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Author: Jason Turbow ,
Jason Turbow
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Imprint: HighBridge Audio
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9781665146159
ISBN 10: 166514615
Publication Date: 07 March 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
[A] colorful, hilarious, and impossible-to-put-down account of the Swingin' A's, from their tyrannical, unhinged, and wildly innovative owner to the brawling players whose locker-room dysfunction fueled one of baseball's greatest dynasties. -- Steve Fainaru, New York Times bestselling author A must-read for A's fans. -- San Jose Mercury News Captures that glorious time period, brilliantly weaving fascinating tales of the team's colorful cast of characters while offering a behind-the-scenes look at a great time in sports history...An exciting and engrossing book with stories that are worth telling. -- Library Journal (starred review) Carefully researched and often hilarious...has plenty to offer fans both serious and casual...Turbow has unearthed new perspectives on brief but important chapters in team history. -- San Francisco Chronicle Even if you're not a baseball fanatic, Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic is a highly entertaining look at the slightly dysfunctional, rough-and-tumble Oakland A's during the 1970s. -- BookPage
"""[A] colorful, hilarious, and impossible-to-put-down account of the Swingin' A's, from their tyrannical, unhinged, and wildly innovative owner to the brawling players whose locker-room dysfunction fueled one of baseball's greatest dynasties."" -- ""Steve Fainaru, New York Times bestselling author"" ""A must-read for A's fans."" -- ""San Jose Mercury News"" ""Captures that glorious time period, brilliantly weaving fascinating tales of the team's colorful cast of characters while offering a behind-the-scenes look at a great time in sports history...An exciting and engrossing book with stories that are worth telling."" -- ""Library Journal (starred review)"" ""Carefully researched and often hilarious...has plenty to offer fans both serious and casual...Turbow has unearthed new perspectives on brief but important chapters in team history."" -- ""San Francisco Chronicle"" ""Even if you're not a baseball fanatic, Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic is a highly entertaining look at the slightly dysfunctional, rough-and-tumble Oakland A's during the 1970s."" -- ""BookPage"""
Author Information
"Jason Turbow has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, SportsIllustrated.com, Slam magazine, Giants magazine, and Athletics. He also served as content director for ""Giants Today,"" a full-page supplement in the San Francisco Chronicle. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife and two children. Jason Turbow has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, SportsIllustrated.com, Slam magazine, Giants magazine, and Athletics. He also served as content director for ""Giants Today,"" a full-page supplement in the San Francisco Chronicle. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife and two children."
