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Shoeless Joe

Written by: W. P. Kinsella
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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Summary

Shoeless Joe, the soul-stirring novel on which the movie Field of Dreams is based, is more than just another baseball story. Kinsella captures the spiritual dimension that baseball represents for its most determined devotees in this tale of love and the power of dreams to make people come alive.

“Shoeless Joe” is the great Joe Jackson, one of the eight members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox who were banned from baseball for throwing the World Series. One day, while out in his corn field, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears the voice of a baseball announcer saying, “If you build it, he will come.” “He,” of course, is Ray's hero, Joe Jackson. “It” is a baseball stadium, which Ray carves out of his corn field.

©1982 W. P. Kinsella (P)1991 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Dream Sports
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“Wild...romantic...unconventional....A triumph of hope.” ( Boston Globe)
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Having always loved first and foremost Baseball. This W.P.Kinsella tale of Shoeless Joe brought back so many fond memories of all those summer weekends playing or watching baseball as a small boy growing up in New Westminster B.C. Canada,perhaps mentions of a Datsun automobile or use of a MasterCharge credit card helped to trigger my thoughts of those days at the ballpark. A must read/listen for any true lover of the so called American pastime,the sport of baseball. To quote former Major Leaguer Sami Sosa,”Baseball has been Very Very Good to Me.🇨🇦🇺🇸⚾️🇨🇦🇺🇸.

Baseball- My all time Go To - Shoeless Joe Terrific story

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Yet another audible book without a proper index. This one doesn't even follow the chapters in the book. Disappointing.

Great but

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It's hard not to enjoy this book as much as I enjoy the Field of Dreams movie. While there are some inconsequential story differences, the book adds a rich background not possible to provide on film. Thoroughly enjoyed listening!

A Great Story Well Told

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I loved this book, as much as the movie. There are extra things in the book that never made the movie and I think it would be a great book for anyone who also loved the movie.

A must for true fans of the game.

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This was delightful. Wonderful characters, twists and turns. Excellent narration adds to the magic of the story.

Classic baseball story

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