{"product_id":"becoming-mr-october-the-revealing-story-of-reggie-jackson-and-the-world-champion-new-york-yankees-paperback","title":"Becoming Mr. October: The Revealing Story of Reggie Jackson and the World Champion New York Yankees - 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\u003eReggie Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA soul-baring, brutally candid, and highly colorful memoir of the two years--1977 and 1978--when Reggie Jackson went from being an outcast to a Yankee legend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spring of 1977 Reggie Jackson should have been on top of the world. The best player on the Oakland A's dynasty teams, he was the first big-money free agent wooed by George Steinbrenner into coming to the New York Yankees. But, as Reggie writes in this vivid and surprising memoir, until his initial experience with the Yankees, \"I didn't know what alone meant.\" Persevering against an alcoholic manager, ostracism from teammates, and negative stereotypes in the New York City press, Jackson fought against the odds to become \"Mr. October.\" Filled with revealing anecdotes about the notorious \"Bronx Zoo\" Yankees of the late 1970s, bluntly honest portrayals of his teammates and competitors, and especially of manager Billy Martin, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Mr. October\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelatory self-portrait of a baseball icon at the height of his public fame and private anguish.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREGGIE JACKSON\u003c\/b\u003e was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993. He hit 563 home runs and drove in 1,702 runs over the course of his twenty-one-year career. He played three World Series-winning seasons with the Oakland Athletics and two with the New York Yankees. He is a special adviser to the Yankees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEVIN BAKER\u003c\/b\u003e is the prize-winning author of the historical novels \u003ci\u003eDreamland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParadise Alley\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStrivers Row\u003c\/i\u003e; the baseball novel \u003ci\u003eSometimes You See It Coming\u003c\/i\u003e; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e. He served as chief historical researcher for the nonfiction bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe American Century\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.24 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45809341694149,"sku":"9780307476807","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Kwpl4ENjt-9780307476807.webp?v=1770942680","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/becoming-mr-october-the-revealing-story-of-reggie-jackson-and-the-world-champion-new-york-yankees-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}