Moneyball (Movie Tie-In Edition) (Movie Tie-In Editions)
β Scribed by Lewis, Michael
- Book ID
- 108396894
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Series
- Movie Tie-In Edition Movie Tie-In Editions
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780393067408
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
βYou need know absolutely nothing about baseball to appreciate the wit, snap, economy . . . and incisiveness of [Moneyball]. Lewis has hit another one out of the park.β βJanet Maslin, New York Times Billy Beane, the Oakland Aβs general manager, is leading a revolution. Reinventing his team on a budget, he needs to outsmart the richer teams. He signs undervalued players whom the scouts consider flawed but who have a knack for getting on base, scoring runs, and winning games. Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball and a tale of the search for new baseball knowledgeβinsights that will give the little guy who is willing to discard old wisdom the edge over big money.
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