No Crying in Baseball, Erin Carlson
No Crying in Baseball, Erin Carlson
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No Crying in Baseball
The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood

Author: Erin Carlson

Narrator: Mia Hutchinson Shaw

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2023

Synopsis

The inside story of how A League of Their Own—one of the most beloved baseball movies of all time—developed from an unheralded piece of American history into a perennial cinematic favorite. Featuring exclusive interviews and behind the scenes memories from the original cast and creators.No Crying in Baseball is a rollicking, revelatory deep dive into a one‑of‑a‑kind film. Before A League of Their Own, few American girls could imagine themselves playing professional ball (and doing it better than the boys). But Penny Marshall's genre outlier became an instant classic and significant aha moment for countless young women who saw that throwing like a girl was far from an insult.

Part fly‑on‑the‑wall narrative, part immersive pop nostalgia, No Crying in Baseball is for readers who love stories about subverting gender roles as well as fans of the film who remain passionate thirty years after its release. With key anecdotes from the cast, crew, and diehard fanatics, Carlson presents the definitive, first‑ever history of the making of the treasured film that inspired generations of Dottie Hinsons to dream bigger and aim for the sky.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mallory on August 04, 2024

This book was a love story to a great movie, A League of Their Own. While I did want the book to be more about the movie and a little less of the life story of the director (don’t get me wrong, she did great and seems like a great woman, it’s just not my focus). I did love the stories from behind th......more

Goodreads review by Erin on July 24, 2023

A love letter to one of America's favorite sports movie. No Crying in Baseball is primarily about the chaos of filming A League of Their Own and secondarily about director, Penny Marshall's life. Richly detailed; this book talks about the long shooting days, who was originally cast, who was cut, dr......more

Goodreads review by Dan on December 27, 2023

As with most "making of" books, you have a lot of deep-cut, Inside Baseball, no pun intended, minutiae regarding boardroom bigwigs and studio number-crunchers, so your mileage will vary, depending on how big a fan you are of the film being written about, and your tolerance for details that are, for......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on September 29, 2023

I may be biased, as A League of Their Own is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I loved this book. I grew up in the Evansville area (though I was only 2-3 at the time of filming) and my mom got to be an extra on the teams at the beginning of the movie. So I grew up hearing stories about her......more

Quotes

“Baseball stories are never just about baseball, Erin Carlson reminds us.  And Carlson’s baseball story, about the making of A League of Their Own, is about the business of Hollywood, the telling of women’s stories, the magic that ensues when the right performers meet the right director and the right script, and what, precisely, takes place when Madonna, at the height of her fame, decamps for the third-largest city in Indiana to shoot a movie.  No Crying in Baseball is sheer, joyous fun, studded with insight into the grit and determination it took then—and now!—to make a movie that celebrated the accomplishments of women.”—Saul Austerlitz, author Generation Friends

“If you’re a fan of A League of Their Own, you’ll love all the behind the scenes info, and if you’re not already a fan, this book will make you want to watch immediately! Erin brilliantly weaves juicy stories with the triumphant tale of getting the historic film made. I loved it. Perhaps there's no crying in baseball, but you may shed a tear or two of joy while reading this wonderful book!”—Danny Pellegrino, author of How Do I Un-Remember This?

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