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7: The Mickey Mantle Novel
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LENGTH9 hrs and 51 mins
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RELEASE DATE04-01-07
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Best-selling sportswriter Peter Golenbock knew Mickey Mantle, many of Mantle's friends, family members, and teammates. While Mickey was a good person at heart, he had a dark side that went far beyond his well-known alcoholism and infidelities.
In this fictional portrait, Mickey, now in heaven, realizes that he's carrying a huge weight on his shoulders, as he did throughout his life. He needs to unburden himself of all the horrible things he did and understand for himself why he did them. He wants to make amends to the people he hurt, especially those dear to him; the fans he ignored and alienated; and the public who made him into a hero. Mickey never felt he deserved the adulation, could never live up to it, and tried his damnedest to prove it to everyone. The fact that he was human made the public love him that much more. This is revealed as a man who lived in fear: fear of failure, of success, of life beyond baseball, and of commitment. His was a life filled with sex, yet devoid of deeper satisfactions.
From the alcohol-fueled good times and bad, to the emptiness when the party was finally over, 7 has it all.
©Peter Golenbock (P)2007 Phoenix Audio
What the Critics Say
"A comic, wild, sad and salacious reimagining of the late Yankee's life." (The New York Times)
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What Members Say
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"A great behind the scenes look into an icon!"
Would you consider the audio edition of 7 to be better than the print version?I'm truly not sure which was better
What was one of the most memorable moments of 7?The final family meeting before he died
What does Alan Smithee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?The setting of the scenes
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?Both
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"Rude, crude,unattractive"
Worse than terrible. The first book I have erased from my library. By the way, I love baseball.
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"7 is a 10"
A person who loves baseball will love this-I did
2 of 4 people found this review helpful -
"Don't waste your money like I did"
I kept waiting for the book to get past the level of "crass", but after 3 chapters it never did so I gave up on it. A disappointing waste of time as well as money.
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"Hideous"
I am no prude and in fact was not just expecting but looking for some racy passages when I got this book. But this is some weak stuff. A dozen metaphors and similes occur to me but this book just isn't worth wasting any more time or words on.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful