{"product_id":"9781566638272","title":"Hustler's Handbook","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHustler's Handbook\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBill Veeck | Ed Linn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation \/ Baseball \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the difference between a promoter and a hustler?\" Bill Veeck asks. \"Well, let's look at it this way. Neither one of them is an advertiser. An advertiser pays for his space. A promoter works out a \u003ci\u003e quid pro quo \u003c\/i\u003e. A hustler gets a free ride and makes it seem as if he's doing you a favor.\" Keep this in mind as Veeck, one of baseball's all–time characters and certainly its best–ever hustler, draws on an apparently bottomless well of stories, anecdotes, theories, and attitudes involving the often bizarre world of major league baseball. And, of course, he's never afraid to speak his mind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hustler's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, hilarious, flagrantly outspoken lesson on how to operate as a hustler in the corporate jungle of modern baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBill Veeck (1914–1986) brought a flamboyant, fan–oriented entrepreneurship to his ownership of the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns, and the Chicago White Sox. He is best remembered for the innovations he brought to baseball and for his publicity stunts that brought fans to the ball park. He also wrote \u003ci\u003eVeeck as in Wreck\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThirty Tons a Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 July 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIvan R. Dee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781566638272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944592638092,"sku":"9781566638272","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_5f5f7044-177f-4bc2-ba38-34867820be49.jpg?v=1786035491","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781566638272","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}