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Join Anderson's Bookshops for an in-person signing and photo line with former Cubs manager and three-time MLB Manager of the Year, Joe Maddon to celebrate the release of The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life on Wednesday, November 16 at 7pm CT at our Downers Grove store (5112 Main Street). This will be a signing/photo line only. Your ticket includes a copy of Joe's book, which he will sign as you grab a quick photo with him. We expect this to be a large event with a long line, so please plan accordingly for waiting, including being outside, if necessary.
A line number will be assigned to you at the time you purchase your ticket. As the event gets closer, you will receive an email from us with suggested arrival times based on your line number, to help keep things orderly and shorten your time in the line.
PLEASE NOTE: Joe will only be signing books. No other memorabilia will be allowed.
This event will be held in our Downers Grove store, and pre-registration is required as space is limited. EVERY person attending with you needs their own ticket, no matter their age. Each ticket will include a copy of Joe's book that he will sign for you!
No one sees baseball like Joe Maddon. He sees it through his trademark glasses and irrepressible wit. Raised in the “shot and beer” town of Hazleton, PA, and forged by 15 years in the minors, Maddon over 19 seasons in Tampa Bay, Chicago, and Anaheim has become one of the most successful, most colorful, and most quoted managers in Major League Baseball. He is a workplace culture expert, having engineered two of the most stunning turnarounds in the past quarter century: taking the Rays from the worst record in baseball one year to the World Series the next and leading the Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years.
Like his teams, Maddon defies convention. He is part strategist, part philosopher, part sports psychologist, and part motivational coach. In THE BOOK OF JOE, Maddon gives readers unique insights into the game, including the tension between art and data, the changing role of managers as front offices gain power, why the honeymoon with the Cubs did not last, and what it’s like to manage the modern player, including stars such as Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Yu Darvish, and Kris Bryant.
But you expect even more from a manager who meditates daily, admires Twain, and has only one rule when it comes to a team dress code: “If you think you look hot, wear it!” And Maddon delivers. Built on-old school values and new-school methods, his wisdom applies beyond the dugout. His mantras about leadership, mentorship, team building, and communication are meditations on life, not just baseball. Among those mantras are:
- “Do simple better.”
- “Try not to suck.”
- “Don’t ever permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure.”
- “See it with first-time eyes.”
- “Tell me what you think, not what you’ve heard.”
About the Author
Joe Maddon is a three-time Manager of the Year award winner. Among his 19 years managing, most recently with the Los Angeles Angels, he led the Tampa Bay Rays to their first World Series and the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years.An important note about your tickets:
To expedite the check-in process, please have your ticket(s) with the QR code(s) pulled up on your phone or printed out when you come to the event. Please check your confirmation, open the PDF with the ticket/QR code and reprint if needed from the EventCombo website or app.
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Anderson’s Bookshop reserves the right to change the format of this event to a virtual one at any time if it becomes necessary. Please be advised that Anderson’s Bookshop assumes no responsibility or liability for any personal injury or other loss you may incur as a result of your decision to attend an event, including the transmission of Covid-19 or related illnesses. We expect that for the protection of everyone, all applicable Covid-related protocols will be followed. Failure to treat all participants with courtesy and respect may result in your expulsion from the event.
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