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Nice guys finish last / by Leo Durocher ; with Ed Linn.
| Author/creator | Durocher, Leo |
| Other author | Linn, Edward. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, |
| Description | 448 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Book 1. The good old days ; I come to kill you ; The drummer boy ; Strong minds and weak backs ; "What if it doesn't rain?" ; The Gas House Gang ; The manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers ; The first pennant in 21 years ; The second guess--the great national pastime ; The ballad of Van Lingle Mungo ; I once won an argument with an umpire -- Book 2. The days of trial and glory ; Jackie ; Mr. Rickey ; A night flight to Columbus ; A hamfat politician named Happy ; Hello Horace, goodbye Ebbets Field ; My kind of team ; How to become a miracle manager ; The eye-talian street singer and a couple of other heavy hitters -- Book 3. The new breed ; How I didn't become manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, etcetera ; Something good is going to happen tomorrow ; Mister Cub ; The Santo explosion ; It can't be happening to me again ; The diminishing manager ; Whatever happened to sit down, shut up and listen? |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Original version | Originally published: New York : Simon and Schuster, [1975]. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009014544 |
| ISBN | 9780226173887 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226173887 (pbk. : alk. paper) |