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Eclipsing the traditional sports memoir, House of Nails is a tale of Shakespearian proportions - a relentlessly entertaining ride that careens from the heights to the abyss.Lenny Dykstra, nicknamed "Nails" for his hustle and grit, approached the game of baseball - and life - with mythic intensity. During his decade in the majors as a legendary member of the 1980s Mets and 1990s Phillies, he was named to three All-Star teams and played in two of the most memorable World Series of the modern era. Then came a second act no novelist could plausibly conjure: After retiring, Dykstra became "baseball's most improbable post-career success story" (The New Yorker) . But when the real estate bubble burst in 2008, Lenny lost everything. Then the feds moved in: convicted of bankruptcy fraud (unjustly, he contends) , Lenny served two and a half harrowing years in prison.
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Lenny Dykstra manned center field for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies from 1985 to 1996. He was a three-time All-Star, and won a World Series with the Mets in 1986. Since his playing days ended, he has been active in a number of business ventures, including publishing a magazine geared toward professional athletes.
