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Last Boy : Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood by Jane Leavy (2010, Hardcover)
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"The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood by Jane Leavy is a compelling biography that delves into the life of legendary baseball player Mickey Mantle. This hardcover book, published by HarperCollins in 2010, explores Mantle's impact on baseball and American culture during the 19th century. With 480 pages of insightful analysis and engaging storytelling, this book is a must-read for fans of baseball, sports history, and the United States in the 19th century."
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060883529
ISBN-139780060883522
eBay Product ID (ePID)127325091
Product Key Features
Book TitleLast Boy : Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicBaseball / History, United States / 19th Century, Baseball / General, Sports
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJane Leavy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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ReviewsPart biography, part memoir, and part fan s note, The Last Boy is the most complete book ever about Mantle., In sharp detail and graceful style, Leavy cuts through the myth and treats us to a rarely known Mantle: more flawed, more human and more likeable. A terrific read., The Last Boy is something new in the history of the histories of the Mick. It is hard fact, reported by someone greatly skilled at that craft...and presented so that the reader and not the author draws nearly all the conclusions., With storytelling bravado and fresh research...[in] Leavy's hands, the life of Mantle no longer defies logic. She hits a long home run., [THE LAST BOY] is a tale deftly told, rich in detail, unvarnished and unsparing, researched to a fare-thee-well, alternatively fluid and florid, and without staleness because Leavy has found a new angle from which to come at a well-worked-over subject., Every kid growing up in New York in the '50s wanted to be Mickey Mantle, including me.... Jane Leavy has captured the hold he had on all of us in this gripping biography., [ The Last Boy ] is a tale deftly told, rich in detail, unvarnished and unsparing, researched to a fare-thee-well, alternatively fluid and florid, and without staleness because Leavy has found a new angle from which to come at a well-worked-over subject., The Last Boy is stunning. Jane Leavy captures the beautiful, imperfect Mickey Mantle with equal measures of depth and empathy. She finds the buried answers to the riddle of what drove and haunted the Mick., " The Last Boy is something new in the history of the histories of the Mick. It is hard fact, reported by someone greatly skilled at that craft...and presented so that the reader and not the author draws nearly all the conclusions." -- Keith Olberman, The New York Times Book Review "Every kid growing up in New York in the '50s wanted to be Mickey Mantle, including me.... Jane Leavy has captured the hold he had on all of us in this gripping biography." -- Joe Torre, bestselling author and former manager of the New York Yankees "Leavy shows Mantle at his unfathomable worst and unrecognized best. For even the most ardent Mantleologist, The Last Boy , is an education." -- Time magazine "This is one of the best sports biographies I have ever read. Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, it reveals with stunning insight both the talents and the demons that drove Mickey Mantle, bringing him to life as never before." -- Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Team of Rivals "Do not walk--sprint--to the bookstore to get a copy of The Last Boy ." -- Boston Globe "In sharp detail and graceful style, Leavy cuts through the myth and treats us to a rarely known Mantle: more flawed, more human and more likeable. A terrific read." -- Tom Verducci, Co-author of the #1 bestseller The Yankee Years "The only thing about this book that is better than Jane Leavy's vivid prose is her astonishing reporting. To my knowledge, no one has ever investigated the life of an American athlete with Leavy's rigor and thoroughness." -- Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition and Nine Innings " The Last Boy is stunning. Jane Leavy captures the beautiful, imperfect Mickey Mantle with equal measures of depth and empathy. She finds the buried answers to the riddle of what drove and haunted the Mick." -- David Maraniss, author of Clemente and Lombardi: When Pride Still Mattered "Definitive." -- Sports Illustrated "Engrossing.... The Last Boy is a fresh, thorough examination of Mickey Mantle's life." -- New York Newsday "[ The Last Boy ] is a tale deftly told, rich in detail, unvarnished and unsparing, researched to a fare-thee-well, alternatively fluid and florid, and without staleness because Leavy has found a new angle from which to come at a well-worked-over subject." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Part biography, part memoir, and part fan's note, The Last Boy is the most complete book ever about Mantle." -- Salon.com "Candid, compassionate...the best of the Mantle biographies." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "With storytelling bravado and fresh research...[in] Leavy's hands, the life of Mantle no longer defies logic. She hits a long home run." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A masterpiece of sports biography." -- Booklist (starred review), This is one of the best sports biographies I have ever read. Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, it reveals with stunning insight both the talents and the demons that drove Mickey Mantle, bringing him to life as never before., ' The Last Boy is something new in the history of the histories of the Mick. It is hard fact, reported by someone greatly skilled at that craft...and presented so that the reader and not the author draws nearly all the conclusions.'(Keith Olberman, The New York Times Book Review), Part biography, part memoir, and part fan's note, The Last Boy is the most complete book ever about Mantle., Leavy shows Mantle at his unfathomable worst and unrecognized best. For even the most ardent Mantleologist, The Last Boy , is an education., The only thing about this book that is better than Jane Leavy's vivid prose is her astonishing reporting. To my knowledge, no one has ever investigated the life of an American athlete with Leavy's rigor and thoroughness., Leavy shows Mantle at his unfathomable worst and unrecognized best. For even the most ardent Mantleologist, The Last Boy, is an education., With storytelling bravado and fresh research...[in] Leavy s hands, the life of Mantle no longer defies logic. She hits a long home run., The Last Boy is stunning. Jane Leavy captures the beautiful, imperfect Mickey Mantle with equal measures of depth and empathy. She finds the buried answers to the riddle of what drove and haunted the Mick., With storytelling bravado and fresh research...[in] Leavy s hands, the life of Mantle no longer defies logic., The Last Boy is something new in the history of the histories of the Mick. It is hard fact, reported by someone greatly skilled at that craft...and presented so that the reader and not the author draws nearly all the conclusions., The only thing about this book that is better than Jane Leavy s vivid prose is her astonishing reporting. To my knowledge, no one has ever investigated the life of an American athlete with Leavy s rigor and thoroughness.
Dewey Decimal796.35
SynopsisAward-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle. The legendary Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero during his record-setting career with the New York Yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife badly tarnished the ballplayer's reputation in his latter years. In The Last Boy, Leavy plumbs the depths of the complex athlete, using copious first-hand research as well as her own memories, to show why The Mick remains the most beloved and misunderstood Yankee slugger of all time., Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle. The legendary Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero during his record-setting career with the New York Yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife badly tarnished the ballplayer's reputation in his latter years. In The Last Boy , Leavy plumbs the depths of the complex athlete, using copious first-hand research as well as her own memories, to show why The Mick remains the most beloved and misunderstood Yankee slugger of all time.
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- Oct 14, 2019
Read "The Mick" first. A first person account.
Too many wasted pages on trivial incidents (such as the length of an HR) that don't really matter in the grand scheme of things.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 15, 2022
Great great book,
Book a great read and well written.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 06, 2017
Excellent Book.
Great reading, brings back memories.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 28, 2019
well written
good readingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 01, 2025
And your Roger Maris, too
I have always loved Mickey Mantel.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 18, 2022
DOES THE TRUTH HURT?
LOVE ALL BASEBALL BIOGRAPHIESVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 24, 2019
All good
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