Book : Yogi A Life Behind The Mask - Pessah, Jon

-Titulo Original : Yogi A Life Behind The Mask

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Back Bay Books

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Discover the definitive biography of Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees icon, winner of 10 World Series championships, and the most-quoted player in baseball history.Lawrence Yogi Berra was never supposed to become a major league ballplayer.Thats what his immigrant father told him. Thats what Branch Rickey told him, too-right to Berras face, in fact. Even the lowly St. Louis Browns of his youth said hed never make it in the big leagues.Yet baseball was his lifeblood. It was the only thing he ever cared about. Heck, it was the only thing he ever thought about. Berra couldnt allow a constant stream of ridicule about his appearance, taunts about his speech, and scorn about his perceived lack of intelligence to keep him from becoming one of the best to ever play the game-at a position requiring the very skills he was told he did not have.Drawing on more than one hundred interviews and four years of reporting, Jon Pessah delivers a transformational portrait of how Berra handled his hard-earned success-on and off the playing field-as well as his failures; how the man who insisted I really didnt say everything I said! nonetheless shaped decades of Americas culture; and how Berras humility and grace redefined what it truly means to be a star.Overshadowed on the field by Joe DiMaggio early in his career and later by a youthful Mickey Mantle, Berra emerges as not only the best loved Yankee but one of the most appealingly simple, innately complex, and universally admired men in all of America. Review If youre a lifetime baseball fan, youd rather be watching an early-season major-league game now instead of recycled classics during this plague year. But Mr. Pessahs book is as good a proxy for baseball pleasure as youre going to find. Its a relaxed, sprawling affair-like those Yankee Stadium Sunday double-headers...This is a heart-warming narrative with a heroic protagonist who overcomes every imaginable obstacle to achieve greatness. Edward Kosner, Wall Street Journal Now, when the baseball season would normally be in its early days, Jon Pessahs biography Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask arrives to help fill the void. Its a book that covers the funny quotes and the exceptional career, but also the complicated and sensitive person often obscured by the image. John Williams, New York Times Pessah proves to be the only writer of baseball books who you would stand on line for hours to get copies of his work, on the day the publisher stocks store shelves. Observer-DispatchAn incredible read. Pittsburgh Post GazetteBetter reading could hardly be found. The SpectatorPessah provides a gripping account of the Yankees postwar dynasty, but he also generates excitement for Berras stint with the Mets, most notably the 1973 Amazins. Where he excels is in probing the relationships in Berras baseball career... The book also expertly situates Berras life in historical context. Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask lives up to a Herculean task, offering a fresh look at a player ubiquitous in American culture. It will fit nicely on any Yankees fans bookshelf. Pinstripe Alley/SB NationWhile a number of books have been written about Yogi Berra, none are as comprehensive as this in-depth account by sportswriter Pessah ...A thorough, engaging read for Berra fans and Yankee admirers. Library Journal The funny anecdotes and exciting play-by-play from baseballs golden age will keep Berras legions of fans happy. Publishers Weekly A vigorous biography of the New York Yankees legend... Yogi emerges as a man who was more thoughtful than many give him credit for...A welcome life of the Yankees icon and worthwhile reading for any baseball buff. KirkusYogi Berra is a poster boy for the greatest generation; both a man of great character and a ... great character! His journey from The Hill to Normandy to Yankee hero to American icon is inspiring. Thank you Jon Pessah for making this book necessary! Marty