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Highlights
- "Pearlman's book develops a stark, unsparing picture of Clemens's life that surpasses anything that's come before.
- Author(s): Jeff Pearlman
- 368 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Sports
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About the Book
The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Boys Will Be Boys" and "The Bad Guys Won!" delivers this explosive account of the rise and fall of Roger Clemens--arguably the best pitcher of all time. color photo insert.Book Synopsis
"Pearlman's book develops a stark, unsparing picture of Clemens's life that surpasses anything that's come before." --Boston Globe
New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman reconstructs pitcher Roger Clemens's life--from his Ohio childhood to the mounds of Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium--to reveal a flawed and troubled man whose rage for baseball immortality took him to superhuman heights before he crashed down to earth.
A fearless, hard-nosed Texan with a 98-mph fastball and a propensity to throw at the heads of opposing hitters, Roger "the Rocket" Clemens won 354 games, an unprecedented seven Cy Young Awards, and two World Series trophies over the course of twenty-four seasons. But the statistics and hoopla obscured a far darker story--one of playoff chokes, womanizing (including a long-term affair with a teenage country singer), violent explosions, steroid and human growth hormone use. . . and an especially dark secret that Clemens spent a lifetime trying to hide: a family tragedy involving drugs and, ultimately, death.
From the Back Cover
A fearless, hard-nosed Texan with a 98-mph fastball and a propensity to throw at the heads of opposing hitters, Roger "the Rocket" Clemens won 354 games, an unprecedented seven Cy Young Awards, and two World Series trophies over the course of twenty-four seasons. But the statistics and hoopla obscured a far darker story--one of playoff chokes, womanizing (including a long-term affair with a teenage country singer), violent explosions, steroid and human growth hormone use...and an especially dark secret that Clemens spent a lifetime trying to hide: a family tragedy involving drugs and, ultimately, death.
In The Rocket That Fell to Earth, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman reconstructs the pitcher's life--from his Ohio childhood to the mounds of Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium--to reveal a flawed and troubled man whose rage for baseball immortality took him to superhuman heights before he crashed down to earth.
Review Quotes
"A tragic, all-encompassing look at the life of a man who captured the hearts of baseball fans. . . only to lose it through deep-seated character flaws and bad decisions." -- Detroit Free Press
"Pearlman's book develops a stark, unsparing picture of Clemens's life that surpasses anything that's come before." -- Boston Globe
"Devastating." -- Chicago Tribune
"In this well-crafted bio, author Jeff Pearlman...produces a rich character study, revealing a complex figure ultimately undone by the ambition that made him great." -- Sports Illustrated
"Bulldog effort, exceptional book." -- Time magazine