Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Movie Tie-In Editions)

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Billy Beane, the Oakland A's general manager, is leading a revolution. Reinventing his team on a budget, he needs to outsmart the richer teams. He signs undervalued players whom the scouts consider flawed but who have a knack for getting on base, scoring runs, and winning games. Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball and a tale of the search for new baseball knowledge-insights that will give the little guy who is willing to discard old wisdom the edge over big money.

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Billy Beane, the Oakland A's general manager, is leading a revolution. Reinventing his team on a budget, he needs to outsmart the richer teams. He signs undervalued players whom the scouts consider flawed but who have a knack for getting on base, scoring runs, and winning games. Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball and a tale of the search for new baseball knowledge-insights that will give the little guy who is willing to discard old wisdom the edge over big money.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Film tie-in edition
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Published: 01 Sep 2011
ISBN 10: 0393338398
ISBN 13: 9780393338393

Media Reviews

One of the most enjoyable baseball books in years. -- The New York Times Book Review
Ebullient, invigorating...provides plenty of action, both numerical and athletic, on the field and in the draft-day war room. -- Time
[The] most influential book on sports ever written. If you're a baseball fan, Moneyball is a must. -- People
Anyone who cares about baseball must read Moneyball. -- Newsweek
Another journalistic tour de force. -- Wall Street Journal
Engaging, informative, and deliciously contrarian. -- Washington Post
May be the best book ever written on business. -- Weekly Standard
You have to read Moneyball...Amazing anecdotes...an entertaining, enlightening read. -- Baseball America
Stunning....[Lewis's] explanations of the science of baseball...are spellbinding. -- New York Observer
An extraordinary job of reporting and writing. -- San Jose Mercury News
A brilliantly told tale....Michael Lewis's beautiful obsession with the idea of value has once again yielded gold. -- Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury

Author Bio

Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, and The Undoing Project. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and three children.