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House of Nails: A Memoir of Life on the Edge
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2016
- ISBN
- 9780062407368
- Book Title
- House of Nails : a Memoir of Life on the Edge
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Baseball / Essays & Writings, Personal Memoirs, Baseball / General, Sports
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 24.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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Eclipsing the traditional sports memoir, House of Nails, by former world champion, multimillionaire entrepreneur, and imprisoned felon Lenny Dykstra, spins a tragicomic tale of Shakespearean proportions-a relentlessly entertaining American epic that careens between the heights and the abyss. Nicknamed "Nails" for his hustle and grit, Lenny approached the game of baseball-and life-with mythic intensity. During his decade in the majors as a center fielder for the legendary 1980s Mets and the 1990s Phillies, he was named to three All-Star teams and played in two of the most memorable World Series of the modern era. An overachiever known for his clutch hits, high on-base percentage, and aggressive defense, Lenny was later identified by his former minor-league roommate Billy Beane as the prototyp-ical "Moneyball" player in Michael Lewis's bestseller. Tobacco-stained, steroid-powered, and booze-and-drug-fueled, Nails also defined a notorious era of excess in baseball. Then came a second act no novelist could plausibly conjure: After retiring, Dykstra became a celebrated business mogul and investment guru. Touted as "one of the great ones" by CNBC's Jim Cramer, he became "baseball's most improbable post-career success story" (The New Yorker), purchasing a $17.5-million mansion and traveling the world by private jet. But when the economy imploded in 2008, Lenny lost everything. Then the feds moved in: convicted of bankruptcy fraud (unjustly, he contends), Lenny served two and a half harrowing years in prison, where he was the victim of a savage beating by prison guards that knocked out his front teeth. The Daily Show's Jon Stewart, channeling the bewildered fascination of many observers, declared that Lenny's outrageous rise and spectacular fall was "the greatest story that I have ever seen in my entire lifetime." Now, for the first time, Lenny tells all about his tumultuous career, from battling through crippling pain to steroid use and drug addiction, to a life of indulgence and excess, then, an epic plunge and the long road back to redemption. Was Lenny's hard-charging, risk-it-all nature responsible for his success in baseball and business and his precipitous fall from grace What lessons, if any, has he learned now that he has had time to think and reflect Hilarious, unflinchingly honest, and irresistibly readable, House of Nails makes no apologies and leaves nothing left unsaid.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062407368
ISBN-13
9780062407368
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215960420
Product Key Features
Book Title
House of Nails : a Memoir of Life on the Edge
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / Essays & Writings, Personal Memoirs, Baseball / General, Sports
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv865.D95
Reviews
"As far as sports autobiographies go, what can I say? NAILS NAILED IT! " -- Jack Nicholson "THIS BOOK IS GOING TO BLOW YOUR MIND! Obviously everyone has to buy it." -- Howard Stern "A memoir as brash and uncensored as the man himself. ... Dykstra's life story is Shakespearian in scope." -- Playboy "A swaggering salute to a steroid-fueled career of exceptional excess." -- New York Times "[A] gripping memoir. ... The man knows how to entertain." -- Esquire "Tough, straight, upsetting, and strangely beautiful. ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES I'VE EVER READ. It comes from the heart." -- Stephen King "A head-spinning trip. ... House of Nails is far more entertaining than your typical player memoir." -- Vice "[An] unsparing chronicle. ... pure, weapons-grade gossip. ... a no-holds-barred success. ... Dykstra is bleedingly, strikingly human. ... Darkly funny." -- The Ringer "Will rekindle memories for baseball enthusiasts and entertain nonfans. ... Tales of the author's lifestyle are mindboggling." -- Kirkus Reviews "Astonishing. ... I got to read that f#ck*ing book!" -- Denis Leary "It's phenomenal. You got to get your hands on it." -- Brandon Tierney, Tiki & Tierney "A fast-paced read with plenty of zany yarns. ... A very entertaining book." -- Baltimore Post-Examiner "WOW! Hopefully they'll make a movie out of this bad boy." -- Adam Carolla, The Adam Carolla Show "The book is as action-packed as an autobiography can be because that is how Nails' life has always been, and how it continues to be." -- Bookreporter.com, A Head-Spinning Trip. ... House of Nails Is Far more Entertaining than Your Typical Player Memoir., The book is as action-packed as an autobiography can be because that is how Nails' life has always been, and how it continues to be., Will rekindle memories for baseball enthusiasts and entertain nonfans. ... Tales of the author's lifestyle are mindboggling., [An] unsparing chronicle. … pure, weapons-grade gossip. … a no-holds-barred success. … Dykstra is bleedingly, strikingly human. … Darkly funny., Tough, straight, upsetting, and strangely beautiful. ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES I'VE EVER READ. It comes from the heart., A memoir as brash and uncensored as the man himself. ... Dykstra's life story is Shakespearian in scope., Tough, straight, upsetting, and strangely beautiful. One of the best sports autobiographies I've ever read. It comes from the heart.
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2017-304573
Dewey Decimal
796.357092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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