title: The Secret History of Balls: The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce and Bat
author:  Josh Chetwynd 
description: "Essential Trivia" --ESPN The Magazine<br /><br />"[Chetwynd] shows us how the evolution of the ball has had a profound influence not only on each athletic activity we play but on much larger issues such as technology, language and culture." --The Denver Post<br /><br />"Anyone with an interest in sports or game development and history will thoroughly enjoy bouncing through these offerings."<br /><br /> --New York Journal of Books<br /><br />"[A] little gem of a book ..." --The Wall Street Journal<br /><br />Named one of the "Best Books of 2011" - National Public Radio
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  THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GAME
  
  
  ![Baseball bat and ball with solid fill](../images/00001.jpeg)
  
  
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  DIAMOND LAKE RATTLERS SERIES, BOOK 2
  
  
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  TIYE LOVE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are
  entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GAME
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **First edition. April 30, 2021.**
  
  
  Copyright © 2021 Tiye Love.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Written by Tiye Love.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # Table of Contents
  
  
  [Title Page](part0000.html#0-b42bc09097a44d0797b104cd771a0ae5)
  
  
  [Copyright Page](part0001.html#UGI0-b42bc09097a44d0797b104cd771a0ae5)
  
  
  [Also available by Tiye
  Love](part0003_split_000.html#2RHM0-b42bc09097a44d0797b104cd771a0ae5)
  
  
  [He’s her
  rock...](part0004_split_000.html#3Q280-b42bc09097a44d0797b104cd771a0ae5)
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](part0005_split_000.html#4OIQ0-b42bc09097a44d0797b104cd771a0ae5)
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0006_split_000.html#5N3C0-b42bc09097a44d0797b104cd771a0ae5)
  
  
  [Chapte