George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire

Plenty of errors

The fact-checking needs a serious overhall. In the pages I read today I found out that the Yankees lost to Seattle in 7 games in 1995, that Reggie Jackson was brought back as an advisor in 1966, and that Joe Torre was the 1973 NL MVP. Now for reality. Ken Griffey Jr. broke our hearts by sliding across the plate in Game 5 in 1995, Reggie was brought back in 1996 (he was in the minor leagues in 1966 with the A's), and Pete Rose won the 1973 NL MVP. Torre won it in 1971.

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Ok, but not great

Including this book, I have now read four separate biographies about George Steinbrenner. Although Mr. Goldenbock's writing is without question entertaining and effective, I must say that many of his perspectives were of someone who had hard feelings toward George Steinbrenner, or the stories were given withan air of antipathy towards Steinbrenner. We all know Steinbrenner was in many respects an extremely difficult person to know to say the least, but sometimes the bashing seemed personal. A case in point: Goldenbock decides to begin the book with the psychological definition for the word "narcissist", as if to infer strongly that Steinbrenner was one. Well, as esteemed as Mr. Goldenbock is, I would reserve the diagnosis for a professional psychologist. I guess the lesson is like my teacher used to say; if you want to really know about someone, read ALL the biographies available to remove as much personal bias as possible. If you are only going to read one, however, I would suggest "Steinbrenner: the Last Lion of Baseball" by Bill Madden. There is a lot more perspective and input from the people that were actually there. When reading quotes from the people that were there, it seemed that many of their quotes were inconsistent with Goldenbock's book.

Very interesting profile of George

I enjoyed this book very much. It was enlightening about how George grew up and how his temperment was a direct result of his upbringing.

A Must Read for Yankee Fans

This book provided an in-depth look at the life of George Steinbrenner. It goes beyond the headlines and includes a wealth of information about the building of the New York Yankees. It was an easy read although some parts about his life pre-Yankees dragged a bit. I found the book to be very interesting and highly reccomend it, especially for Yankee fans.

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