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Veeck-As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck (Paperback)

by Bill Veeck (Author), Ed Linn (Author)
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Univ. of Chicago Press; 1 edition (April 7 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0226852180
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226852188
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 2.8 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 431 g
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #65,952 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men ever involved in the game. His classic autobiography, written with the talented sportswriter Ed Linn, is an uproarious book packed with information about the history of baseball and tales of players and owners, including some of the most entertaining stories in all of sports literature.

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Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men ever involved in the game. His autobiography, written with the talented sportswriter Ed Linn, is an uproarious book packed with baseball history and some of the most entertaining stories in all of sports literature.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Wife picked up this book, Dec 26 2007
By Pete (Montreal) - See all my reviews
I just finished reading this wonderful autobiography a few days ago. Since I do most of my reading in bed next to my wife she heard me laughing quite a lot late at night last week. She just picked up the book to read this evening, and I heard her laughing a lot tonight.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Baseball Classic, Jan 18 2004
By Daniel B. Adams (Avis, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This book is considered a classic because of the great inside information and the "smack 'em in the face" comments from Bill Veeck, the one-time owner of the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns and the two-time owner of the Chicago White Sox. Veeck pulles no punches in discussing his views on the powers in baseball, including his favorite punching bag, the New York Yankees. Veeck is also very entertaining in describing his relationships with some great characters of the game. I really enjoyed this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent storyteller, April 22 2003
By Eddie Hatrick (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews
I literally could not put this book down from start to finish. Whether you like baseball, dislike the Yankees, or just enjoy rooting for the one guy who could have saved baseball from the financial and legal disasters of the past 50 years, this book will be one of the best you have ever read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars They do not make sports bios Like THIS anymore.....
The two things you need to know before you buy "Veeck -- As In Wreck" -- and you will buy this book, you must, if you've ever bought any professional sports bio before... Read more
Published on Sep 18 2002 by Jason A. Miller

5.0 out of 5 stars He was a fun guy!
I read this book when I was thirteen, and read it again twenty years later. I enjoyed it both times. Read more
Published on Jul 18 2002 by Mike Dowling

4.0 out of 5 stars A clear baseball mind, a great baseball book.
Bill Veeck starts the book with the moment he is most fameous for, the playing of a midget in a major league baseball game. Read more
Published on Dec 23 2001 by Peter Ingemi

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius at Work
I was a Sox fan who was in Chicago with Bill Veeck, but was too stupid to appreciate him at the time, I stand chastized. Bill Veeck was an anomalie among owners. Read more
Published on Sep 23 2001 by J. Kryl

4.0 out of 5 stars Veek as in Wreck
Excellent book that reviews the history of marketing baseball. Many interesting stories of teams, names and specific actions which created excitement on the diamond. Read more
Published on May 22 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on baseball ever written
Veeck - As In Wreck is the wild and wonderful autobiography of baseball club owner Bill Veeck. Mr. Veeck, who has been enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, was of a rare... Read more
Published on Jan 21 2001 by C. S. Richardson

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