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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679762892
ISBN-139780679762898
eBay Product ID (ePID)834577
Product Key Features
Book TitleCatcher Was a Spy : the Mysterious Life of Moe Berg
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicMilitary / World War II, Espionage, Baseball / General, Sports, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorNicholas Dawidoff
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight13.2 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"A delightful book that recounts one of the strangest episodes in the history of espionage. . . . . Relentlessly entertaining."-- The New York Times Book Review "[A] meticulously researched biography. . . . . As Dawidoff tracks his elusive subject...the story becomes more than a search for the core of someone who spent his life making himself a mystery, but a dark, moving human tragedy."-- Los Angeles Times "[Dawidoff] has done heroic research, much of it in unlit corners. . . . Moe Berg doubtless will forever remain a mystery, but Dawidoff has brought the mystery to life."-- Washington Post
Dewey Decimal796.357
SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER Now a major motion picture starring Paul Rudd "A delightful book that recounts one of the strangest episodes in the history of espionage. . . . . Relentlessly entertaining."-- The New York Times Book Review Moe Berg is the only major-league baseball player whose baseball card is on display at the headquarters of the CIA. For Berg was much more than a third-string catcher who played on several major league teams between 1923 and 1939. Educated at Princeton and the Sorbonne, he as reputed to speak a dozen languages (although it was also said he couldn't hit in any of them) and went on to become an OSS spy in Europe during World War II. As Nicholas Dawidoff follows Berg from his claustrophobic childhood through his glamorous (though equivocal) careers in sports and espionage and into the long, nomadic years during which he lived on the hospitality of such scattered acquaintances as Joe DiMaggio and Albert Einstein, he succeeds not only in establishing where Berg went, but who he was beneath his layers of carefully constructed cover. As engrossing as a novel by John le Carr , The Catcher Was a Spy is a triumphant work of historical and psychological detection., NATIONAL BESTSELLER Now a major motion picture starring Paul Rudd "A delightful book that recounts one of the strangest episodes in the history of espionage. . . . . Relentlessly entertaining."-- The New York Times Book Review Moe Berg is the only major-league baseball player whose baseball card is on display at the headquarters of the CIA. For Berg was much more than a third-string catcher who played on several major league teams between 1923 and 1939. Educated at Princeton and the Sorbonne, he as reputed to speak a dozen languages (although it was also said he couldn't hit in any of them) and went on to become an OSS spy in Europe during World War II. As Nicholas Dawidoff follows Berg from his claustrophobic childhood through his glamorous (though equivocal) careers in sports and espionage and into the long, nomadic years during which he lived on the hospitality of such scattered acquaintances as Joe DiMaggio and Albert Einstein, he succeeds not only in establishing where Berg went, but who he was beneath his layers of carefully constructed cover. As engrossing as a novel by John le Carré, The Catcher Was a Spy is a triumphant work of historical and psychological detection.
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- 10. Jul. 2018
I read the book years ago, this one was bought as a gift.
Interesting story about a very complex man. He was a polymath.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Feb. 2024
Average ball player… brilliant spy.
This is an incredible story about an incredible man written by an excellent writer and historian. Young people today need to read more history like this to find out about forgotten heroes like Moe Berg who helped make history. Why read fiction when there are amazing true stories about amazing true heroes?Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Okt. 2015
Moe Berg - Athlete & Patriot
A compelling story of intrigue that combines the best of sports with the best of mystery. Morris "Moe" Berg was a journeyman major league catcher as well as a spy for the OSS, the predecessor of the CIA. His exploits occurred before, during and after World War II. He was only batted 243 but he was a 1000 patriot. Berg was a true national treasure and received the Medal of Freedom in 1945 from President Truman. A wonderful read that exposes the life of a true American hero.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 06. Mai. 2019
I am sure it's a good book, but the print is too tiny
The print is too small for me. I enjoyed the movie and I thought I would also enjoy the book, but the print is really tiny!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 21. Mai. 2019
The catcher was a spy: The mysterious life of Moe Berg
Great book. Moe Berg was an amazing character.Old School Surreptitious. History at it's finest, all for the greatest of causes!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 19. Jan. 2021
The Catcher Was a Spy - good reading
Good book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 25. Okt. 2023
Truly awesome
Awesome story, character, ballplayer and life experiences defending our country!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Aug. 2018
good read.
good story; well written.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Jun. 2022
history is stranger than fiction
the book compliments the dvdBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 03. Feb. 2021
the man no one knew.
Well written story about a truly eccentric man. Who was Moe Berg?Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
