<b>A loving look at the old ball game, from the cartoonists at <i>The New Yorker</i></b> <p>America's national pastime engages fans and fanatics across the country and around the world. Across the magazine's eight decades, the artists at <i>The New Yorker</i> have captured the emotional essence of the game, and <i>The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons, Second Edition</i> brings an all-star lineup of cartooning greats together in one delightful collection.</p> <ul> <li>Collects over 100 drawings that present a playful view of the all-American sport</li> <li>Includes an introduction by Michael Crawford</li> <li>Features classic cartoons by <i>New Yorker</i> legends from Charles Addams to Jack Ziegler</li> </ul> <p>Selected by Robert Mankoff, acclaimed cartoonist and cartoon editor of <i>The New Yorker</i>, <i>The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons</i> is a home run for baseball fans of all ages.</p>
<p><b>Robert Mankoff</b> is the cartoon editor of <i>The New Yorker</i>. He is also a cartoonist, and more than 900 of his cartoons have been published in the magazine in the past thirty years, including the best-selling <i>New Yorker</i> cartoon of all time. He is the author of the book <i>The Naked Cartoonist</i>, published in 2002, about the creative process behind developing magazine-style cartoons. He has also edited dozens of cartoon books and published four of his own.</p> <p><b>Michael Crawford</b> is a staff cartoonist at <i>The New Yorker</i>, which has published his cartoons since 1983. His work has appeared in many publications, including <i>Paris Match</i> and the <i>National Enquirer</i>. A full-time painter, Crawford lives and works in a red barn in Rhinebeck.</p>
<p>With an all-star lineup of cartoonists on deck, <i>The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons</i> captures the national pastime in all its heart-wrenching, uplifting glory.</p> <p>This collection of baseball cartoons, which ranges from armchair obsessives to zany managers and beleaguered players, was culled from the pages of <i>The New Yorker</i> by the magazine's cartoon editor, Robert Mankoff, and features an introduction by the cartoonist Michael Crawford.</p> <p>With contributions by the M.V.P.s of the magazine's more than eight-decade history, from Charles Addams to Jack Ziegler, <i>The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons</i> is a hilarious testament to the passion and the pain of the game.</p>