Fail Better (Trade Paper)

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Taking seriously the idea that baseball is a study in failurea very successful batter manages a hit only three of every ten attemptsMark Kingwell explores ways in which the game teaches us lessons on fragility, contingency, and community.Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour,Fail Betterserves as an unofficial follow-up toCatch and Release: Trout Fishing and the Meaning of Life, which won over readers by offering an intelligent but accessible look into the deep waters of angling.Never pretentious, always entertaining,Fail Betteris set to be the homerun nonfiction title of the spring.PRAISE FOR MARK KINGWELLMark Kingwell is a beautiful writer, a lucid thinker and a patient teacher His insights are intellectual anchors in a fast-changing world.Naomi Klein[Mark Kingwell] illuminates on almost every page.LA Times[Catch and Releaseis] filled with a sense of joy and awe.Publishers Weekly