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When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes Paperback – May 22, 2002

by Yogi Berra (Author), Dave Kaplan (Author)
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An exciting new collection of sublimely simple wisdom from a bestselling author, celebrated athlete, and a true American hero.

Three-time MVP and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra hit home runs twice in a row with his two previous books, The Yogi Book and It Ain't Over. Now, his winning streak will continue with this latest work -- a collection of appealing, funny, and surprisingly moving essays on life, happiness, and getting through the slumps. Filled with another delightful helping of Yogi's inimitable and unwittingly wise aphorisms, these reflections focus on the valuable lessons he's learned on and off the field. From his early years as an immigrant's son who dropped out of the eighth grade through his triumphant career as a player and manager who played in a record seventy-five World Series games, Yogi illustrates his homespun philosophies with apt analogies to his trove of baseball stories. He expounds on such topics as Patience (Waiting for your pitch); Sacrifice (Laying down a bunt); Trusting Others (Taking direction); and Staying Focused (Keeping your eye on the ball), to show how the rules of life and baseball are uncannily similar. And, in the tradition of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and All I Really Need to I Know I Learned in Kindergarten, he explains his recipe for fulfillment and happiness with life lessons that are profoundly simple, simply profound--and classic Yogi to the core. Following on the heels of two New York Times bestselling books and filled with memorable photos, this new collection of Yogi wisdom will undoubtedly expand his growing legion of fans. When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It! is a wise, humble, touching book that's a guaranteed winner. In short, it's Déjà vu all over again. A baseball legend reflects on the following lessons...

  • "A nickel ain't worth a dime any more."
  • "It ain't over til it's over."
  • "You can't think and hit at the same time."
  • "I didn't really say everything I said."
  • "The future ain't what it used to be."
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  2. Language
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  3. Publication date
    May 22, 2002
  4. Grade level
    8 and up
  5. Reading age
    13 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    5 x 0.47 x 8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0786887443
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0786887446
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"Classic and unforgettable baseball stories and anecdotes." -- Yankee Magazine

"Yogi Berra -- a gifted athlete, a witty philosopher, a true American treasure. You'll enjoy his lessons on life." -- Tim Russert

About the Author

YOGI BERRA was one of America's most beloved sports personalities. On the field, his exploits with the New York Yankees made him a vital part of the most successful sports franchise ever. Off the field, his wit and humor made him a unique and ubiquitous part of American culture.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hachette Books; Reprint edition (May 22, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786887443
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786887446
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.47 x 8 inches
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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Short & Fun read, but not a complete biography
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Short & Fun read, but not a complete biography
This short, but fun read was written by the legend himself, Yogi Berra. It contains several short chapters that start with one of his amusing quotes that he is famous for making and then gives career advice related thereto. While the topics discussed mostly focus on his long and successful career in MLB, it also touches on some of his family and personal life too. However, it is not a complete biography/autobiography by any means. If you are looking for an amusing and short book about Yogi Berra, this is perfect! If you are looking for a detailed biography of his life, this is not the one. In any case, I'm very glad I read it.
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Forbes S. Warren
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done!
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
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Came as expected, well packaged.
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beachbum92629
4.0 out of 5 stars Yogi wisdom from a time lost
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2013
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I grew up in Garfield, NJ, on watching Yogi and the Yankees of 1955-60. Our gang of 9 -10 year olds played street baseball as the Yankees and we all took the nicknames of all the Yankees from Yogi, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, etc. Garfield was the home of Yohoo chocolate soda and Yogi was their spokesman. I could hit the Yohoo building with a rock from my back yard. We would always be on the lookout for Yogi coming to Garfield to have dinner with his sponsor at Salerno's Restaurant. We caught him once, thanks to my friends mom being the waitress there, but we never got autographs. We were thrilled tithe was in Garfield and we were 15 feet away stalking one of our real American heroes, breathing the same air. God bless ya Yogi!
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Brojohnm
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable practicality
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2017
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Who knew? I remember the ballplayer, coach and funny sayings. But the man himself, not so much. That all changed here. A thoughtful, respectful and entertaining presentation. Next to the definition of the word "unique" in the dictionary, is a picture of Yogi.
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Gram Cracker
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Yogi
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022
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Gives background on the situations where these great quotes originated, oftentimes told my Yogi’s teammates and friends.
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Dean Van Damme
3.0 out of 5 stars Poorly edited
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2013
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The number of times the electronic version has the word fired in the text an fi is missing made this pretty suspect. Overall the book was ok, not great but ok. A good read even with the typos
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Colin Holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars Yogi is the best!
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2013
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I'll state right here that I am biased. The Yankees are my team and the Yankees of the 50s are my childhood memories of baseball. Never-the-less I do not feel that I am overstating the case when I say that I enjoyed reading this book more than any of the recent books I've read about baseball. If you're looking for a hard-hitting expose, look elsewhere. But, if reading about a great player's path through life as well as the game of baseball interests one, you can't go wrong with this book.
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gene hadland
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully delightful.Great follow up on his story on YouTube.
Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2023
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Great little paper back book on a Sports Hero.
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Massimo Ballerio
5.0 out of 5 stars Very inspirational
Reviewed in Italy on May 25, 2016
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It gave me some very interesting points to think about. It also depicts a really intriguing character and an insight of a part of the past century I was not able to live but I learned from my parents' stories.
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