Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
by:
Michael Lewis (author)
A New York Times Bestseller The funniest, smartest, and most contrarian book since Lewis's Liar's Poker, Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball.
A New York Times Bestseller The funniest, smartest, and most contrarian book since Lewis's Liar's Poker, Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780786259687 (078625968X)
Publish date: December 1st 2003
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
Writing,
History,
Book Club,
Science,
Business,
Economics,
Journalism,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
Baseball
This was a fun read for those baseball fans that are bewildered by how baseball teams build and manage said teams. My husband enjoys watching the Oakland A's, which is the subject of this book; but like other Lewis' works, this one is more about the culture and industry than just the this one team. ...
Michael Lewis' Moneyball is a rousing David and Goliath story about an underdog Major League Baseball team that takes a data-driven approach to buying and selling baseball players, and ends up winning many more games each season than their much richer counterparts. At times the writing itself feels ...
I love this story. I like any story where somebody has the courage to implement a better idea and then WINS. Yay!! Love Michael Lewis.
Fascinating subject, somewhat undercut by Lewis being annoying.
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