Ring

Jonathan Yardley is the book critic and a columnist for the Washington Post. His columns and reviews are distributed to newspapers throughout the country. He lives in Washington, D.C.

• Chapter 1 Frank Chance's DiamondChapter 2 BeginningsChapter 3 A CourtshipChapter 4 MarriedChapter 5 In the Wake of the NewsChapter 6 FameChapter 7 The Last YearsChapter 8 EpilogueChapter 9 AcknowledgementsChapter 10 A Note on SourcesChapter 11 Index

To this awesomely detailed biography of Ring Lardner, Yardley brings a first-rate literary critic's perceptions; an experienced reporter's skills; a deep interest in that earlier, innocent era of baseball that spawned Lardner as one of the greatest ever to write about that sport; and an obvious and abiding affection for his complex, often puzzling subject.