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Going the Other Way: An Intimate Memoir of Life in and Out of Major League Baseball
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Title: Going the Other Way: An Intimate Memoir of Life in and Out of Major League Baseball
Author: Billy Bean
ISBN: 9781615192632
Publisher: The Experiment
Published: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reissue
Number of Pages: 272
Publisher Description: <p>More than ten years after its original publication, <i>Going the Other Way</i> remains deeply moving, and more timely than ever.<br /><br /> By virtue of a relentless work ethic, exceptional multi-sport talent, and a quick left-handed swing, Billy Bean made it to the majors, where he played from 1987 to 1995--an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres. But as a gay man in the brutally anti-gay world of baseball, closeted to teammates and family, Bean found himself unable to reconcile two worlds that he felt to be mutually exclusive. At the young age of 31, in the prime of his career, even as he solidified his role as a major-league utility player, Bean walked away from the game that was both his calling and his livelihood.<br /><br /> At once heartbreaking and farcical, ruminative and uncensored, this unprecedented memoir points the way toward a more perfect game, one in which all players can pursue their athletic dreams free of prejudice and discrimination.</p>
Author: Billy Bean
ISBN: 9781615192632
Publisher: The Experiment
Published: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reissue
Number of Pages: 272
Publisher Description: <p>More than ten years after its original publication, <i>Going the Other Way</i> remains deeply moving, and more timely than ever.<br /><br /> By virtue of a relentless work ethic, exceptional multi-sport talent, and a quick left-handed swing, Billy Bean made it to the majors, where he played from 1987 to 1995--an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres. But as a gay man in the brutally anti-gay world of baseball, closeted to teammates and family, Bean found himself unable to reconcile two worlds that he felt to be mutually exclusive. At the young age of 31, in the prime of his career, even as he solidified his role as a major-league utility player, Bean walked away from the game that was both his calling and his livelihood.<br /><br /> At once heartbreaking and farcical, ruminative and uncensored, this unprecedented memoir points the way toward a more perfect game, one in which all players can pursue their athletic dreams free of prejudice and discrimination.</p>
