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Genre/Form: | Autobiography Nonfiction autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies Biographies Biography |
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Named Person: | Tony La Russa; Tony La Russa |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: | Tony La Russa; Rick Hummel; John Grisham |
ISBN: | 9780062207388 0062207385 9780062207548 0062207547 |
OCLC Number: | 785079481 |
Description: | xii, 420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Going the distance -- Spring starts at zero -- Opening day -- The surge -- The storm -- Buyer or seller -- Tough decisions -- Sliding -- The comeback -- The big close -- Seeing things in a new light -- Turning pages -- Split -- Hanging in there -- Brothers in arms -- Hold 'em right here -- The right kind of bull -- Making it happen -- Back again -- Run not hide -- The middle of the road -- You had to see it for yourself -- We're history. |
Responsibility: | Tony La Russa with Rick Hummel ; [with a foreword by John Grisham]. |
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Abstract:
With six Pennants, two World Series wins, four Manager of the Year awards, and thirty-three years of experience, the author carefully considered his team's character and competitiveness and searched for ways to capitalize on their strengths. He shows how the trials of his life culminated in one of the most exhilarating Octobers in sports history.
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