Verlag: Bantam, 1998
ISBN 10: 055357907X ISBN 13: 9780553579079
Anbieter: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, USA
Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Verlag: Bantam, 1997
ISBN 10: 0553106589 ISBN 13: 9780553106589
Anbieter: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, USA
hardcover. Zustand: Good.
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Verlag: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1997
Anbieter: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 4 cass.
Verlag: Bantam, 1997
ISBN 10: 0553106589 ISBN 13: 9780553106589
Anbieter: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, USA
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing with full number line. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #54.
Verlag: Bantam Books, New York, 1997
Anbieter: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine condition white boards with a blue spine and silver and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Dedication; Acknowledgments; and About the Authors. Illustrated with sections of black-and-white photographic plates. The blank first free front endpaper contains a small neatly scripted former owner name at the upper right corner; the volume is otherwise in fine condition. " 'Maybe the good Lord was just waiting for me to put on the pinstripes.' When Joe Torre was fired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1995, he thought his career in baseball was over. After more than three decades and 4,200 games as a player and manager, one thing had always eluded him - getting to a World Series. He had all but given up his dream when the New York Yankees made him an offer to manage their 1996 club. Encouraged by his wife and others, he accepted, and so began one of the greatest seasons in the fabled history of the New York Yankee franchise and one of the most inspiring, heartwarming stories in all of baseball. Here is the ultimate insider's record of that unforgettable season by the man whose personal struggles captured the hearts and imaginations of fans everywhere. Tough, gritty, but always fair and honest, Torre vividly reveals how he turned a potentially volatile mix of talented youngsters such as Andy Pettitte and Derek Jeter, seasoned veterans like Wade Boggs and Paul O'Neill, and so-called "problem" players like Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden into a cohesive unit that cared more about winning than personal egos. He explains how he played his hunches and earned his team's confidence and respect as he focused his players from spring training on towared one goal: the World Series. And he did it all in a pressure-filled sports city that expects nothing less than a champion. But how he did it is only part of this remarkable story. For at the same time that Torre was overcoming the odds on the field, his family was facing much greater hardships off the field. He speaks candidly and emotionally of the tragedy of his oldest brother Rocco's sudden death, and the agonizing ordeal of his other older brother, Frank, who waited for the heart transplant that could save his life. It was his wife, Ali, who gave him the faith to believe anything was possible. Together with his sisters Rae and Sister Marguerite, a nun from Queens, they dared to dream the impossible. In a fairy-tale ending not even the best Hollywood scriptwriter could imagine, Frank Torre got his new heart the day before the Yankees won their first World Series championship since 1978 - and Joe Torre won his first ever. Here is Joe Torre's own story - told for the first time in his own words - from his early childhood in Brooklyn, to his celebrated baseball career playing with the likes of Hank Aaron and Bob Gibson, to his stint as the first native New Yorker ever to manage the Yankees. Offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at a season to remember and a man who went through so much to reach the pinnacle of his profession, Chasing the Dream is more than just another sports story. It is a poignant reminder of why we love the game - and how, sometimes, nice guys do finish first." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.
Verlag: Bantam, 1997
ISBN 10: 0553106589 ISBN 13: 9780553106589
Anbieter: M Fox Books llc, Memphis, TN, USA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Torre's autobiography is actually very touching in some parts. It is signed by Torre. The condition of the book and dust jacket fine. Signed by Author(s).
Verlag: Bantam, 1997
ISBN 10: 0553106589 ISBN 13: 9780553106589
Signiert
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Book plate signed by Joe Torre pasted to half-title page. Some bumping to the jacket at corners and top and bottom of spine, is otherwise clean and bright. The boards are clean and straight, with light bumping to the corners and the top and bottom of spine. The spine is solid and firm. Interior text block is straight and firmly attached to the spine, and free of markings. An attractive copy. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in Tall. Year: 1997. Signed.
Verlag: Bantam, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0553106589 ISBN 13: 9780553106589
Anbieter: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, USA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition/1st Printing (complete number line). Laid-in is a sheet with B&W images that is SIGNED by Joe Torre (signature in blue ink). Note: book is not signed--photo sheet is. $23.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AUTHOR SIGNED on Photo.
Verlag: Bantam Books, New York, 1997
Anbieter: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australien
Erstausgabe
An autobiography. Pp. xii+274(last blank), frontispiece, pictorial title page, 24 plates, decorative initials; med. 8vo; qr. blue paper, spine lettered in silver, white papered boards, edges bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; Bantam Books, New York, 1997. First edition.
Verlag: Bantam, New York, 1997
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by Torre to Bill Boggs, four-time Emmy Award-winning New York television talk show host, who interviewed the author on his show: "Bill, We have both realized our dreams - All the best, Joe Torre.".
Verlag: New York: Bantam Books, 1997
Anbieter: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, USA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo., cream boards lettered in silver; pictorial dust jacket. First edition, inscribed by Torre. A gorgeous copy. Signed by Author(s).
Verlag: Bantam Books, New York, 1997
Anbieter: Ira Joel Haber - Cinemage Books, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. First Printing. SIGNED BY JOE TORRE. 10 year old memoir by the former manager of The New York Yankees. 24pgs. of photos. Fine/fine. Book.