Outskirts Press Announces the Publication of "Whatever Happened to Little Legue Baseball in the Inner City?"
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O’Neal says it is because through the decades, the game has given to so many kids a sense of self-esteem and taught them about cooperation, leadership, and teamwork—qualities that seem to be sadly missing from today’s high profile sports such as basketball, football, and now, soccer.“I strongly believe,” O’Neal says, “that South Side helped mold us into adults with a sense of purpose as well as enabled many of us to turn our aggressive and competitive spirit into something positive.” Book Statistics ISBN(s): 1432700464 Retail Price(s): U.S. $9.95; CAN $12.95 Size and Format(s): 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback Page count: 56 Availability: Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, www.outskirts.com/markoneal ### Dolton, IL, June 26, 2007 --( PR.com )-- Whatever Happened to Little League Baseball in the Inner City?In his impassioned book, author Mark O’Neal looks at the various social, cultural, racial, and economic factors that have caused baseball to nearly vanish from Inner City communities.O’Neal says it is because through the decades, the game has given to so many kids a sense of self-esteem and taught them about cooperation, leadership, and teamwork—qualities that seem to be sadly missing from today’s high profile sports such as basketball, football, and now, soccer.Whatever Happened to Little League Baseball in the Inner City?“I strongly believe,” O’Neal says, “that South Side helped mold us into adults with a sense of purpose as well as enabled many of us to turn our aggressive and competitive spirit into something positive.”Book StatisticsISBN(s): 1432700464Retail Price(s): U.S. $9.95; CAN $12.95Size and Format(s): 5.5 x 8.5 PaperbackPage count: 56Availability: Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, www.outskirts.com/markoneal### Contact Information Outskirts Press, Inc. Jeanine Sampson 888.672.6657 ext.