{"product_id":"hustle-the-myth-life-and-lies-of-pete-rose-9780743284448","title":"Hustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis riveting book detailing the rise and fall of baseball legend Pete Rose is \"a first-class work of sound reporting and inescapable conclusions\" (Roger Angell). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho is Pete Rose? Is he Charlie Hustle, the all-American kid who never grew up, who pushed and stretched himself to get the most out of his limited talent, who would do anything in his power to win and to be a part of the game he loved? Or is he the bloated ex-athlete who broke baseball's one absolute taboo, and who was willing to drag down the whole structure of the sport to save himself? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn January 2004, Pete Rose publicly admitted to betting on baseball and began his controversial campaign to get himself off the ineligible list and into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His recently published autobiography, the baseball legend's selective telling of the truth, only furthers the myth and the mystery that surrounds him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an updated introduction by the author, and packed with interviews with Rose's family, his teammates, sportswriters, and police investigators, \u003ci\u003eHustle\u003c\/i\u003e is the real, objective story of the life of Pete Rose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSokolove, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMichael Sokolove\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eHustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and their three children.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901160526098,"sku":"9780743284448","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8a4fbb9-a2fb-4f04-b86e-c3ae63f785e4.jpg?v=1738414903","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hustle-the-myth-life-and-lies-of-pete-rose-9780743284448","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}