书目

When You Come to a Fork in the Road Take It!

内容简介

EveryoneknowsYogiBerraforhisfamousnonsequiturs:"Itain'tover'tilit'sover.""Itgetslateearlyouthere.""Thefutureain'twhatitusedtobe."Theyseemlikethrowawaylines,butovertimetheyrevealdeepermeanings--playfultruths,likeZenkoans.Yogi'snottryingtobemystical,buthisseeminglysimplephrasesrevealthedepthandwisdomofhismind.Inthisbook,Yogitakeshisexperiencesasoneofbaseball'sall-timeheroesandturnsthemintofunny,appealing,andmovingessaysonthegameoflife.Hisphilosophyisplainspokenanddown-to-earth,honesthroughmorethan50yearsofreflectingonthegameofbaseball:"Keeptrying.Stayhumble,Trustyourinstincts.Mostimportantly,act.Whenyoucometoaforkintheroad,takeit."Inhisinimitablestyle,usingaptexamplesfromhispersonaltroveofbaseballstories,Yogitellsuswhatreallymattersinlife;whatittakestowin,howtolearnfromlosses,howtoremaintruetoyourself,andhowtobehappyevenwhenlifeisthrowingyounothingbutknuckleballs.Three-timeMVPandHallofFamerYogiBerrahithomerunstwiceinarowwithhistwopreviousbooks,TheYogiBookandItAin'tOver.Now,hiswinningstreakwillcontinuewiththislatestwork—acollectionofappealing,funny,andsurprisinglymovingessaysonlife,happiness,andgettingthroughtheslumps.

作者简介

YogiBerraisabelovedAmericanbaseballpersonalitywhoseexploitswiththeNewYorkYankeesmadehimavitalpartofthemostsuccessfulsportsfranchiseever.Offthefield,hiswitandhumorhavemadehimauniqueandubiquitousfigureinAmericanculture.HelivesinMontclair,NewJersey.DaveKaplanistheexecutivedirectoroftheYogiBerraMuseum&LearningCenter,anonprofitsportseducationcenterfoundedin1998onthecampusofMontclairStateUniversity.HelivesinMontclair,NewJersey.

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