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Squeeze Play

A Novel

Squeeze Play( )
Author: Leavy, Jane
ISBN:978-0-06-056774-3
Publication Date:Aug 2003
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Harper Perennial
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $18.99
Book Description:

Inspired by the author's career as a sportswriter for the Washington Post, Squeeze Play tells the story of female reporter A. B. Berkowitz, who is assigned to cover the men of the Washington Senators -- the worst team in major league baseball. Life in the locker room shows her not just the players'...um...assets but also their all-too-human frailties. Love for the game and love for the newspaper business are the stars in this hilarious and heartbreaking novel that "will have you...
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Book Details
Pages:400
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Humorous / General
Fiction / Sports
Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.31 x 8 x 0.9 Inches
Book Weight:0.705 Pounds
Author Biography
Leavy, Jane (Author)
Jane Leavy is an American writer who grew up on Long Island, New York. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Early in her career she was staff writer for womenSports and Self magazines. From 1979-1988 she worked for the Washington Post covering sports, and later the style section which included sports, politics, and pop culture. Her writing has also been published in The New York Times, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and other prominent publications.

Her books include Squeeze Play: A Novel, The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy, and The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.

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