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Nolan

The Singular Life of an American Original

Contributors

By Tim Brown

Formats and Prices

On Sale
May 19, 2026
Page Count
368 pages
ISBN-13
9781538726525

Price

$30.00

Price

$40.00 CAD

Format:

  1. Hardcover $30.00 $40.00 CAD
  2. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $27.99

  • PRAISE FOR THE TAO OF THE BACKUP CATCHER

    "If God is in the details, then what Tim Brown has done with the story of Eric Kratz is divine"
    Mark Kriegel, author of Pistol
  • “Lend Tim Brown’s inimitable voice to a sporting subculture overflowing with personality, mix in Erik Kratz’s tale of perseverance and what blossoms is magic. This isn’t just a story about baseball. It’s about life and the beauty of knowing and accepting who you are.”
    Jeff Passan, ESPN
  • "Tim Brown and Erik Kratz have my everlasting gratitude for this exquisite reminder of what baseball—and baseball writing—was like before velo, and rpms, and launch angles and barrels, and $43.3 million dollar annual salaries changed the conversation and the game became a discussion about everything other than people. This ode to the backup catcher with grit beneath his fingernails and grit within his soul is a must read."
    Jane Leavy, author of national bestsellers The Last Boy and The Big Fella
  • "A refreshing and inspiring baseball story that will resonate with the 99 percent who never make it big. It will likely enlighten and inspire baseball players and non-athletes alike into learning that greater joy can come from serving others instead of just being served.”
    Library Journal, starred review

Tim Brown

About the Author

Tim Brown is an award-winning writer with 25 years’ experience covering Major League Baseball at the Los Angeles Times, the Newark Star-Ledger, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Los Angeles Daily News and Yahoo! Sports. He co-wrote, with Jim Abbott, the New York Times bestseller, “Imperfect: An Improbable Life.” He resides with his wife, Kelly, in Venice, CA.

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