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A-Rod - The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez - cover

A-Rod - The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez

Elena Roberts

Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

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Summary

“Diligent, detailed, and overpowering. This is not a book of conjecture: It’s one of bootstrap journalism.” —New York magazineThe New York Times calls sports journalist Selena Roberts’s blistering biography, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez, “Important…devastating…merciless.” A columnist for Sports Illustrated, Roberts pulls no punches in her tough and brilliant New York Times bestseller, an exploration of the multi-million-dollar Yankees slugger’s checkered life and career. A-Rod is an eye-opening, unputdownable look at one of the greatest—and most flawed—players in today’s game.
Available since: 05/01/2009.
Print length: 284 pages.

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