{"product_id":"october-men-reggie-jackson-george-steinbrenner-billy-martin-and-the-yankees-miraculous-finish-in-1978-paperback","title":"October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of October 2, 1978, the World Champion NewYork Yankees found themselves tied for first place with the Boston Red Sox. That day these rousing ball clubs would meet at Fenway Park. Both had won ninety-nine games. Only one would win one hundred. The Yankees should have been reaching for their golf clubs-they had feuded until they were fourteen games out of first place. Then their fortunes turned, and they capped one of the most thrilling comebacks in baseball history by defeating the Red Sox that October afternoon in a game that many still remember as the greatest ever played. Transporting us into the midst of this unforgettable team, Roger Kahn weaves the first in-depth account of the legendary season of '78 and reaffirms his standing as our nation's master storyteller of baseball. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Kahn is] a master storyteller . . .\u003ci\u003e October Men\u003c\/i\u003e sprawls like a great ballpark conversation, encompassing the big and the small, the old and the new, the sacred and the profane.-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn the morning of October 2, 1978, the Yankees, once fourteen games behind, found themselves tied for first place with the Boston Red Sox. They capped one of the most thrilling comebacks in baseball history by defeating the Red Sox that afternoon in a game that many still remember as the greatest ever played. Transporting us into the midst of this unforgettable team, Roger Kahn weaves the first in-depth account of the legendary season of '78 and renders the story an American classic. \u003cbr\u003e\"It's not a nice story but a gripping one. And Kahn tells it with his customary verve.\"-\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Kahn's glittering group portrait paints the Yanks as both goats and heroes, and they are vividly, engagingly, enragingly human in both roles . . . He can epitomize a player with a single swing of the pen.\"-\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely acclaimed as the greatest baseball writer of his generation, \u003cb\u003eRoger Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of sixteen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Boys of Summer, \u003c\/i\u003e named by \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e as the best baseball book of all time. He lives in Stone Ridge, New York. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 382\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.1 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45254143934566,"sku":"9780156029711","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/azZlY0gwUlNJV2dRbUVhWEthdm1iQT09.webp?v=1773604227","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/october-men-reggie-jackson-george-steinbrenner-billy-martin-and-the-yankees-miraculous-finish-in-1978-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}