{"product_id":"9781608194414","title":"Take Time for Paradise: Americans and Their Games","description":"A philosophical musing on sports and play, this wholly inspiring and \u003cbr\u003eutterly charming reissue of Bart Giamatti's long-out-of-print final \u003cbr\u003ebook, \u003ci\u003eTake Time for Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, puts baseball in the context of \u003cbr\u003eAmerican life and leisure. Giamatti begins with the conviction that our \u003cbr\u003euse of free time tells us something about who we are. He explores the \u003cbr\u003econcepts of leisure, American-style. And in baseball, the quintessential\u003cbr\u003e American game, he finds its ultimate expression. \"Sports and leisure \u003cbr\u003eare our reiteration of the hunger for paradise- for freedom \u003cbr\u003euntrammeled.\" Filled with pithy truths about such resonant subjects as \u003cbr\u003eritual, self-betterment, faith, home, and community, \u003ci\u003eTake Time for Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e gives us much more than just baseball. These final, eloquent thoughts \u003cbr\u003eof \"the philosopher king of baseball\" (Seattle Weekly) are a joyful, \u003cbr\u003ereverent celebration of the sport Giamatti loved and the country that \u003cbr\u003ecreated it.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183790014704,"sku":"9781608194414","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608194414_p0.jpg?v=1763833111","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608194414","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}