Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig [J0402]

2005 HCDJ in Gift-Worthy condition. Recounts the life of the Hall of Fame ballplayer whose career was cut short by the disease now commonly called after him, in a portrait that shares details about his rivalry with Babe Ruth, the onset of his illness, and the final years of his life.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Eig captures Gehrig well. With great research, he chronicles not only Gehrig's baseball abilities, but also his character. A humble person who followed the rules and gave his all, 100% of the time. It was a fascinating read."; "I didn't know much about Lou Gehrig, other than he was a great Yankee and died from ALS. His story is much more than that. He was an insanely committed person. A loving son and husband, he held his wife and Mother higher than anything else. He demanded excellence in himself further than baseball. He was quiet and strong willed. This is a great read for all Yankee fans."; "This book does a brilliant job of uncovering the psychology of an all time great sportsman trying to make sense of his precipitous decline in athletic ability due to what was then an unknown disease."