The Intentional Family: Simple Rituals to Strengthen Family Ties
- 作者
- 出版社 William Morrow Paperbacks
- 出版时间 1999年10月
- ISBN 9780380732050
- 定价 130.70
内容简介
"InLeavy'shands,thelifeofMantlenolongerdefieslogic:itseemsinvitable,She'shitalonghomerun."---PublishersWeekly(starredreview)"Amasterpieceofsportsbiography."---Booklist(starredreview)MickeyMantle'ssweaterhangsonthedoortomyoffice.IputittherethedayIdecidedtowritethisbook...Ithasfollowedmefromclosettoclosetandhousetohousesincehegaveittometwenty-sevenyearsago.IpackeditawayinanoldgarmentbagrightafterIsaidgoodbyetohim.IthoughtIwasdonewiththeMick.---fromtheprefaceJaneLeavy,theacclaimedauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerSandyKoufax:ALefty'sLegacy,returnswithabiographyofanAmericanoriginal---number7,MickeyMantle,Drawingonmorethanfivehundredinterviewswithfriendsandfamily,teammates,andopponents,shedeliversthedefinitiveaccountofMantle'slife,miningthemythologyofTheMickforthetruestoryofaluminousandillustrioustalentwithanachinglydamagedsoul.Meticulouslyreportedandelegantlywritten,TheLastBoyisabaseballtapestrythatweavestogetherepisodesfromtheauthor'sweekendwithTheMickinAtlanticCity,wheresheinterviewedherheroin1983,afterhewasbannedfrombaseball,withreminiscencesfromfriendsandfamilyoftheboyfromCommerce,Oklahoma,whowouldleadtheYankeestosevenworldchampionships,bevotedtheAmericanLeague'sMostValuablePlayerthreetimes,wintheTripleCrownin1956,andduelteammateRogerMarisforBabeRuth'shomeruncrowninthesummerof1961---thesameboywhowouldnevergrowup.AsshedidsomemorablyinherbiographyofSandyKoufax,JaneLeavytranscendsthehyperboleofheroworshiptorevealthemanbehindthecoast-to-coastsmile,whograppledwithawrenchingchildhood,cripplinginjuries,andageneticpredispositiontoalcoholism.InTheLastBoyshechronicleshersearchtofindoutmoreaboutthepersonhewasand,givenwhatshediscovers,toexplainhismystifyingholdonagenerationofbaseballfans,whowereseducedbythatlopsided,gap-toothedgrin.Itisanuncommonbiography,withliteraryovertones:notonlyaportraitofanicon,butaninvestigationofmemoryitself.HowlongwastheTapeMeasureHomeRun?DidMantleswingthesamewayright-handedandleft-handed?Whatreallyhappenedtothered-haired,freckle-facedboyknownbackhomeasMickeyCharles?"Ibelieveinmemory,notmemorabilia,"Leavywritesinherpreface.ButinTheLastBoy,shediscoversthatwhatwerememberofourheroes---andevenwhattheyrememberofthemselves---isonlywherethestorybegins.
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