Yogi : a life behind the mask / Jon Pessah.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Pessah, Jon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Berra, Yogi, 1925-2015.
• Baseball players--United States--Biography.
• Baseball players.
• United States.

Genre:

• Biographies.
• Nonfiction.

Physical Description:

viii, 566 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2020.

Contents:

• Part I American Dream / 1925-1946
• Chapter 1 Decisions, Decisions p. 9
• Chapter 2 Dago Hill p. 16
• Chapter 3 Rickey's Mistake p. 24
• Chapter 4 Yogi's Luck p. 36
• Chapter 5 War p. 52
• Chapter 6 Looks Are Deceiving p. 61
• Chapter 7 The Longest 12 Miles p. 69
• Part II Making It Big / 1947-1949
• Chapter 8 Dreams Can Come True p. 83
• Chapter 9 The First Ring p. 93
• Chapter 10 The Girl Who Has It All p. 107
• Chapter 11 Hits & Mrs. p. 116
• Chapter 12 Learning Experience p. 124
• Chapter 13 Season of Surprises p. 130
• Part III Superstar / 1950-1956
• Chapter 14 Main Man p. 145
• Chapter 15 Big Money p. 159
• Chapter 16 Passing the Torch p. 166
• Chapter 17 Big Shoes to Fill p. 179
• Chapter 18 Four of a Kind p. 187
• Chapter 19 Simply the Best p. 197
• Chapter 20 Most Valuable p. 205
• Chapter 21 History Lessons p. 214
• Chapter 22 The Most Popular Player p. 224
• Chapter 23 Almost Perfect p. 231
• Part IV Yogi, Inc. / 1957-1963
• Chapter 24 The Tipping Point p. 253
• Chapter 25 Season of Losses p. 268
• Chapter 26 Beginning and the End p. 279
• Chapter 27 Last Hurrah p. 288
• Chapter 28 Witness to History p. 298
• Chapter 29 Taking Charge p. 307
• Part V Something to Prove / 1964-1985
• Chapter 30 It's Over Before It's Over p. 327
• Chapter 31 Surprise Ending p. 339
• Chapter 32 A Second Chance p. 357
• Chapter 33 Ya Gotta Believe p. 373
• Chapter 34 Going Home p. 388
• Chapter 35 The Bronx Zoo p. 399
• Chapter 36 Sixteen Games p. 414
• Part VI Saint Yogi / 1986-2015
• Chapter 37 Different Stripes p. 435
• Chapter 38 Filling the Void p. 443
• Chapter 39 As Good as It Gets p. 450
• Chapter 40 Perfect Timing p. 460
• Chapter 41 Friends of Yogi p. 467
• Chapter 42 Immortal p. 488.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-550) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780316310994
• 0316310999

OCLC:

1152324590