Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgments. Personality Disorders. Prologue: The Final Game. 1 Henry and George. 2 Culver Military Academy. 3 Williams College. 4 Lockbourne Air Force Base. 5 Coach George. 6 Come to Papa. 7 The Cleveland Pipers. 8 George Builds an Empire. 9 Vernon Stouffer's Revenge. 10 Buying the CBS Yankees. 11 George Takes Charge. 12 Watergate. 13 George's Short Exile. 14 Wooing Billy. 15 George's First Pennant. 16 The Bronx Zoo. 17 "One's a Born Liar ..." 18 George in Charge. 19 The Fans Chant. 20 Hello, I Must Be Going. 21 Insanity. 22 Howie Spira and Mr. May. 23 American Ship Goes Under. 24 Gene Michael Rebuilds. 25 Joe Torre Arrives. 26 George Takes Back the Reins. 27 The Gold Mine. 28 Silent George. 29 George the Munificent. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author

Peter Golenbock is one of the nation's best-known sports authors. He has written some of sports' most important books, including five New York Times bestsellers: The Bronx Zoo with Sparky Lyle , Number 1 with Billy Martin , Balls with Graig Nettles , Idiot with Johnny Damon , and Personal Fouls . He is also the author of the bestselling book on NASCAR, American Zoom , and he has written books about the Mets, and most recently 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel . His collaboration with Tony Curtis, American Prince, reached number seven on the New York Times bestseller list. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.