<div>Filled with stunning photos, this book by the #1 New York Times–bestselling sportswriter tells the story of Mickey Mantle’s legendary career. Mickey Mantle has long been considered one of baseball's most memorable figures—playing his entire eighteen-year baseball career for the New York Yankees (1951-68), winning three American League MVP titles, playing in twenty All-Star games, and winning seven World Series. Today, decades after his retirement, he still holds six World Series records, including most home runs (18). Buzz Bissinger, Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August, goes beyond the statistics to bring Mantle to life, and striking photographs by Marvin E. Newman make this book a fitting tribute to Mantle’s career and his lasting impact on the sport of baseball.</div>

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The Classic Mantle

<div>This inside view with the Cardinals&rsquo; Tony La Russa by the #1 New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of Friday Night Lights &ldquo;should appeal to any baseball fan&rdquo; (Publishers Weekly). A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year &ldquo;Plenty of books have taken us inside baseball, but August takes us directly inside players&rsquo; heads.&rdquo; &mdash;Entertainment Weekly 3 Nights in August captures the strategic and emotional complexities of baseball&rsquo;s quintessential form: the three-game series. As the St. Louis Cardinals battle their archrival, the Chicago Cubs, we watch from the dugout through the eyes of legendary Tony La Russa, considered by many to be the greatest manager of the modern era. In his thirty-three years of managing, La Russa won three World Series titles and was named Manager of the Year a record five times. He now stands as the third-winningest manager in the history of baseball. A great leader, La Russa built his success on the conviction that ball games are won not only by the numbers but also by the hearts and minds of those who play. Drawing on unprecedented access to a major league skipper and his team, Buzz Bissinger portrays baseball with a revelatory intimacy that offers many surprisingly tactical insights&mdash;and furthers the debate on major league managerial style and strategy in his provocative afterword. &ldquo;Superb . . . Will be devoured by hard-core strategists.&rdquo; &mdash;The New York Times Book Review</div>

3 Nights in August

<div>&ldquo;Every father of a special needs child should read&rdquo; this memoir by the #1 New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of Friday Night Lights (Temple Grandin). Buzz Bissinger&rsquo;s twins were born just three minutes apart, yet life couldn&rsquo;t have dealt them more different hands. Now grown, Gerry is a graduate student at Penn, preparing to become a teacher. His twin brother, Zach, has spent his life attending special schools. He&rsquo;ll never drive a car, or kiss a girl, or live by himself. He is a savant, challenged by serious intellectual deficits but also blessed with rare talents: an astonishing memory, a dazzling knack for navigation, and a reflexive honesty that can make him both socially awkward and surprisingly wise. Buzz realized that while he&rsquo;d been an attentive father, he didn&rsquo;t fully understand what it was like to be Zach. So one summer night, the two hit the road to revisit all the places they had lived together in Zach&rsquo;s twenty-four years. Zach revels in his memories, and Buzz hopes the experience will bring them closer and reveal to him the mysterious workings of his son&rsquo;s mind and heart. The trip becomes a personal journey for Buzz, yielding revelations about his own parents, the price of ambition, and its effect on his twins. As father and son journey from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, they see the best and worst of America&mdash;and each other. Ultimately, Buzz gains a new and uplifting wisdom, and with the help of both of his twins, learns a vital lesson: Character transcends intellect. </div>

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The Classic Mantle

3 Nights in August

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