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| Title | : | The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood |
| Author | : | Jane Leavy |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 456 pages |
| Published | : | October 12th 2010 by Harper |
| Categories | : | Sports. Baseball. Biography. Nonfiction. History |
Jane Leavy
Hardcover | Pages: 456 pages Rating: 3.93 | 5456 Users | 473 Reviews
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Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle. The legendary Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero during his record-setting career with the New York Yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife badly tarnished the ballplayer's reputation in his latter years. In The Last Boy, Leavy plumbs the depths of the complex athlete, using copious first-hand research as well as her own memories, to show why The Mick remains the most beloved and misunderstood Yankee slugger of all time.Mention Books During The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
| ISBN: | 0060883529 (ISBN13: 9780060883522) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History and Biography (2010) |
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Ratings: 3.93 From 5456 Users | 473 ReviewsCriticize About Books The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
This book drove me crazy. It is well researched, but a messPage 135 tells the reader to see appendix 3, page 423. Appendix 3 spans pages 417-420.Leavy writes on page 272 The longtime trainer for the Detroit Tigers regaled pitcher Mickey Lolich with a tale about the time he tried to drink Mantle and Ford under the table. Leavy writes the full story as told by Lolich, but never gives the name of the trainer. Perhaps Lolich forgot the trainers name, but really Leavy is willing to call half of DC toIt's rare for me to get 245 pages into a book and give up. I did here for two reasons: first, so far Leavy has crammed 100 pages of story into 245 pages--not to mention, her endless self-referential passages. Second, because I'm a Baby Boomer, this "end of America's childhood" stuff doesn't cut it with me. Yes, Mickey Mantle and Elvis Presley may have led us into the post-war (WWII) era of narcissism and self-indulgence, but it only started with them. It hasn't ended yet--and, if anything, our
really like that the author didn't shy away from the ugly parts of Mantle off the field. good book about a player I never saw.
I like the 'selected moments' structure of this book, that is,the author picks several key moments of Mick's life and buildsthe story around them. Many of the stories are hilarious andinsightful as to how the game was played, and reported on, in the'50s & 60s. There is also the sad side, particularly his postbaseball career. Though the author often muddles the telling of the stories.In the acknowledgments she thanks her editor for helping her withthis problem, good Lord! How bad must have
This book drove me crazy. It is well researched, but a messPage 135 tells the reader to see appendix 3, page 423. Appendix 3 spans pages 417-420.Leavy writes on page 272 The longtime trainer for the Detroit Tigers regaled pitcher Mickey Lolich with a tale about the time he tried to drink Mantle and Ford under the table. Leavy writes the full story as told by Lolich, but never gives the name of the trainer. Perhaps Lolich forgot the trainers name, but really Leavy is willing to call half of DC to
I was really surprised by this book. The author wrote a very good biography, warts and all, of Mantle. I would recommend this to everyone, even people that are not into sport biographies.
Meandering, and unfocused. I learned quite a bit about Mickey Mantle the ballplayer and Mickey Mantle the person, but it was a hard slog once his playing days were over. I am hoping her Koufax book is more focused.
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