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The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty - by Buster Olney (Paperback)

Name: The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty - by Buster Olney (Paperback)
Brand: Ecco Press
SKU: 79134456
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Author(s): Buster Olney
432 Pages
Sports + Recreation, Baseball

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About the Book

Olney tracks the Yankees through six exciting and tumultuous seasons, giving intimate insights into the stars, the foot soldiers, and the coaches and managers. 8-page insert.

From the Back Cover

For six extraordinary years around the turn of the millennium, the Yankees were baseball's unstoppable force, with players such as Paul O'Neill, Derek Jeter, and Mariano Rivera. But for the players and the coaches, baseball Yankees-style was also an almost unbearable pressure cooker of anxiety, expectation, and infighting. With owner George Steinbrenner at the controls, the Yankees money machine spun out of control.

In this new edition of The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, Buster Olney tracks the Yankees through these exciting and tumultuous seasons, updating his insightful portrait with a new introduction that walks readers through Steinbrenner's departure from power, Joe Torre's departure from the team, the continued failure of the Yankees to succeed in the postseason, and the rise of Hank Steinbrenner. With an insider's familiarity with the game, Olney reveals what may have been an inevitable fall that last night of the Yankee dynasty, and its powerful aftermath.

Review Quotes

"Vivid, informed, and gracefully written, The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty is sports writing at its very best." - David Halberstam

"The best and clearest view yet inside the secret society that is the New York Yankees." - --John Feinstein, author of Season on The Brink and Caddy For Life

"The best contemporary book about baseball in several years. Yankee fans and haters alike will find it riveting." - New York Sun

A remarkably prescient work ... Olney's observations are eerily germane to ... [2004's] postseason meltdown. - Wall Street Journal

A well-mulled, highly atmospheric, and richly versed story of the Bronx Bombers' great 1996-2001 ride. - Kirkus Reviews

The definitive treatise on the great Yankee teams of the last seven years. - Peter Gammons, ESPN

"A wonderful story about money, power, and baseball that will keep you reading until the bottom of the 9th." - Mike Lupica, New York Daily News

"Buster Olney... has chronicled the definitive story of the Bronx Bombers at the end of the 20th century." - New York Post

"...An astonishing richness of detail here that you simply won't find anywhere else." - Boston Globe

Well-mulled, highly atmospheric, and richly versed ...both subtle and opinionated... - Kirkus Reviews

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.06 Inches (H) x 5.78 Inches (W) x 1.08 Inches (D)

Weight: .82 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 432

Genre: Sports + Recreation

Sub-Genre: Baseball

Publisher: Ecco Press

Theme: History

Format: Paperback

Author: Buster Olney

Language: English

Street Date: July 1, 2008

TCIN: 79134456

UPC: 9780061672873

Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-2159

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.08 inches length x 5.78 inches width x 8.06 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.82 pounds

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Q: How many pages does the book contain?

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A: The book contains a total of 432 pages, offering an in-depth look at the Yankees.
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Q: What is the central theme of the book?

AI Shopping Assistant - 19 days ago

A: The book centers on the history and tumultuous seasons of the New York Yankees around the turn of the millennium.
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Q: What type of insights does the book provide?

AI Shopping Assistant - 19 days ago

A: It offers intimate insights into the players, coaches, and the high-pressure environment of the Yankees.
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