House of nails : a memoir of life on the edge

House of nails A memoir of life on the edge

Lenny Dykstra, 1963-

Book - 2016

The author tells all about his tumultuous career, from battling through crippling pain to steroid use and drug addiction, to a life of indulgence and excess, then, an epic plunge and the long road back to redemption.

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Subjects
Dykstra, Lenny, > 1963-
Baseball players > Biography.
Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2016]
Language
English
Main Author
Lenny Dykstra, 1963- (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
x, 340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustration, portraits ; 24 cm
ISBN
9780062407368
  • Prologue
  • 1. Freedom
  • 2. In the Shadow of Angels
  • 3. Climbing the Ladder
  • 4. Breaking into the Bigs
  • 5. Chasing the Pennant, 1986 NLCS: New York Mets vs. Houston Astros
  • 6. 1986 World Series: New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox
  • 7. Rednecks & Rifles
  • 8. 1988 NLCS: New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
  • 9. Play Me or Trade Me
  • 10. A Shot in the Butt
  • 11. The Politics of Steroids
  • 12. The Big Blind
  • 13. Brass Balls
  • 14. Charlie Sheen
  • 15. 1993 NLCS: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves
  • 16. 1993 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays
  • 17. Ambassador Lenny
  • 18. Car Wash King
  • 19. Robes & Room Service
  • 20. 1994 MLB Strike: No More Kool-Aid for Me
  • 21. Promised Land
  • 22. Wheels Up
  • 23. Richards & Rehab
  • 24. Stock Market Guru
  • 25. Players Club
  • 26. Baseball Gods
  • 27. Beginning of the End
  • 28. I Fought the Law and the Law Won
  • 29. Detained
  • 30. In Custody
  • 31. In the Hole
  • 32. Legacy
  • 33. To Be or Not to Be Lenny
  • Afterword: Whale Hunting with
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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