I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of Net Galley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the publisher. It was with the understanding that I would post a reivew on Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon and my history book review blog. I also posted a review on my Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google Plus pages.
I requested this book as I am a fan of baseball and remember vividly the Oakland Athletic teams of the early to mid 1970’s. It is the first book by Jason Turbow that I have read.
This book is well researched and an entertaining read. It covers how a dysfunctional organization and team overcame the obstacles to win three world series in a span of 5 years and how the club broke up after that run. Some could consider Charles Finley to be a mad genuis, but the team was successful often in spite of the colorful owner.
I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of baseball and in particular the Oakland Athletics.
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