Ball Four: The Final Pitch Size:Paperback but Emily—now Connie Prynne―forges a

but Emily—now Connie Prynne―forges a new happily-ever-after in California

Kim Hooper has created magic from the seemingly impossible

she wanted to be a magician like her uncle Bill

she shows how her love of reading–instilled in her by her mother–spurred her to reach her goals

Ball Four: The Final Pitch Size:Paperback but Emily—now Connie Prynne―forges a50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONNew York Public Library Book of the Century SelectionTime Magazine 100 Greatest Non Fiction Books SelectionNew Foreword from Jim Boutons Wife, Paula Kurman When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning bolt. Commissioners, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." Commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book