ORTIZ, DAVID WITH TONY MASSAROTTI - Big Papi My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits

NY: St. Martin's Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312366337; The very tip of the front cover's lower fore corner is worn through to the board, the tip of the back cover's upper fore corner is lightly bumped, and there is a very thin, slightly faded area on the bottom of the covers; otherwise the binding is clean and sound. Contents are almost as new. 2" taped tear in the DJ's front panel's top edge; Very minor wear on the clean, complete DJ. ; Second printing of the first edition, cprt. 2007. 9-1/2" Tall, XXIII + 258pp. Medium red cloth with bright, metallic blue spine lettering. SPORTS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. "In this memoir, the man affectionately known as 'Big Papi' recounts his life from growing up in an impoverished area of the Dominican Republic (where baseball is king) to his ascension in Boston (where he became one) . Ortiz discusses, in detail, his historic and record-setting performnces as a member of the Red Sox, his exploding popularity, the challenges of playing in Boston and life in the Red Sox clubhouse, helping Boston win its first World Series in eighty-six years and thereby breaking the infamous 'Curse of the Bambino. ' BIG PAPI is a unique memoir by a charismatic man who appeals to young and old, on the baseball field or off. " 8-page color photo section.. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket .