Bang the Drum Slowly (Edition 2) (Paperback)

from ccookie

[Bang the Drum Slowly] by Mark Harris First line: ~Me and Holly were laying around in bed around 10 A.M. on a Wednesday morning when the call come (sic) ~ I saw the film, with Michael Moriarity and Robert deNiro, many years ago and bought the book at a second hand bookstore, also many years ago b...

from SeriousGrace

When we rejoin Henry Wiggen he is now married to Holly and she is three months pregnant. Henry has been in the big leagues for several years and sells insurance on the side. His friend and fellow ballplayer, Bruce Pearson, is dying of cancer. Henry's life becomes a balance of baseball, family, an...

from byronemerson

I appreciated the insights into human behavior that permeated the book. Two messages from this book will be in my thoughts for the next few days: 1) Sometimes, we don't start living until we truly understand that we are dying. 2) Friends can make living worthwhile. And there is the bonus thought,...