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Ladataan... Uppity: My Untold Story About The Games People Play (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 2011; vuoden 2011 painos)Tekijä: Bill White
TeostiedotUppity: My Untold Story About The Games People Play (tekijä: Bill White) (2011)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Bill White has written this book from three perspectives: as an all-star player, veteran broadcaster and as the former president of the National League. He offers honest and insightful evaluations about baseball and society. There is one chapter devoted to his broadcasting partner and friend, Phil Rizzuto. ( ) Before reading this book, I didn't know who Bill White was. People who aren't baseball fans can enjoy this book. It's written in a charming, upbeat, straightforward manner that's easy for anyone to digest. The book is full of inside interesting facts and happenstances and insights into people of the game, from players to owners to broadcasters. Lovely book. What I loved most is Bill White's attitude. Always. About everything. He's a man of integrity. Bill speaks about the early days of his playing career, when black players couldn't eat or stay overnight at the same places the team did. It must have been unimaginably difficult. The racism of those days is a dark, unhumane chapter in American history. Although I experienced racism firsthand moving from Connecticut to New Orleans in the early 1960's, -- and it was appalling to even a young teen -- I'd never heard about the atrocities of baseball until this book. I'd heard about top name black entertainers dealing with similar situations. Thank goodness for sports and the military for helping pioneer integration. America has made big strides but still has a distance to cover as regards racism. The book is about Bill White's experiences as a player, broadcaster, National League President, and his personal observances and reflections. There's quite a lot of baseball history here. Bill, if you read this, I know nearly nothing about top name entertainers, sports figures, or anybody else who's famous. They aren't part of my life, and it's enough to keep up with those who are. Like you, I try to enjoy my life and do what's right. Maybe that's one reason I loved the book. It's not a literary work, but it's a story every person can read, told in an easygoing style. It was a welcome respite from a difficult book I'm reading currently. Although I live with an avid baseball fan and have attended numerous Cardinals games over the years, I don't usually read "baseball books". This one I wanted to read before it was released, and it was well worth it. näyttää 3/3 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
There are very few major personalities in the world of sports who have so much to say about our National Pastime. And even fewer who are as well respected as Bill White. Bill White, who's now in his mid 70s, was an All-Star first baseman for many years with the New York Giants, St.Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies before launching a stellar broadcasting career with the New York Yankees for 18 years. He left the broadcast booth to become the President of the National League for five years. A true pioneer as an African-American athlete, sportscaster, and top baseball executive, White has written his long-awaited autobiography in which he will be candid, open, and as always, most forthcoming about his life in baseball. Along the way, White shares never-before-told stories about his long working relationship with Phil Rizzutto, insights on George Steinbrenner, Barry Bonds, Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson, Bob Gibson, Bart Giamatti, Fay Vincent, and scores of other top baseball names and Hall of Famers. Best of all, White built his career on being outspoken, and the years fortunately have not mellowed him. Uppity is a baseball memoir that baseball fans everywhere will be buzzing about. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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