{"product_id":"perfect-lew-paper-9780451231239","title":"Perfect: Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made it Happen","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePerfect \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures our hearts as it carries us back to the golden age of baseball and the more innocent world of the 1950s.\"--Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bully Pulpit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On October 8, 1956, New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen took the mound for game five of the World Series against the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. In an improbable performance that the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"the greatest moment in the history of the Fall Classic,\" Larsen, an otherwise mediocre journeyman pitcher, retired twenty-seven straight Dodger batters to clinch a perfect game and, to date, the only World Series no-hitter ever witnessed in major league baseball. Here, Lew Paper delivers a masterful pitch-by-pitch account of that fateful day and the extraordinary lives of the players on the field--seven of whom would later be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Meticulously researched and relying on dozens of interviews, Paper's gripping narrative recreates Larsen's feat in a pitching duel that featured legendary figures such as Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Yogi Berra, and Roy Campanella. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More than just the story of a single game, \u003ci\u003ePerfect\u003c\/i\u003e is a window into baseball's glorious past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lew Paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0451231236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451231239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley \/ Nal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.85h x 6.04w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2010 pg. 28","brand":"Lew Paper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896421310719,"sku":"9780451231239","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c76a3c7-605b-4176-8fa2-5eee84d68346.jpg?v=1721371357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perfect-lew-paper-9780451231239","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}