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Paul Dickson

Paul Dickson is the author of several classic baseball books, including The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, The Unwritten Rules of Baseball, The Hidden Language of Baseball, and The Joy of Keeping Score. He is also the author of the seminal narrative history Sputnik: The Shock of the Century and the coauthor of the acclaimed The Bonus Army: An American Epic. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland.

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American journalist

Born 1939-07-30

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  • Cover of: Baseball's greatest quotations

    First published in 1991 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Toasts, the complete book of the best toasts, sentiments, blessings, curses, and graces

    First published in 1982 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition toastscompletebo00dick
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  • Cover of: Toasts: over 1,500 of the best toasts, sentiments, blessings, and graces

    First published in 1991 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Official Rules at Home: The Laws That Determine What Can, and Probably Will, Go Awry in Your Daily Life

    First published in 1996 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Underground

    First published in 2009 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition unwrittenrulesba00dick
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  • Cover of: Baseball: The Presidents' Game

    First published in 1993 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Congress dictionary: the ways and meanings of Capitol Hill

    First published in 1993 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Firestone: a legend, a century, a celebration, 1900-2000

    First published in 1999 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Baseball's Greatest Quotations

    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Baseball's Greatest Quotations Rev. Ed.: An Illustrated Treasury of Baseball Quotations and Historical Lore

    First published in 2008 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The future file: a guide for people with one foot in the 21st century

    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition futurefileguidef0000dick
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  • Cover of: The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime

    First published in 2003 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition hiddenlanguageof0000dick_x0k8
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  • Cover of: The library in America: a celebration in words and pictures

    First published in 1986 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of the space age

    First published in 2009 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition dictionaryspacea00dick
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  • Cover of: The Official Rules

    First published in 1979 2 editions
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  • Cover of: There are alligators in our sewers, and other American credos: a collection of bunk nonsense and fables we believe

    First published in 1983 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition therearealligato00dick
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  • Cover of: Timelines

    First published in 1990 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition timelinesdaybyda00dick
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  • Cover of: Work revolution.: Foreword by Jack Jones.

    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Chow: a cook's tour of military food.

    First published in 1978 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Bonus Army: an American epic

    First published in 2004 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bonusarmyamerica0000dick
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American journalist

Born 1939-07-30
Subjects
History, American wit and humor, Quotations, maxims, Dictionaries, Baseball, English language, Toasts, United States, Americanisms, Baseball, dictionaries, Language, Politics and government, Quotations, Slang, Biography, Glossaries, vocabularies, Golf, Humor, Job satisfaction, Military art and science, Miscellanea, Personnel management, Work, Working class, Armed Forces
Places
United States, East Anglia, East Anglia (England), England, U.S., Washington (D.C.)
People
Bill Veeck, Harvey Samuel Firestone (1868-1938), Leo Durocher (1905-1991)
Time
20th century, 1945-, 1945-1989, 1989-

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January 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
March 11, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe Edited without comment.
May 7, 2014 Edited by KirstinM added author website
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import