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The Hustler's Handbook
Bill Veeck
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Description for The Hustler's Handbook
Paperback. The Hustler's Handbook is a rich, hilarious, flagrantly outspoken lesson on how to operate as a hustler in the corporate jungle of modern baseball. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
What is the difference between a promoter and a hustler?" Bill Veeck asks. "Well, let's look at it this way. Neither one of them is an advertiser. An advertiser pays for his space. A promoter works out a quid pro quo . A hustler gets a free ride and makes it seem as if he's doing you a favor." Keep this in mind as Veeck, one of baseball's all–time characters and certainly its best–ever hustler, draws on an apparently bottomless well of stories, anecdotes, theories, and attitudes involving the often bizarre world of major league baseball. And, of course, ... Read more
What is the difference between a promoter and a hustler?" Bill Veeck asks. "Well, let's look at it this way. Neither one of them is an advertiser. An advertiser pays for his space. A promoter works out a quid pro quo . A hustler gets a free ride and makes it seem as if he's doing you a favor." Keep this in mind as Veeck, one of baseball's all–time characters and certainly its best–ever hustler, draws on an apparently bottomless well of stories, anecdotes, theories, and attitudes involving the often bizarre world of major league baseball. And, of course, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
453 g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566638272
SKU
V9781566638272
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About Bill Veeck
Bill Veeck (1914–1986) brought a flamboyant, fan–oriented entrepreneurship to his ownership of the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns, and the Chicago White Sox. He is best remembered for the innovations he brought to baseball and for his publicity stunts that brought fans to the ball park. He also wrote Veeck as in Wreck and Thirty Tons a Day.
Reviews for The Hustler's Handbook
Veeck is a divisive figure in baseball's history...cutting through the mythology of baseball to get at the sport's more essential themes.
George Ducker
Los Angeles Times
George Ducker
Los Angeles Times