Yogi Berra
Eternal Yankee
31 March 2010
Territory Rights — Worldwide including Canada, but excluding the British Commonwealth.
Description
“Allen Barra brings a legendary figure from the true golden age of baseball to life.”—Bob Costas
Yogi Berra is one of the most popular former athletes in American history, and the most quoted American since Abraham Lincoln. Part clown, part feisty competitor, Berra is also the winningest player (fourteen pennants, ten World Series, 3 MVPs) in baseball history. In this revelatory biography, Allen Barra presents Yogi’s remarkable life as never seen before with nearly one hundred photos and countless “Yogi-isms,” and offers hilarious insights into many of baseball’s greatest moments. From calling Don Larsen’s perfect game, to managing the 1973 “You Gotta Believe” New York Mets, Yogi’s life and career are a virtual cutaway view of our national pastime in the twentieth century.
Reviews
"Starred Review. A superior sports book." — Kirkus Reviews
"Count me among the Yankee haters who devoured this book." — David Maraniss, author of Clemente
"Allen Barra’s real Yogi Berra is even more interesting than the legendary one." — Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four
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