{"product_id":"the-switch-pitcher-9780996900607","title":"The Switch Pitcher","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): W. Leon Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Smith Media, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Smith Media, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports \u0026amp; Recreation - Baseball \u0026amp; Softball\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a young baseball player, out of necessity, learns to pitch both right- and left-handed? This novelette explores his techniques and the challenges that erupt on and off the field when he becomes \"ambi-disastrous\" on the mound. Although written with a younger readership in mind, baseball fans of all ages find The Switch Pitcher thrilling, as they do with the five bonus short stories. Aldo Vidali, an 84-year-old collaborator of one of cinema's greatest directors: Federico Fellini, wrote a review of the first edition of The Switch Pitcher, and urged it be made into a motion picture. \"Children, parents, and grandparents would flock to see such a movie,\" he said. Among the bonus features is a short story about a sunflower living in a keyhole garden that literally \"comes to life.\" The second short story is a non-fiction account of an encounter with a UFO wherein the subject about thirty years later recounts details of the event while under hypnosis. In the feature entitled ROD \u0026amp; REEL SNAPSHOTS, the author recounts unique fishing expeditions. Another non-fiction entry is about growing up with a magical teddy bear named Fleddie Peddie. The fifth short story, entitled PERIPHERAL ACCELERATON, is about an elderly man who is a perfectionist. He shares his extreme attention to detail with a friend, proving, for instance, the idea that it is extremely intelligent people who become carsick. He also recounts what it is truly like to be a time traveler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smith Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45124066738327,"sku":"9780996900607","price":852.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780996900607.webp?v=1767144410","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-switch-pitcher-9780996900607","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}