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Love Me, Hate Me - Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero
by Pearlman, Jeff
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0060797525
- ISBN 13
- 9780060797522
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
HarperCollins Publishers. As New in New dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060797525 . This specific hardback book is in lnew condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased except for a black marker line on the bottom edges of the pages. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernable wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers. This is a First Edition, First Printing of this book.; "Drawing on extensive interviews with Bonds himself, members of his family, former and current managers, teammates, opponents, trainers, outspoken critics, and unapologetic supporters alike, Pearlman reveals, for the first time, a wonderfully nuanced portrait of a prodigiously talented—and immensely flawed—American icon, whose controversial run at baseball immortality forever changed the way we look at our sports heroes."; 9.0 X 5.9 X 1.4 inches; 384 pages .
Synopsis
No player in the history of baseball has left such an indelible mark on the game as San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds. In his twenty-year career, Bonds has amassed an unprecedented seven MVP awards, eight Gold Gloves, and more than seven hundred home runs, an impressive assortment of feats that has earned him consideration as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. Equally deserved, however, is his reputation as an insufferable braggart, whose mythical home runs are rivaled only by his legendary ego. From his staggering ability and fabled pedigree (father Bobby played outfield for the Giants; cousin Reggie Jackson and godfather Willie Mays are both Hall of Famers) to his well-documented run-ins with teammates and the persistent allegations of steroid use, Bonds inspires a like amount of passion from both sides of the fence. For many, Bonds belongs beside Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in baseball's holy trinity; for others, he embodies all that is wrong with the modern athlete: aloof; arrogant; alienated. In Love Me, Hate Me, author Jeff Pearlman offers a searing and insightful look into one of the most divisive athletes of our time. Drawing on more than five hundred interviews -- with former and current teammates, opponents, managers, trainers, friends, and outspoken critics and unapologetic supporters alike -- Pearlman reveals, for the first time, a wonderfully nuanced portrait of a prodigiously talented and immensely flawed American icon whose controversial run at baseball immortality forever changed the way we look at our sports heroes.
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- Bookseller
- Dr. Bookman - All Books Tightly Packaged in Cardboard
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22251
- Title
- Love Me, Hate Me - Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero
- Author
- Pearlman, Jeff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060797525
- ISBN 13
- 9780060797522
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Scarborough, On, Canada
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- 0060797525, Barry Bonds, Biographical, Major League Baseball, Love/Hate Athlete, Controversial Baseball Player, San Francisco Giants
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