Babbling Echoes

H.A. Dorfman

doi:10.5771/9780761859291

Summary

Harvey Dorfman was an educator for twenty-seven years before entering the field of sport psychology. His stature in the field grew significantly during the twenty-six years of his second career. But through most of both professional pursuits, he was also a writer. Seven books and hundreds of newspaper columns and magazine articles have appeared under his name. This final volume is a collection of some of his favorite pieces. Included are personal reflections and social commentary, both sobering and satirical. Interviews of both public and private personages are included, as well as feature stories on subjects of general interest. These works appeared in local newspapers while he was living and teaching in Vermont and in The Rutland Herald, where he was a columnist and a feature writer. They have also appeared in The New York Times, The Miami Herald, and many other national periodicals.

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Copyright year: 2012
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7618-5927-7
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7618-5929-1
Publisher: Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 172
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Introduction No access
Chapter 1. Edmund and the Birds: Upland Winter, January–February, 1973 No access Pages 1 - 4
Chapter 2. A Labor Day Revisited: The Manchester Journal, August 30, 1973 No access Pages 5 - 7
Chapter 3. Theo North: Scourge of Christmas Past: The Bennington Banner, January 5, 1974 No access Pages 8 - 10
Chapter 4. Good News for Mankind: The Manchester Journal, March 14, 1974 No access Pages 11 - 12
Chapter 5. Youth Revisited, or, Victory for Milton and Friends: The New York Times, April, 21, 1974 No access Pages 13 - 15
Chapter 6. Trying to Go Home Again: The Manchester Journal, April 25, 1974 No access Pages 16 - 18
Chapter 7. Dear Visitor: Enjoy Our Home: The Vermont Times, September, 1974 No access Pages 19 - 21
Chapter 8. The Udder Side of the Mountain: The Vermont Times, October, 1974 No access Pages 22 - 23
Chapter 9. The Umpire Is Always Right, Except When He Is Proved Wrong: The New York Times, October 20, 1974 No access Pages 24 - 26
Chapter 10. A Tongueless Grief: The Manchester Journal, December 19, 1974 No access Pages 27 - 28
Chapter 11. The Chocolate Surprise Incident: The Manchester Journal, January 9, 1975 No access Pages 29 - 31
Chapter 12. The Pinewood Project: The Manchester Journal, February 6, 1975 No access Pages 32 - 35
Chapter 13. Lincoln Lore: The Manchester Journal, February 13, 1975 No access Pages 36 - 37
Chapter 14. Relationship of Sports, Society, ‘75: The Rutland Herald, March 19, 1975 No access Pages 38 - 40
Chapter 15. The National Pastime or, A Little Bit of Luck: The New York Times, April 6, 1975 No access Pages 41 - 43
Chapter 16. Call This Phenom’s Story a Change of Pace: The Boston Globe, May 9, 1975 No access Pages 44 - 48
Chapter 17. You Get the Message?: The Manchester Journal, July 24, 1975 No access Pages 49 - 50
Chapter 18. Woman Umpire Story: The Perils of Christine: The New York Times, August 17, 1975 No access Pages 51 - 53
Chapter 19. Books, Children and Parents: The Manchester Journal, December 18, 1975 No access Pages 54 - 55
Chapter 20. Christine Wren: Another Season: The New York Times, June 6, 1976 No access Pages 56 - 58
Chapter 21. Casey Stengel, Facts and Much Fiction: The New York Times, September 26, 1976 No access Pages 59 - 61
Chapter 22. Things Have Gone Real Well for Floyd Patterson: The Rutland Herald, October 10, 1976 No access Pages 62 - 66
Chapter 23. No Hugging, Ma’am, Just the 3 R’s: The Rutland Herald, May 4, 1978 No access Pages 67 - 69
Chapter 24. A Big Snoot Full of Very Sour Grapes: The Rutland Herald, June 22, 1978 No access Pages 70 - 72
Chapter 25. A Barrel Full of Uneeda Philosophy: The Rutland Herald, August 3, 1978 No access Pages 73 - 75
Chapter 26. Turning Back to One Who Made a Mark: The Rutland Herald, August 10, 1978 No access Pages 76 - 79
Chapter 27. Dear Ms. Jane Pauley: The Rutland Herald, May 3, 1979 No access Pages 80 - 82
Chapter 28. A 19-Year-Old Metamorphosis: The Rutland Herald, May 17, 1979 No access Pages 83 - 86
Chapter 29. Their Night at the Races: The Rutland Herald, May 31, 1979 No access Pages 87 - 89
Chapter 30. Dealing with Skeptics, the Little League, Coaches and Mothers: The Rutland Herald, June 7, 1979 No access Pages 90 - 92
Chapter 31. Aunt Rose’s Lasting Gift: The Rutland Herald, June 14, 1979 No access Pages 93 - 96
Chapter 32. Three Cheers Please for a Sportswriter: The Rutland Herald, August 2, 1979 No access Pages 97 - 100
Chapter 33. There She Goes, His Ideal—and Hope: The Rutland Herald, August 16, 1979 No access Pages 101 - 111
Chapter 34. A Father Gives His Young Son a Lesson, and Also Learns One: The New York Times, August 26, 1979 No access Pages 112 - 114
Chapter 35. The Lone Ranger’s Call Heard Clearly Here: The Rutland Herald, August 30, 1979 No access Pages 115 - 117
Chapter 36. From the Armchair ofHarvey Dorfman: The Rutland Herald, September 12, 1979 No access Pages 118 - 121
Chapter 37. Real Hearts Have Their Reasons: The New York Times, February 14, 1981 No access Pages 122 - 123
Chapter 38. An Old Man and a Sand Castle: The Miami Herald, March 15, 1981 No access Pages 124 - 125
Chapter 39. Coffee Cutoff Causes Chaos: The Boston Herald American, April 23, 1981 No access Pages 126 - 128
Chapter 40. Pragmatism Is Perpendicular: The Rutland Herald, May 28, 1981 No access Pages 129 - 131
Chapter 41. Banana Belt Still Fights an Old Battle: The Rutland Herald, August 15, 1981 No access Pages 132 - 135
Chapter 42. Galbraith’s View of Vermont: The Rutland Herald, August 24, 1981 No access Pages 136 - 139
Chapter 43. Herbie Dorfson Fights Back: The Hartford Courant, November 3, 1981 (Also run by The Rutland Herald) No access Pages 140 - 144
Chapter 44. Lola Aiken: Another View from Putney: The Rutland Herald, February 2, 1982 No access Pages 145 - 148
Chapter 45. The Right Idea, The Wrong Button: The Rutland Herald, April 1, 1982 No access Pages 149 - 150
Chapter 46. It’s Also the Molly Stark Trail: The Rutland Herald, April 25, 1982 No access Pages 151 - 153
Chapter 47. Hell Hath No Fury Like Nancy Kissinger: The Rutland Herald, June 17, 1982 No access Pages 154 - 156
Chapter 48. Dad and Me: The Rutland Herald, June 20, 1982 No access Pages 157 - 159
Chapter 49. Some Lives Go On: Previously unpublished—written in July, 1989 No access Pages 160 - 164
Chapter 50. Late Shot: The Los Angeles Times, October 3, 2001 No access Pages 165 - 170
About the Author No access Pages 171 - 172