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Praise for "The Man With Two Arms" "The best baseball themed fiction so far this decade." --Allen Barra "Undoubtedly modern America''s finest literary tribute to the baseball since Bernard Malamud''s novel "The Natural".... Lombardo''s one of a kind novel about a one of a kind ball player becomes as engrossing as a perfect game going into the late innings. If you''re in the stands, you don''t want to look away from the field, let alone leave the stadium early. Those who love to read about this great pastime will have the same feeling when reading about Denny Grenville, on and off the field. " --Alan Cheuse, "The Chicago Tribune" and "All Things Considered" "Sings with joy and tragedy in clear, uncynical and original tones the way few novels do anymore...Lombardo''s novel is an amazing debut, as a lyrical paean to the national pastime and as a touching exploration of the life of a boy becoming a man both blessed and burdened with a unique and extraordinary talent. We gain real insight into what it means to be, literally, the only one of one''s kind in the world, and it is accomplished beautifully... it''s awfully good, reminiscent of the baseball wonder stories of W. P. Kinsella and Michael Chabon and, yes, Bernard Malamud. "The Man with Two Arms" is a child that has indeed lived up to every one of its father''s expectations." -- "Flagpole" (Athens, GA) "A sophisticated book with a deceptively simple title...The game descriptions and conversation are both spot on. Characterization is strong, with no cardboard characters to be found." -- "Spitball Magazine" "Lombardo writes with a naturalness that makes his street-smart surface wholly convincing, but the seeming effortlessness of his storytelling depends on a sophisticated sense of craft and a deep sense of empathy." --Stuart Dybek Praise for "The Man With Two Arms" "The best baseball themed fiction so far this decade." --Allen Barra "Undoubtedly modern America''s finest literary tribute to the baseball since Bernard Malamud''s novel "The Natural."... Lombardo''s one of a kind novel about a one of a kind ball player becomes as engrossing as a perfect game going into the late innings. If you''re in the stands, you don''t want to look away from the field, let alone leave the stadium early. Those who love to read about this great pastime will have the same feeling when reading about Denny Grenville, on and off the field. " --Alan Cheuse, "The Chicago Tribune" and "All Things Considered" "Sings with joy and tragedy in clear, uncynical and original tones the way few novels do anymore...Lombardo''s novel is an amazing debut, as a lyrical paean to the national pastime and as a touching exploration of the life of a boy becoming a man both blessed and burdened with a unique and extraordinary talent.l Praise for "The Man With Two Arms": "The best baseball themed fiction so far this decade." --Allen Barra "Undoubtedly modern America's finest literary tribute to the baseball since Bernard Malamud's novel "The Natural."... Lombardo's one of a kind novel about a one of a kind ball player becomes as engrossing as a perfect game going into the late innings. If you're in the stands, you don't want to look away from the field, let alone leave the stadium early. Those who love to read about this great pastime will have the same feeling when reading about Denny Grenville, on and off the field. " --Alan Cheuse, "The Chicago Tribune" and "All Things Considered" "Sings with joy and tragedy in clear, uncynical and original tones the way few novels do anymore...Lombardo's novel is an amazing debut, as a lyrical paean to the national pastime and as a touching exploration of the life of a boy becoming a man both blessed and burdened with a unique and extraordinary talent. We gain real in

Baseball fanatic Henry Granville spends hours introducing his son Danny to balls of all sizes and shapes and even turns his basement into an indoor stadium. Soon Danny can throw perfectly with either arm, a feat virtually unheard of in baseball. He skyrockets into the major leagues, breaking records held for decades. But when a journalist exaggerates Henry's obsession and exposes him as a monster, the pressures of the media threaten their relationship.