Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
“This delightfully written, lesson-laden book deserves a place of its own in the Baseball Hall of Fame.” Forbes Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis follows the low-budget Oakland A’s, visionary general manager Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball theorists. They are all in search of new baseball knowledge-insights that will give the little guy who is willing to discard old wisdom the edge over big money.
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“This delightfully written, lesson-laden e-book deserves a spot of its personal within the Baseball Corridor of Fame.” Forbes Moneyball is a quest for the key of success in baseball. In a story stuffed with fabulous characters and good excursions into the surprising, Michael Lewis follows the low-budget Oakland A’s, visionary common supervisor Billy Beane, and the unusual brotherhood of novice baseball theorists. They’re all in quest of new baseball knowledge-insights that can give the little man who’s prepared to discard outdated knowledge the sting over large cash.
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