{"product_id":"9780470730331","title":"George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire","description":"\"Who but the master of the baseball biography, Golenbock, could finally get the fix on Steinbrenner, the most curious, fearsome, pathetic, seminal figure in the pastime's modern history. You'll hate and love George all over again in this fast-moving pageant of tales you never heard and old ones told truthfully.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRobert Lipsyte\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eHeroes of Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Loathe him or hate him, he's the most famous owner in the history of professional baseball, the one and only Boss. Now, finally, from a writer who knows the Yankees inside-out, is a complete, rip-roaring portrait of the man behind the turtlenecks, tantrums, sky-scraping payroll and championship rings.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJonathan Mahler\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Bronx is Burning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No one is better equipped to delve into George Steinbrenner's improbable, outsized life than Peter Golenbock, the undisputed king of baseball books. His latest is compulsively readable and chock-full of revealing anecdotes that are sure to make headlines. A fascinating account of a complex man who is both infuriating bully and beloved icon.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJane Heller\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a She-Fan: The Course of True Love with the New York Yankees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103835504880,"sku":"9780470730331","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780470730331_p0.jpg?v=1763706659","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780470730331","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}