{"product_id":"9781778431012","title":"The Utility of Boredom : Baseball Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eTenth Anniversary Edition, featuring a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpitball literary essays on the off-kilter joys, sorrows and wonder of North America's national pastime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of essays for ardent seamheads and casual baseball fans alike, The Utility of Boredom is a book about finding respite and comfort in the order, traditions, and rituals of baseball. It's a sport that shows us what a human being might be capable of, with extreme dedication—whether we're eating hot dogs in the stands, waiting out a rain delay in our living rooms, or practising the lost art of catching a stray radio signal from an out-of-market broadcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom learning about America through ball-diamond visits to the most famous triple play that never happened on Canadian soil, Forbes invites us to witness the adult conversing with the O-Pee-Chee baseball cards of his youth. Tender, insightful, and with the slow heartbreak familiar to anyone who's cheered on a losing team, The Utility of Boredom tells us a thing or two about the sport, and how a seemingly trivial game might help us make sense of our messy lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Invisible Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49421751943403,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":31.03,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781778431012-1.jpg?v=1789642079","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781778431012","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}