Dan Epstein

Auteur van Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s

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Dan Epstein is an award-winning journalist, pop-culture historian, and avid baseball fan who has written for Rolling Stone. Fox Sports, the Los Angeles Times. The Jewish Daily Forward, and dozens of other publications. He currently resides in Chicago.

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Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s (2010) 110 exemplaren

20th Century Pop Culture (1999) 81 exemplaren

Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of '76 (2014) 44 exemplaren

The Twentieth Century in Pictures (2001) 12 exemplaren

20th century pop culture-80's (2000) 10 exemplaren

The 70's (20th Century Pop Culture) (2000) 9 exemplaren

The 50's (20th Century Pop Culture) (2000) 7 exemplaren

The 90's (20th Century Pop Culture) (2000) 6 exemplaren

The Sixties (20c Pop Cult) (20th Century Pop Culture) (2000) 6 exemplaren

Project Workflow Management: A Business Process Approach (2013) 5 exemplaren

The 80's Pop Culture 1 exemplaar

The 90's Pop Culture 1 exemplaar

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Geslacht: male
Woonplaatsen: Los Angeles, California, USA
Beroepen: freelance journalist

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Stars and strikes : baseball and America in the… door Dan Epstein

Good "beach reading" if you're into baseball or 70's pop culture.

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Brio95 | 4 andere besprekingen | May 31, 2023 |

Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the… door Dan Epstein

Not bad, nothing special but a few interesting nuggets. A lot of music intermixed with baseball, but personally I could have done without the music stuff.
Well written and was kept interesting, so that’s a plus.

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MrMet | 4 andere besprekingen | Apr 28, 2023 |

Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through… door Dan Epstein

This was an entertaining look at one of baseball's most unique decades - the 70s. It was fun for this fan (who lived in that era) to revisit some of the best teams, best players, and most interesting characters from 1970-79. The great teams - the Big Red Machine, the Mustache Gang, and the Bronx Zoo - were all featured, along with plenty about Reggie Jackson, Billy Martin, Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan, Johnny Bench, George Steinbrenner, Charley Finley, Dick Allen, Dock Ellis, the Perry brothers, and even, Bill "Spaceman" Lee (plus many more). There are also numerous anecdotes about player nicknames, the ballparks, the wild uniforms, outrageous hairstyles/facial hair, and social changes of the decade.
Author Dan Epstein rehashes each year in some detail in a separate chapter with a recap of the pennant races, league MVP competition, and World Series winners. He even throws in a little pop culture free of charge with each year. This book brought back a lot of pleasant memories for this baseball fan!… (meer)

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coachtim30 | 6 andere besprekingen | Feb 11, 2023 |

Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through… door Dan Epstein

Loved every minute I spent reading this book. I felt as though I was transported back to my youth when I first became enamored with baseball. There were so many details that I either forgot or did not know. The 1970’s were the golden era of major league baseball and the author did a wonderful job bringing that decade back to life. The book was well-researched and was an enjoyable read.

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