Moneyball (Movie Tie-In Edition) (Movie Tie-In Editions)

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Revolutionary approach to baseball

Moneyball is an eye-opening read for sports fans who want to gain insight into how game-changing strategies emerged in baseball. The book is informative, analytical, and easy to read, as Michael Lewis explains the non-traditional approaches that have led to a winning formula for success. Whether a baseball fan or not, readers will appreciate learning how innovation and new thinking can overcome traditional models, even in this age-old sport.

  • Casey Award (2003)
  • Listen-Up Award (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Moneyball (Movie Tie-In Edition) (Movie Tie-In Editions)

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ISBN: 9780393338393
Authors: Michael Lewis
Date of Publication: 2011-08-15
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.26
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The Oakland Athletics have a secret: a winning baseball team is made, not bought.In major league baseball the biggest wallet is supposed to win: rich teams spend four times as much on talent as poor teams. But over the past four years, the Oakland Athletics, a major league team with a minor league payroll, have had one of the best records. Last year their superstar, Jason Giambi, went to the superrich Yankees. It hasn't made any difference to Oakland: their fabulous season included an American League record for consecutive victories. Billy Beane, general manager of the Athletics, is putting into practice on the field revolutionary principles garnered from geek statisticians and college professors. Michael Lewis's brilliant, irreverent reporting takes us from the dugouts and locker rooms-where coaches and players struggle to unlearn most of what they know about pitching and hitting-to the boardrooms, where we meet owners who begin to look like fools at the poker table, spending enormous sums without a clue what they are doing. Combine money, science, entertainment, and egos, and you have a story that Michael Lewis is magnificently suited to tell. About the AuthorAuthor of the bestsellers Liar's Poker, The New New Thing, and Next, Michael Lewis is also a columnist for Bloomberg News. He lives in Berkeley, California.
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