{"product_id":"reggie-jackson-the-life-and-thunderous-career-of-baseballs-mr-october-isbn-9780061562372","title":"Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Dayn Perry, a damn fine writer, brings an insightful, fresh analysis to the career of Mr. October.”\u003cbr\u003e—Peter Golenbock, author of \u003cem\u003eGeorge: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFoxSports.com baseball analyst and author of \u003cem\u003eWinners: How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones, \u003c\/em\u003eDayn Perry brings us \u003cem\u003eReggie Jackson\u003c\/em\u003e in all his glory—a thrilling, in-depth biography of the controversial New York Yankee slugger. A monumental sports story filled with such stellar baseball names as George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, Jim “Catfish” Hunter, Thurman Munson, and Bucky Dent, \u003cem\u003eReggie Jackson \u003c\/em\u003eis the first to cover the \u003cem\u003eentire\u003c\/em\u003e career of the colorful, outspoken athlete whom \u003cem\u003eThe Sporting News\u003c\/em\u003e listed as one of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eAn outspoken iconoclast whose disregard for convention made him as many enemies as friends among the colorful characters of the game, Reggie Jackson was a cantankerous upstart full of swagger with a fearsome talent to match. The Baseball Hall of Famer earned the name “Mr. October” for the crucial clutch hitting that led his teams to the World Series six times and won him two series MVP awards. But most people don't really know the man behind the bat—a great athlete struggling to find his place in the world, at home, and in the sport that made him a star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, in the first biography of Reggie Jackson in more than twenty-five years—and the first to cover his entire career as a player—FOXSports.com columnist Dayn Perry provides an intimate, honest, and never-before-seen glimpse into the life and times of one of baseball's all-time greats.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Dayn Perry gives us the full Reggie: Mr. October and Mr. Swagger, racial avatar but not a racial militant. This is a book about more than baseball and will appeal to more than fans.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLarry Tye, author of Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reggie Jackson was a towering figure during his controversial Hall of Fame career.  He was prideful, jealous, emotional, and talented.  His ego—both alluring and revolting—as Dayn Perry cleverly described it, could make a fan forget what a force he was.  Perry, a damn fine writer, brings an insightful, fresh analysis to the career of Mr. October.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Golenbock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Any discussion of baseball in the ‘70s must begin with Reggie Jackson—the first and perhaps the last of his kind—and now any discussion of Reggie must begin with Dayn Perry’s insightful, immensely enjoyable biography.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Neyer, Senior Writer, ESPN.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A well-rounded treatment of one of baseball’s most celebrated and controversial figures.... Perry reaffirms the notion that when it comes to sports superstardom, monstrous talent combines with enigmatic character truly yields the stuff of legend. Few Hall of Famers have done it with the path-breaking mix of panache, bombast and raw achievement that defined Jackson’s career.... A provocative portrait sure to win as many fans...as its red-hot subject.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Perry teases out the combustible, contradictory, provocative aspects of Jackson’s personality—not to mention his talent for demolishing a baseball—that still make him such an irresistible personality to this day.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Perry does a nice job of surveying Jackson’s career.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Ko, author of The Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887846125797,"sku":"NP9780061562372","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061562372.jpg?v=1730227584","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reggie-jackson-the-life-and-thunderous-career-of-baseballs-mr-october-isbn-9780061562372","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}