and the complications of our lives-our longings, losses, and regrets-COLUMBUS SLAUGHTERS BRAVES is a dark and comic and ultimately redemptive novel. Like W. P. Kinsella's SHOELESS JOE Joe and Michael Shaara's FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, this is a poignant and compassionate work that introduces readers to a gifted and extraordinarily perceptive writer. Derived from a Kirkus review: Echoes of Bang the Drum Slowly, The Natural, and Brian's Song are heard throughout this literate first novel about an athlete dying young: an incisive first novel. The story's narrated by Joe Columbus, the older brother who watches with mingled amazement, subdued pride, and rancorous envy as his sibling CJ becomes a baseball phenom and a beloved public figure. Golden boy CJ-as intelligent, friendly, and generous as he is athletically gifted-rises from sandlot prominence in their southern California neighborhood to dazzling success as the Chicago Cubs' All Star third baseman, even challenging Joe DiMaggio's consecutive game-hitting streak. Friedman forcefully communicates the jealousy even Joe knows is irrational and unfair. There's no doubt that the Cain-and-Abel tension between the brothers engages our attention, or that the emotional closing pages have genuine impact. A good bet to become very, very popular.
Add this copy of Columbus Slaughters Braves to cart. $96.29, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin.