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Leo Durocher : Baseball's Prodigal Son by Paul Dickson (2017, Hardcover)
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- ISBN
- 9781632863119
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1632863111
ISBN-13
9781632863119
eBay Product ID (ePID)
222644454
Product Key Features
Book Title
Leo Durocher : Baseball's Prodigal Son
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / General, Sports
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
24 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-031064
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"[A] well-researched, smoothly written biography of a complex man." - Kirkus Reviews "'Leo the Lip' was confident, gaudy, and courageous. His spirit is brilliantly captured in this well-researched and thoroughly examined biography by Dickson ( Bill Veeck ), encompassing the personal and professional life of this legendary infielder. . . . Dickson brilliantly points out some of the player's greatest moments as well as his worst. . . . From his relationship with Branch Rickey in the racially charged 1940s to his hectic private life, Durocher's world was an enthralling on. . . . A fascinating look into the life and times of Leo Durocher, recommended for fans of the golden age of baseball." - Library Journal "Paul Dickson's biography of the impresario Bill Veeck is one of the best baseball books of recent years. In his latest effort Dickson takes one mighty biographical swing at Leo Durocher, a colorful baseball player and manager. Durocher was a loudmouthed brawler, lady's man, fine coach, and coiner of the expression: 'nice guys finish last.'" - The Dayton Daily News "The racial integration of the game, which Durocher long advocated, is the book's crucial secondary story, and it is deftly handled." - Booklist "Durocher's life -- feuding with opponents, teammates, writers, and commissioners; baiting umpires; punching mouthy fans; running with gamblers and gangsters, and the Hollywood stars who played them in the movies; burning his way through four marriages, including one to actress Larraine Day--is colorful enough for any three novels. The world of Twitter and TMZ would've loved him." - The Washington Independent Review of Books "Dickson's biography of Leo Durocher captures the bright sunshine and optimism of baseball's spring training by focusing upon a man who loved the game, but the dark side of the sport is revealed through a man with an inferiority complex and a gambling problem who antagonized many in the nation of baseball by his desire to win at any cost; threatening the integrity of the game and leaving Durocher isolated and lonely." - History News Network "[A] splendidly written and meticulously researched book." - Daily News Gems "Paul Dickson brings to life Leo Durocher, one of the most charismatic, controversial and accomplished figures in major league history. Few in the game have ever experienced what Durocher did, and Dickson takes us inside the good and the bad. I love any book that teaches me as much as this one did." - Tim Kurkjian, ESPN, author of I'M FASCINATED BY SACRIFICE FLIES "Leo Durocher was one of the most memorable characters in baseball history and Paul Dickson has beautifully captured his colorful life on and off the field." - Gay Talese "Leo Durocher belongs in the pantheon of sports legends who transcended their sport, and of all-American rogues and icons. Paul Dickson deftly and compelling puts him there." - Larry Tye, author of SATCHEL and BOBBY KENNEDY "Paul Dickson swung for the fences with his latest and hit it out of the ballpark. His biography of Leo ('The Lip') Durocher has it all--baseball's best days, movie stars (Frank Sinatra) and mobsters (George Raft, etc.) Treat yourself to a great read." - Kitty Kelley "Leo Durocher's life, in baseball and out, was a car wreck--appalling but impossible to look away. Paul Dickson pulls no punches in this gut-wrenching biography." - John Thorn, Official Historian, Major League Baseball "Meticulously researched and elegantly crafted, Paul Dickson's account of the loud life of Leo The Lip proves Durocher wrong. Nice guys don't always finish last. Dickson, a pre-eminent baseball historian, and a very nice guy, has written a first class biography of one of the game's most difficult and enduring figures, finally giving The Lip his due." - Jane Leavy, author of SANDY KOUFAX and THE LAST BOY, "[A] well-researched, smoothly written biography of a complex man." - Kirkus Reviews "[Durocher's] spirit is brilliantly captured in this well-researched and thoroughly examined biography by Dickson, encompassing the personal and professional life of this legendary infielder. . . A fascinating look into the life and times of Leo Durocher." - Library Journal "The racial integration of the game, which Durocher long advocated, is the book's crucial secondary story, and it is deftly handled." - Booklist "Among the few great biographies set in sports." - Bill Littlefield, Boston Globe on BILL VEECK "Dickson has