Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Review Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
by MICHAEL LEWIS
Description
Author Michael Lewis’ “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” is an eye-opening narrative that dives into the world of professional baseball, its perks, strangeness, and what techniques had to be developed to propel a then-small-time Oakland A’s from being dirt-poor into one of the greatest pro league baseball teams nationally. The story follows the leading visionary manager Billy Beane as the book reveals insights of a person who had decided to throw out age-old wisdom in exchange for an edge over generating bigger money.
About the Author
Michael Lewis, the best-selling author of The Undoing Project, Liar’s Poker, Flash Boys, Moneyball, The Blind Side, Home Game, and The Big Short, among other works, lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, Tabitha Soren, and their three children.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter One – The Curse of Talent
- Chapter Two – How To Find a Ballpaper
- Chapter Three – The Enlightenment
- Chapter Four – Field of Ignorance
- Chapter Five – The Jeremy Brown Blue Plate Special
- Chapter Six – The Science of Winning an Unfair Game
- Chapter Seven – Giambi’s Hole
- Chapter Eight – Scott Hatteberg, Pickin’ Machine
- Chapter Nine – The Trading Desk
- Chapter Ten – Anatomy of an Undervalued Pitcher
- Chapter Eleven – The Human Element
- Chapter Twelve – The Speed of the Idea
- Epilogue
- Postscript
- Acknowledgements
- Index
