December 03, 2007
Field of Schemes: The Next Generation
The galleys are proofread, the index is done, and the cover is designed (see image at right), which means the new edition of Field of Schemes is just around the corner. The official release date is April 1, but starting around February pre-orders should be available from the University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books site.
For those of you who've already read the original edition, this is a massive expansion, with four hefty chapters of new material covering stadium battles in Washington, D.C, New York City, Boston, and elsewhere, as well as annotations giving updates on the first twelve chapters. And for those of you who haven't read the original, this edition will provide you with all the ammunition you need to analyze the claims of local sports-subsidy boosters - or, at nearly 400 pages, merely to throw at them.
So buy early and buy often. And if you're a member of the media looking for review or advance press copies, drop me a line and I'll put you in touch with the appropriate parties.