done more than write the best baseball biography so far this decade. He's written an important piece of baseball history." - Allen Barra, Chicago Tribune on BILL VEECK "The proof of goodness is usually in the details, so it becomes clear right off the bat that Dickson has written an authoritative work." - Los Angeles Times on BILL VEECK "Bill Veeck comes as close to a 'must-read' as any baseball book in recent memory. Grade: Home run." - Mark Hodermarsky, Cleveland Plain Dealer "A narrative marked by Mr. Dickson's broad knowledge and fluid authority . . . The result is a biography that newcomers to the Veeck legend are likely to find immensely appealing, but one that also makes him new again for those who have already savored the baseball showman's own episodic volumes." - Maxwell Carter, Wall Street Journal on BILL VEECK "We knew Bill Veeck was the baron of ballyhoo. We didn't know (or at least I didn't) that he was a patriot as high-flying as Ted Williams, a racial barrier-buster as fearless as Branch Rickey, a gadfly who set the mold for Charlie Finley, and a one-of-a-kind iconoclast who was irresistible. So don't resist. Buy Paul Dickson's new book and have a blast." - Larry Tye, author of SATCHEL on BILL VEECK "Any man who wanted to be included on Richard Nixon's enemies list is worthy of a searching biography--and Paul Dickson has been kind enough to do that for us with his compelling portrait of the unregenarate Bill Veeck." - Ray Robinson, author of IRON HORSE on BILL VEECK "A wonderful companion volume . . . enough to last a fan through a 162-game season and the playoffs . . . What a treasure to have at hand with a long season ahead." - David Broder, Washington Post on THE DICKSON BASEBALL DICTIONARY, "[A] well-researched, smoothly written biography of a complex man." - Kirkus Reviews "'Leo the Lip' was confident, gaudy, and courageous. His spirit is brilliantly captured in this well-researched and thoroughly examined biography by Dickson ( Bill Veeck ), encompassing the personal and professional life of this legendary infielder. . . . Dickson brilliantly points out some of the player's greatest moments as well as his worst. . . . From his relationship with Branch Rickey in the racially charged 1940s to his hectic private life, Durocher's world was an enthralling on. . . . A fascinating look into the life and times of Leo Durocher, recommended for fans of the golden age of baseball." - Library Journal "The racial integration of the game, which Durocher long advocated, is the book's crucial secondary story, and it is deftly handled." - Booklist "Among the few great biographies set in sports." - Bill Littlefield, Boston Globe on BILL VEECK "Dickson has done more than write the best baseball biography so far this decade. He's written an important piece of baseball history." - Allen Barra, Chicago Tribune on BILL VEECK "The proof of goodness is usually in the details, so it becomes clear right off the bat that Dickson has written an authoritative work." - Los Angeles Times on BILL VEECK "Bill Veeck comes as close to a 'must-read' as any baseball book in recent memory. Grade: Home run." - Mark Hodermarsky, Cleveland Plain Dealer "A narrative marked by Mr. Dickson's broad knowledge and fluid authority . . . The result is a biography that newcomers to the Veeck legend are likely to find immensely appealing, but one that also makes him new again for those who have already savored the baseball showman's own episodic volumes." - Maxwell Carter, Wall Street Journal on BILL VEECK "We knew Bill Veeck was the baron of ballyhoo. We didn't know (or at least I didn't) that he was a patriot as high-flying as Ted Williams, a racial barrier-buster as fearless as Branch Rickey, a gadfly who set the mold for Charlie Finley, and a one-of-a-kind iconoclast who was irresistible. So don't resist. Buy Paul Dickson's new book and have a blast." - Larry Tye, author of SATCHEL on BILL VEECK "Any man who wanted to be included on Richard Nixon's enemies list is worthy of a searching biography--and Paul Dickson has been kind enough to do that for us with his compelling portrait of the unregenarate Bill Veeck." - Ray Robinson, author of IRON HORSE on BILL VEECK "A wonderful companion volume . . . enough to last a fan through a 162-game season and the playoffs . . . What a treasure to have at hand with a long season ahead." - David Broder, Washington Post on THE DICKSON BASEBALL DICTIONARY, for Bill Veeck : "Among the few great biographies set in sports." --Bill Littlefield, The Boston Globe "Dickson . . . has done more than write the best baseball biography so far this decade. He's written an important piece of baseball history." --Allen Barra, The Chicago Tribune " Bill Veeck comes as close to a 'must read' as any baseball book in recent memory. Grade: Home run." -- The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), "Among the few great biographies set in sports." - Bill Littlefield, Boston Globe on BILL VEECK "Dickson has done more than write the best baseball biography so far this decade. He's written