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"The backdrop of this book is game 7 of the 1965 World Series vs. the Minnesota Twins which Koufax is pitching for the LA Dodgers on 2 days rest with a chroic arthritic lfet elbow. His biography from childhood through his career after baseball is woven through these 9 innings of the book."
Sheldon Green, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Jew
Sports story?
- baseball
If this is a culture clash:
- minority culture living in majority area
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Sports story
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- sports figure
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Biography of famous person?
Yes
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Los Angeles
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- very happy
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- decency
- selfishness
- capitalism
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
How much dialogue in bio?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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