THE ANCIENT WISDOM OF BASEBALL
Lessons for Life from Homer's ODYSSEY to the World Series
by Christian Sheppard
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Pub Date Mar 25 2025 | Archive Date Mar 28 2025
Greenleaf Book Group | Greenleaf Book Group Press
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Description
“For those who love baseball, the game holds deep personal meaning and echoes to the past that are undeniable but often hard to articulate. Christian Sheppard’s The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball is a love letter to baseball that explains its connections to our inner lives and to classical lore in a way that makes one pine for Opening Day.” —THEO EPSTEIN
Who are you, how are you supposed to live, and what about happiness? Answers to age-old questions are offered in classic myths about heroes, gods, and monsters, and at the ballgame.
In The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball, author Christian Sheppard interweaves Homer’s epics with glorious stories from the green fields of America’s pastime, celebrating Achilles’ courage and Odysseus’ cunning along with the virtues of Hall of Fame players such as Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth and of great teams such as the 2004 Red Sox and the 2016 Cubs. Along the way, Sheppard humorously recollects trying to raise his baby daughter true to the teachings of ancient myth and his beloved game. The result is an endearing, insightful, and inspiring guide to cultivating virtue and becoming the hero of your own life’s odyssey.
Advance Praise
“For those who love baseball, the game holds deep personal meaning and echoes to the past that are undeniable but often hard to articulate. Christian Sheppard’s The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball is a love letter to baseball that explains its connections to our inner lives and to classical lore in a way that makes one pine for Opening Day.” —Theo Epstein, baseball executive and three-time World Series Champion who broke the curses of the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs
"Something as simple as rooting for your favorite team is pivotal in defining values, identity, and at large – one’s world. I love how Sheppard is able to make extremely difficult ideas completely understandable, through the most unlikely subject matter on its face to tackle existentialism." - Alexander Marias, The Magic Pen
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9798886453041 |
| PRICE | $27.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 184 |
