In 1971, when he was fourteen years old, Michael Lowenstein spent the summer watching Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and the Pittsburgh Pirates on their way to a World Series. Forty years later, in honor of that team, he committed to go to forty games to watch a Pirate team that had just finished its eighteenth losing season in a row. The Nineteenth Year tells the story of those two seasons, the world championship Pirates of 1971 and the surprisingly inspiring Pirates of 2011. This is a story of loyalty, passion and hope, and, most of all, of baseball and family.

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We All We Got is the story of the beginning of the Golden Era of Pitt basketball. Written from a fan’s perspective based on the author’s internet posts, it describes how teamwork, leadership, passion and commitment to defense transformed a college basketball program into a national power. And it is the story of one family’s experience watching it happen.

Enjoy The Nineteenth Year: A Sweet Summer with the Pittsburgh Pirates and We All We Got: Pitt Basketball in the Golden Era together at a discounted price.

The Nineteenth Year Cover Photo Copyright ©, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2012, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.