{"product_id":"going-the-other-way-an-intimate-memoir-of-life-in-and-out-of-major-league-baseball-9781615192632","title":"Going the Other Way: An Intimate Memoir of Life in and Out of Major League Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom major league baseball's only openly gay former player--and now its first-ever Ambassador for Inclusion--the intimate chronicle of a man who, in the prime of his career, had to make a terrible choice between his love of the game and the love of his life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than ten years after its original publication, \u003ci\u003eGoing the Other Way\u003c\/i\u003e remains deeply moving, and more timely than ever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By virtue of a relentless work ethic, exceptional multi-sport talent, and a quick left-handed swing, Billy Bean made it to the majors, where he played from 1987 to 1995--an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres. But as a gay man in the brutally anti-gay world of baseball, closeted to teammates and family, Bean found himself unable to reconcile two worlds that he felt to be mutually exclusive. At the young age of 31, in the prime of his career, even as he solidified his role as a major-league utility player, Bean walked away from the game that was both his calling and his livelihood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At once heartbreaking and farcical, ruminative and uncensored, this unprecedented memoir points the way toward a more perfect game, one in which all players can pursue their athletic dreams free of prejudice and discrimination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615192632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Billy Bean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561527013557,"sku":"9781615192632","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_44fbe443-3da3-41db-8333-ed7f054ef7f0.jpg?v=1723525934","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/going-the-other-way-an-intimate-memoir-of-life-in-and-out-of-major-league-baseball-9781615192632","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}