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"A brutally honest memoir of talent, addiction, and recovery from one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time. As a shy nineteen-year-old, Dwight Gooden swept into New York, lifting a team of crazy characters to World Series greatness and giving a beleaguered city a reason to believe. The...

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Main Author: Gooden, Dwight
Other Authors: Henican, Ellis
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : New Harvest, 2013.
Subjects:
Gooden, Dwight.
Pitchers (Baseball) > United States > Biography.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Drug abuse > United States > Biography.
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Summary:"A brutally honest memoir of talent, addiction, and recovery from one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time. As a shy nineteen-year-old, Dwight Gooden swept into New York, lifting a team of crazy characters to World Series greatness and giving a beleaguered city a reason to believe. Then he threw it all away. Now, with fresh and sober eyes, the Mets' beloved Dr. K shares the intimate details of his life and career, revealing all the extraordinary highs and lows."--Amazon.com.
Physical Description:xviii, 285 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:0544027027 (hbk.)
9780544027022 (hbk.)