Castro's Curveball; A Novel
New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. x, [2], 286, [6] pages. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. RARE signed and inscribed book. Signed by the author on the title page. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads To Paul and Lynn--To the day baseball brings our countries closer together! Tim Wendel 3/13/99. Tim Wendel (born 1956) is an American writer whose books include narrative nonfiction and novels. Those works include Summer of '68, Cancer Crossings, High Heat, and the popular sports novel Castro's Curveball. His stories and columns have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, National Geographic, Esquire, USA Today, Psychology Today and Washington Post. He has a master's degree in writing from Johns Hopkins. Wendel is the author of more than a dozen books, including Summer of '68: The Season When Baseball, and America, Changed Forever, which was a Top 10 choice by Publishers Weekly. Wendel is an award-winning novelist. Escape from Castro's Cuba was a 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist. Wendel has been awarded the Professional Achievement Award and the Award for Teaching Excellence from Johns Hopkins University, both three times. He is a recipient of the Walter E. Dakin Fellow and Tennessee Williams Scholar to the Sewanee Writers' Conference. He has narrated and produced several audiobooks and appeared on PBS, NPR, CNN and ESPN. Wendel was one of the founding members of USA Today Baseball Weekly, which he edited and wrote for. Wendel has also garnered the Latino History Award and won the USA Today Luminary Award. More