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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092
EAN num: 9780761115687
ISBN number: 0761115684
Label: Workman Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 128
Printing Date: April 01, 1999
Publishing house: Workman Publishing Company
Sale Popularity Level: 178187
Studio: Workman Publishing Company
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It's deja vu all over again! And just in time for Father's Day. Announcing a hardcover edition of the 300,000-plus -copy national bestseller that has baseball fans everywhere saying 'It ain't over 'til it's over' and '90% of the game is half mental' and 'When you come to a fork in the road, take it.' A $12.95 jacketed edition that ships in time for Father's Day, The Yogi Book is a perfect gift for sports fans, quote book collectors, lovers of pop culture and Americana, and everyone who ever knew exactly what Yogi meant by You can observe a lot by watching.
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If the subtitle of this delicious collection of Yogi-isms has you scratching your head, it has done its job as stunningly as Berra used to do his behind the plate at Yankee Stadium. The Hall of Fame MVP catcher for the pinstriped dynasties of the late 1940s through the '50s and into the '60s, Berra was about as quick with his witticisms as he was with his bat and glove. But if his observations hit the heart of the plate, his grammar tended to pop out of left field, hence the creation of a unique mode of malapropism dubbed the Yogi-ism. To truly understand the title, you need to know that not every mot ascribed to Yogi actually emanated from his mouth--they only sounded like they should have. Thus, he really didn't say everything he said, which makes The Yogi Book absolutely necessary (see page 10).
To the things that Yogi did say, The Yogi Book does both service and justice. It gathers the witticisms in a single convenient volume, adds a scrapbook of photos, then lets their progenitor riff, filling in colour commentary on what was happening beyond his mind and what was going through it when the famous phrases were dispatched into the public domain. He deservedly takes credit for such immortal pronunciamentos as 'Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.' (page 16); 'It's deja vu all over again.' (page 30); 'When you come to a fork in the road, take it.' (page 48); 'The future ain't what it used to be.' (page 118); 'It gets late early out there.' (page 64); and 'Ninety percent of this game is half mental.' (page 69). All, like the sacred texts they happen to be, are appropriately parsed for your edification, as is the greatest Yogi-ism of them all: 'It ain't over 'til it's over.' (page 121).
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I HAVE HEARD YOGI'S "WORDS OF WISDOM" HERE AND THERE FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER. IT'S AWESOME TO FIND THEM ALL GATHERED IN ONE PLACE AND TO LEARN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND BACKGROUND STORY ON ALL OF THEM. FOR ANYONE THAT HAS EVER WONDERED WHY HE SAID WHAT HE SAID, THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC!
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Yogisms are a special kind of aphorism which usually involve a certain surface absurdity , and perhaps grammatical error- a cliche mispoken- but which add up somehow to something funny and wise at the same time.
Hearing that the mayor of Dublin Robert Briscoe was Jewish , Yogi said, "Only in America".
When Mantle and Maris hit back- to - back home runs in their famous duel to hit sixty homers, Yogi said "It's Deja- Vu again"
I somehow thought it was Casey Stengel another aphorist of note, but this book says it's Yogi who said ," It ain't over till it's over".
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."
"You should always go to other peoples' funerals , otherwise they won't go to yours."
About Yogi himself it might be said " They broke the mold when they made him" Or with a word of apology to Leo the Lip " Nice guys are funny first."
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It is a very short book, with classic Yogi Berra saying and descriptions of the events that surrounded these funny phrases being uttered.
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This is a must have for Yogi Berra fans or just anybody who appreciates baseball in an older, more pure era. This book contains not only his most famous quotes, but many from his personal life at home as well. The book is short (30 minute read). It is definately well worth reading or at least scanning through.
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This small book contains many of Yogi Berra's humorous, and sometimes thought-provoking, statements. I added over 30 to my quotes collection. He explains how many originated and that he did not say some of the sayings attributed to him (p. 9: I really didn't say everything I said). Quite a few of them have been quoted so often as to have become part of our culture:
p. 30: It's dèja vu all over again!
p. 95: You can learn a lot by watching.
p. 118: The future ain't what it used to be.
But some were new to me:
p. 64: It gets late early out here.
p. 73: Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours.
p. 93: Never answer an anonymous letter.
Finally, Yogi's family contributed some of their own:
p. 125: Tim-I knew exactly where it was, I just couldn't find it.
p. 125: Betsy-Sometimes you have to get lost to find yourself.
p. 125: Mario-I've double checked it six times.
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