an important piece of baseball history." - Allen Barra, Chicago Tribune on BILL VEECK "The proof of goodness is usually in the details, so it becomes clear right off the bat that Dickson has written an authoritative work." - Los Angeles Times on BILL VEECK "Bill Veeck comes as close to a 'must-read' as any baseball book in recent memory. Grade: Home run." - Mark Hodermarsky, Cleveland Plain Dealer "A narrative marked by Mr. Dickson's broad knowledge and fluid authority . . . The result is a biography that newcomers to the Veeck legend are likely to find immensely appealing, but one that also makes him new again for those who have already savored the baseball showman's own episodic volumes." - Maxwell Carter, Wall Street Journal on BILL VEECK "We knew Bill Veeck was the baron of ballyhoo. We didn't know (or at least I didn't) that he was a patriot as high-flying as Ted Williams, a racial barrier-buster as fearless as Branch Rickey, a gadfly who set the mold for Charlie Finley, and a one-of-a-kind iconoclast who was irresistible. So don't resist. Buy Paul Dickson's new book and have a blast." - Larry Tye, author of SATCHEL on BILL VEECK "Any man who wanted to be included on Richard Nixon's enemies list is worthy of a searching biography--and Paul Dickson has been kind enough to do that for us with his compelling portrait of the unregenarate Bill Veeck." - Ray Robinson, author of IRON HORSE on BILL VEECK "A wonderful companion volume . . . enough to last a fan through a 162-game season and the playoffs . . . What a treasure to have at hand with a long season ahead." - David Broder, Washington Post on THE DICKSON BASEBALL DICTIONARY, "Baseball buffs will enjoy this well-researched, smoothly written biography of a complex man." - Kirkus Reviews "Among the few great biographies set in sports." - Bill Littlefield, Boston Globe on BILL VEECK "Dickson has done more than write the best baseball biography so far this decade. He's written an important piece of baseball history." - Allen Barra, Chicago Tribune on BILL VEECK "The proof of goodness is usually in the details, so it becomes clear right off the bat that Dickson has written an authoritative work." - Los Angeles Times on BILL VEECK "Bill Veeck comes as close to a 'must-read' as any baseball book in recent memory. Grade: Home run." - Mark Hodermarsky, Cleveland Plain Dealer "A narrative marked by Mr. Dickson's broad knowledge and fluid authority . . . The result is a biography that newcomers to the Veeck legend are likely to find immensely appealing, but one that also makes him new again for those who have already savored the baseball showman's own episodic volumes." - Maxwell Carter, Wall Street Journal on BILL VEECK "We knew Bill Veeck was the baron of ballyhoo. We didn't know (or at least I didn't) that he was a patriot as high-flying as Ted Williams, a racial barrier-buster as fearless as Branch Rickey, a gadfly who set the mold for Charlie Finley, and a one-of-a-kind iconoclast who was irresistible. So don't resist. Buy Paul Dickson's new book and have a blast." - Larry Tye, author of SATCHEL on BILL VEECK "Any man who wanted to be included on Richard Nixon's enemies list is worthy of a searching biography--and Paul Dickson has been kind enough to do that for us with his compelling portrait of the unregenarate Bill Veeck." - Ray Robinson, author of IRON HORSE on BILL VEECK "A wonderful companion volume . . . enough to last a fan through a 162-game season and the playoffs . . . What a treasure to have at hand with a long season ahead." - David Broder, Washington Post on THE DICKSON BASEBALL DICTIONARY, "[A] well-researched, smoothly written biography of a complex man." - Kirkus Reviews "'Leo the Lip' was confident, gaudy, and courageous. His spirit is brilliantly captured in this well-researched and thoroughly examined biography by Dickson ( Bill Veeck ), encompassing the personal and professional life of this legendary infielder. . . . Dickson brilliantly points out some of the player's greatest moments as well as his worst. . . . From his relationship with Branch Rickey in the racially charged 1940s to his hectic private life, Durocher's world was an enthralling on. . . . A fascinating look into the life and times of Leo Durocher, recommended for fans of the golden age of baseball." - Library Journal "Paul Dickson's biography of the impresario Bill Veeck is one of the best baseball books of recent years. In his latest effort Dickson takes one mighty biographical swing at Leo Durocher, a colorful baseball player and manager. Durocher was a loudmouthed brawler, lady's man, fine coach, and coiner of the expression: 'nice guys finish last.'" - The Dayton Daily News "The racial integration of the game, which Durocher long advocated, is the book's crucial secondary story, and it is deftly handled." - Booklist "Paul Dickson brings to life Leo Durocher, one of the most charismatic, controversial and accomplished figures in major league history. Few in the game have ever experienced what Durocher did, and Dickson takes us inside the good and the