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Mover and Shaker . . . must be counted a brilliant success. -Spitball * Spitball * McCue covers this with an expert's hand . . . in this highly readable account of perhaps the most influential baseball owner of the last century. -Seamheads.com * Seamheads.com * Outstanding. . . . I really can't recommend Mover & Shaker highly enough. -Rob Neyer, FoxSports.com -- Rob Neyer * FoxSports.com * One of the best and most important baseball books of the year, and one that's been a long time comin.' -Allen Barra, Dallas Morning News -- Allen Barra * Dallas Morning News * A compelling, detailed and richly nuanced biography, Mover and Shaker shows O'Malley as a shrewd and daring businessman who became a major force behind key changes in the sport. . . . The real insight of Mr. McCue's book is that O'Malley was a man who embraced risk and adapted well to new situations. -Paul Dickson, Wall Street Journal -- Paul Dickson * Wall Street Journal * Andy McCue has written the definitive biography of the fascinating and elusive Walter O'Malley, the man who changed the way a country thinks about its national pastime. Wise and engaging. A must-read for every historian of the game. -Michael Shapiro, author of The Last Good Season -- Michael Shapiro

Outstanding. . . . I really can t recommend Mover & Shaker highly enough. Rob Neyer, FoxSports.com --Rob Neyer FoxSports.com (09/27/2014)

Andy McCue has written the definitive biography of the fascinating and elusive Walter O'Malley, the man who changed the way a country thinks about its national pastime. Wise and engaging. A must-read for every historian of the game. -Michael Shapiro, author of The Last Good Season A compelling, detailed and richly nuanced biography, Mover and Shaker shows O'Malley as a shrewd and daring businessman who became a major force behind key changes in the sport. . . . The real insight of Mr. McCue's book is that O'Malley was a man who embraced risk and adapted well to new situations. -Paul Dickson, Wall Street Journal One of the best and most important baseball books of the year, and one that's been a long time comin.' -Allen Barra, Dallas Morning News Outstanding. . . . I really can't recommend Mover & Shaker highly enough. -Rob Neyer, FoxSports.com McCue covers this with an expert's hand . . . in this highly readable account of perhaps the most influential baseball owner of the last century. -Seamheads.com Mover and Shaker . . . must be counted a brilliant success. -Spitball

A compelling, detailed and richly nuanced biography, Mover and Shaker shows O'Malley as a shrewd and daring businessman who become a major force behind key changes in the sport. . . . The real insight of Mr. McCue's book is that O'Malley was a man who embraced risk and adapted well to new situations./i> --Paul Dickson Wall Street Journal (08/08/2014)

Andy McCue has written the definitive biography of the fascinating and elusive Walter O'Malley, the man who changed the way a country thinks about its national pastime. Wise and engaging. A must-read for every historian of the game. --Michael Shapiro, author of The Last Good Season --Michael Shapiro (09/20/2013)

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Andy McCue is the author of Baseball by the Books: The Complete History and Bibliography of Baseball Fiction and is a former president of the Society for American Baseball Research.

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