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Becoming Mr. October
—Jackson, Reggie, author.
2014

DAISY Sound Recording

Baseball all-star and World Series champion Reggie Jackson chronicles his ups and downs in the New York Yankees organization, focusing on two formative years, 1977 and 1978. Details his often-troubled relationships with fellow players, owner George Steinbrenner, and manager Billy Martin, and the unrelenting pressure of the media spotlight. 2013.

Item Details

Edition: Daisy edition.

Description:

  • 1 DAISY disc (audio (10 hours, 12 minutes)) : sound ; 12 cm
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • digital DAISY
  • audio file Daisy

Target Audience Note: Male narrator. NLS/BPH

Other Title: Becoming Mister October

Notes:

  • Access restricted to persons who are visually impaired or physically disabled and cannot use conventional print materials.
  • Narrated by: Jack Fox.
  • Digital talking book. 1 level and 32 navigation points. Digitally mastered.
  • Recorded from: First edition New York : Doubleday, [2013] 9780385533119
  • System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; double speed or faster CD-ROM drive; sound card and sound output device; DAISY playback software or DAISY talking book player. Also plays in CD-MP3 player or computer with MP3-capable software.
  • DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps.
  • Description based on cassette record.

Contents:

  • Bull in the ring
  • Birmingham
  • Gunslingers
  • Leaving Charlie O.
  • "Like a guy trying to hustle a girl in a bar"
  • "Any specific player"
  • Billy
  • The hole in the doughnut
  • The article
  • Boston
  • Eye exam
  • Calling my dad
  • Hiding in the bathroom
  • Pinch hitter
  • "Another chapter in the tumultuous life of the 1977 Yankees"
  • "That's three, mom!"
  • Sitting in the rocking chair
  • Reggie! Bar
  • Here we go again
  • Forcing the issue
  • "One's a born liar"
  • "A very simple game for children"
  • Catching Boston
  • "I hit it to the Prudential Building"
  • "Finding a prize in the weeds"
  • Epilogue: "Nothing gold can stay."

LCCN: 2014991823

Control Number: 3175164

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2014.
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