| Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy Contributor(s): Leavy, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061779008 ISBN-13: 9780061779008 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Sports & Recreation | Football |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 75515 Reading Level: 6.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 18.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed.... This is an absorbing book, beautifully written." --Wall Street Journal "Leavy has hit it out of the park...A lot more than a biography. It's a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero's self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory... a remarkably rich portrait." -- Time The instant New York Times bestseller about the baseball legend and famously reclusive Dodgers' pitcher Sandy Koufax, from award-winning former Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy. Sandy Koufax reveals, for the first time, what drove the three-time Cy Young award winner to the pinnacle of baseball and then--just as quickly--into self-imposed exile. |
Contributor Bio(s): Leavy, Jane: - Jane Leavy, award-winning former sportswriter and feature writer for the Washington Post, is author of the New York Times bestsellers Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy, The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood, and the comic novel Squeeze Play. She lives in Washington, D.C. and Truro, Massachusetts. |