{"product_id":"love-me-hate-me-barry-bonds-and-the-making-of-an-antihero-9780060797539","title":"Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eacclaimed sports writer and bestselling author Jeff Pearlman, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ea searing and insightful look into the life and career of Barry Bonds, one of the most celebrated, contradictory and controversial sports figures of our time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo player in the history of baseball has left such an indelible mark on the game as Barry Bonds. In his twenty-year career, Bonds has amassed an unprecedented 7 Most Valuable Player awards, 8 Gold Gloves, and more than 700 home runs (and counting), an impressive assortment of feats that has earned him the consideration as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. Equally deserved, however, is his reputation as an insufferable braggart, whose mythical home runs are rivaled only by his legendary ego. From his staggering ability and fabled pedigree (father Bobby played outfield for the Giants; cousin Reggie and godfather Willie are both Hall of Famers), to his well-documented run-ins with teammates and his alleged steroid abuse, Bonds inspires a like amount of passion from both sides of the fence. For many, Bonds belongs beside Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in baseball's holy trinity; for others, he embodies all that is wrong with the modern athlete: aloof; arrogant; alienated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive interviews with Bonds himself, members of his family, former and current managers, teammates, opponents, trainers, outspoken critics, and unapologetic supporters alike, Pearlman reveals, for the first time, a wonderfully nuanced portrait of a prodigiously talented--and immensely flawed--American icon, whose controversial run at baseball immortality forever changed the way we look at our sports heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Pearlman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.62w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060797539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2007 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePearlman, Jeff:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJEFF PEARLMAN is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of ten books. His subjects include the '80s Los Angeles Lakers (\u003cem\u003eShow-tim\u003c\/em\u003ee), the 1986 New York Mets (\u003cem\u003eThe Bad Guys Won\u003c\/em\u003e), the '90s Dallas Cowboys (\u003cem\u003eBoys Will Be Boys\u003c\/em\u003e), and NFL legends Walter Pay-ton (\u003cem\u003eSweetness\u003c\/em\u003e) and Brett Favre (\u003cem\u003eGunslinger\u003c\/em\u003e). HBO adapted \u003cem\u003eShowtime \u003c\/em\u003einto the dramatic series \u003cem\u003eWinning Time, \u003c\/em\u003eproduced and directed by Adam McKay. A former \u003cem\u003eSports Illus-trated \u003c\/em\u003esenior writer and ESPN.com colum-nist, Pearlman is the host of the \u003cem\u003eTwo Writers Slinging Yang \u003c\/em\u003epodcast and blogs regularly at jeffpearlman.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099524923507,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_cc4735a7-ddf9-4de7-bd94-c50eb9d4b45c.jpg?v=1748703071","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/love-me-hate-me-barry-bonds-and-the-making-of-an-antihero-9780060797539","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}