{"product_id":"when-you-come-to-a-fork-in-the-road-take-it-inspiration-and-wisdom-from-one-of-baseballs-greatest-heroes-9780786887446","title":"When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAn exciting new collection of sublimely simple wisdom from a bestselling author, celebrated athlete, and a true American hero.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Three-time MVP and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra hit home runs twice in a row with his two previous books, \u003cem\u003eThe Yogi Book\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIt Ain't Over\u003c\/em\u003e. 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 \u003cem\u003eDon't Sweat the Small Stuff\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAll I Really Need to I Know I Learned in Kindergarten\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling books and filled with memorable photos, this new collection of Yogi wisdom will undoubtedly expand his growing legion of fans. \u003cem\u003eWhen You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It \u003c\/em\u003e is a wise, humble, touching book that's a guaranteed winner. In short, it's D j  vu all over again. A baseball legend reflects on the following lessons... \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"A nickel ain't worth a dime any more.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"It ain't over til it's over.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"You can't think and hit at the same time.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"I didn't really say everything I said.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"The future ain't what it used to be.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e . . . and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hyperion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786887446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.32w x 0.46d","brand":"Yogi Berra, Dave Kaplan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642969780380,"sku":"9780786887446","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d2aab710-57b7-4da7-8a31-5f9abfb551d9.jpg?v=1603855820","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-you-come-to-a-fork-in-the-road-take-it-inspiration-and-wisdom-from-one-of-baseballs-greatest-heroes-9780786887446","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}