Name: Havana Heat
Author: Darryl Brock
ISBN: 9780803235892

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A former star hurler for John McGraw's brawling Giants, Luther "Dummy" Taylor was also one of Major League Baseball's first deaf players. Havana Heat follows Taylor's life and fortunes when, after a strong season in the bushes in 1911, he comes to believe that he has one last shot at returning to his old dream.

He works his thirty-six-year-old arm into shape by pitching to his brother in the evenings and, after wrestling with the decision to leave his wife to pursue his dream, becomes determined to hunt down McGraw and ask for another chance.

Allowed to accompany the Giants on a barnstorming trip to Cuba, Taylor gets far more than he has bargained for as he faces the renowned Havana teams and a profound challenge thrust upon him by a deaf Cuban youngster. During quieter moments in the trip's turbulent course, Taylor takes a long look at his career, his marriage, and his life. As he meets unexpected trials on the island, Taylor gains insight into what he can still offer the world besides his pitching arm.

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Author Darryl Brock

Published Mar 2011

Main Genre General Fiction

Pages 322

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First Edition Mar 2011 University of Nebraska Press ISBN 0803235895

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Feb 2001 Plume ISBN 0452282330

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May 2000 Total Sports ISBN 189212923X

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May 2002 Blackstone Audiobooks ISBN 0786195320

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May 2002 Blackstone Audiobooks ISBN 0786121920

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Dec 2004 Blackstone Audio, Inc. ISBN B000782ET0

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Havana Heat