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Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2001
Description
In this book, Yogi takes his experiences as one of baseball's all-time heroes and turns them into funny, appealing, and moving essays on the game of life. His philosophy is plain-spoken and down-to-earth, hones through more than 50 years of reflecting on the game of baseball: 'Keep trying. Stay humble, Trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.' In his inimitable style, using apt examples from his personal...
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2013
Description
"It was a time of legends, forged in sunny ballparks and over the crackling waves of exciting new technologies like radio and television. Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig. Jackie Robinson. Joe DiMaggio. Duke Snider. Willie Mays. Mickey Mantle. These names have become synonymous with greatness, and the men who bore them all played key roles in making baseball America's National Pastime. This ... video-book takes a nostalgic and in-depth look at Baseball's Golden...
4) Yogi Berra
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
A biography of the ballplayer known as widely for his unusual way with words as for his skill as a catcher, batter, and manager, set against the background of the times in which he lived and played.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
p2009
Description
Yogi Berra is one of the most popular former athletes in American history and the most quoted American since Abraham Lincoln. Part comedian, part feisty competitor, Berra is also the winningest player in baseball history, with fourteen pennants, ten World Series, and three MVPs. In this revelatory biography, Allen Barra presents Yogi's remarkable life as never seen before, from his childhood in "Dago Hill," the Italian-American neighborhood in St....
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Looks at the life of Major League Baseball and New York Yankee legend Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, describing how his differences challenged his baseball prospects and helped motivate him to prove his abilities as a player, coach, and manager.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Lawrence 'Yogi' Berra was never supposed to become a major league ballplayer. That's what his immigrant father told him. That's what Branch Rickey told him, too--right to Berra's face, in fact. Even the lowly St. Louis Browns of his youth said he'd never make it in the big leagues. Yet baseball was his lifeblood. It was the only thing he ever cared about. Heck, it was the only thing he ever thought about. Berra couldn't allow a constant stream of...
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