A Season In The Sun

The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of ... (more)

The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland. In A Season in the Sun, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith recount the defining moment of Mantle's legendary career: 1956, when he overcame a host of injuries and critics to become the most celebrated athlete of his time. Taking us from the action on the diamond to Mantle's off-the-field exploits, Roberts and Smith depict Mantle not as an ideal role model or a bitter alcoholic, but a complex man whose faults were smoothed over by sportswriters eager to keep the truth about sports heroes at bay. An incisive portrait of an American icon, A Season in the Sun is an essential work for baseball fans and anyone interested in the 1950s.--Amazon.com. (less)

"The extraordinary behind-the-scenes story of how Coach Bruce Arians, Tom Brady, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came toget... (more)

"The extraordinary behind-the-scenes story of how Coach Bruce Arians, Tom Brady, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came together to deliver one of the most improbable Super Bowl victories in NFL history." -- (less)

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The prospect of Tom Brady, six-time Super Bowl champion and widely-acknowledged greatest football player ever, joining t... (more)

The prospect of Tom Brady, six-time Super Bowl champion and widely-acknowledged greatest football player ever, joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a historically hapless franchise that hadn't made the playoffs in more than a decade, seemed unlikely. It would be the ultimate test for the ultimate football legacy. Brady's new coach, Bruce Arians, also had much to prove. Together, like so many aged snowbirds, Brady and Arians had decamped to Florida to make the most of their remaining years. Anderson shares inside stories and new insights into Brady, Arians, and the Bucs. He captures the rhythms of perhaps the strangest NFL season ever, turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bucs' quest for one glorious season in the sun becomes a riveting sports epic. -- adapted from jacket. (less)

The prospect of Tom Brady, six-time Super Bowl champion and widely-acknowledged greatest football player ever, joining t... (more)

The prospect of Tom Brady, six-time Super Bowl champion and widely-acknowledged greatest football player ever, joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a historically hapless franchise that hadn't made the playoffs in more than a decade, seemed unlikely. It would be the ultimate test for the ultimate football legacy. Brady's new coach, Bruce Arians, also had much to prove. Together, like so many aged snowbirds, Brady and Arians had decamped to Florida to make the most of their remaining years. Anderson shares inside stories and new insights into Brady, Arians, and the Bucs. He captures the rhythms of perhaps the strangest NFL season ever, turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bucs' quest for one glorious season in the sun becomes a riveting sports epic. -- adapted from jacket. (less)