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9780393337143

Yogi Berra Pa

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  • ISBN13:

    9780393337143

  • ISBN10:

    0393337146

  • Edition: 00
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-03-29
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Summary

Yogi Berra is one of the most popular former athletes in American history, and the most-quoted American since Abraham Lincoln. The gripping biography of the legendary Hall-of-Famer is replete with n early 100 photos and countless Yogi-isms, offering hilarious insights into many of baseball's greatest moments.

Author Biography

Allen Barra is the best-selling author of The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant and Clearing the Bases (a Sports Illustrated Book of the Year), a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal, and a frequent contributor to the New York Times, Village Voice, and Washington Post Book World. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and daughter.

Table of Contents

Chronologyp. xi
Introduction: Inventing Yogi Berrap. xxiii
King of the Hill (1925-1942)p. 3
Larry Berra, They Call Him Yogi...(1943-1946)p. 25
A Silly Hitter (1947)p. 52
A Rather Strange Fellow of Very Remarkable Abilities (1948-1949)p. 83
Mister Berra...My Assistant Manager (1950-1951)p. 123
Residue of Design (1952-1953)p. 163
The House That Yogi Built (1954-1956)p. 186
The Silver Age (1957-1960)p. 232
Manage Who? (1961-1964)p. 278
It Ain't Over (1965-1975)p. 317
Déjà vu All Over Again (1976-1985)p. 346
Eternal Yankee (1986-)p. 360
Extra Innings
Was Yogi the Greatest?p. 379
Yogi Berra and the Great Minds: A Comparative Studyp. 396
Casey Interviews Yogip. 402
Distant Replay: Watching the 1956 Perfect Game with Yogi and Don Larsenp. 402
Acknowledgmentsp. 405
Notesp. 411
Bibliographyp. 429
Indexp. 437
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