books.google.com - The classical novel (and basis for the acclaimed film) now in a new editionIntroduction by Kevin BakerThe Natural, Bernard Malamud’s first novel, published in 1952, is also the first—and some would say still the best—novel ever written about baseball. In it Malamud, usually appreciated for his...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Natural.html?id=wCWhegoGUxwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Natural