bad. I love any book that teaches me as much as this one did." - Tim Kurkjian, ESPN, author of I'M FASCINATED BY SACRIFICE FLIES "Leo Durocher was one of the most memorable characters in baseball history and Paul Dickson has beautifully captured his colorful life on and off the field." - Gay Talese "Leo Durocher belongs in the pantheon of sports legends who transcended their sport, and of all-American rogues and icons. Paul Dickson deftly and compelling puts him there." - Larry Tye, author of SATCHEL and BOBBY KENNEDY "Paul Dickson swung for the fences with his latest and hit it out of the ballpark. His biography of Leo ('The Lip') Durocher has it all--baseball's best days, movie stars (Frank Sinatra) and mobsters (George Raft, etc.) Treat yourself to a great read." - Kitty Kelley "Leo Durocher's life, in baseball and out, was a car wreck--appalling but impossible to look away. Paul Dickson pulls no punches in this gut-wrenching biography." - John Thorn, Official Historian, Major League Baseball "Meticulously researched and elegantly crafted, Paul Dickson's account of the loud life of Leo The Lip proves Durocher wrong. Nice guys don't always finish last. Dickson, a pre-eminent baseball historian, and a very nice guy, has written a first class biography of one of the game's most difficult and enduring figures, finally giving The Lip his due." - Jane Leavy, author of SANDY KOUFAX and THE LAST BOY
Dewey Decimal
796.357092
Synopsis
From the Casey Award-winning author of Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick , the first full biography of Leo Durocher, one of the most colorful and important figures in baseball history. Leo Durocher (1906-1991) was baseball's all-time leading cocky, flamboyant, and galvanizing character, casting a shadow across several eras, from the time of Babe Ruth to the Space Age Astrodome, from Prohibition through the Vietnam War. For more than forty years, he was at the forefront of the game, with a Zelig-like ability to be present as a player or manager for some of the greatest teams and defining baseball moments of the twentieth century. A rugged, combative shortstop and a three-time All-Star, he became a legendary manager, winning three pennants and a World Series in 1954. Durocher performed on three main stages: New York, Chicago, and Hollywood. He entered from the wings, strode to where the lights were brightest, and then took a poke at anyone who tried to upstage him. On occasion he would share the limelight, but only with Hollywood friends such as actor Danny Kaye, tough-guy and sometime roommate George Raft, Frank Sinatra, and his third wife, movie star Laraine Day.As he did with Bill Veeck, Dickson explores Durocher's life and times through primary source materials, interviews with those who knew him, and original newspaper files. A superb addition to baseball literature, Leo Durocher offers fascinating and fresh insights into the racial integration of baseball, Durocher's unprecedented suspension from the game, the two clubhouse revolts staged against him in Brooklyn and Chicago, and Durocher's vibrant life off the field., From the Casey Award-winning author of Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick , the first full biography of Leo Durocher, one of the most colorful and important figures in baseball history. Leo Durocher (1906-1991) was baseball's all-time leading cocky, flamboyant, and galvanizing character, casting a shadow across several eras, from the time of Babe Ruth to the Space Age Astrodome, from Prohibition through the Vietnam War. For more than forty years, he was at the forefront of the game, with a Zelig-like ability to be present as a player or manager for some of the greatest teams and defining baseball moments of the twentieth century. A rugged, combative shortstop and a three-time All-Star, he became a legendary manager, winning three pennants and a World Series in 1954. Durocher performed on three main stages: New York, Chicago, and Hollywood. He entered from the wings, strode to where the lights were brightest, and then took a poke at anyone who tried to upstage him. On occasion he would share the limelight, but only with Hollywood friends such as actor Danny Kaye, tough-guy and sometime roommate George Raft, Frank Sinatra, and his third wife, movie star Laraine Day. As he did with Bill Veeck, Dickson explores Durocher's life and times through primary source materials, interviews with those who knew him, and original newspaper files. A superb addition to baseball literature, Leo Durocher offers fascinating and fresh insights into the racial integration of baseball, Durocher's unprecedented suspension from the game, the two clubhouse revolts staged against him in Brooklyn and Chicago, and Durocher's vibrant life off the field., From the Casey Award-winning author of Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick , the first full biography of one of the most colorful and important figures in baseball history.
LC Classification Number
GV865.D83A3 2017
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