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Doubleday

American  
[duhb-uhl-day] / ˈdʌb əlˌdeɪ /

noun

  1. Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.


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By Julia Langbein Doubleday: 320 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

To date, it has sold more than 1 million copies in all formats in the U.S., according to publisher Doubleday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

North of the border, that’s not the only reason the Doubleday story doesn’t add up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

By Peter Ames Carlin Doubleday: 256 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025

Doubleday an unknown quantity, but certainly nothing spectacular.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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