A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps

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Diane K. Shah is a former journalist and the first female sports columnist for a major daily newspaper. During her career she has written for The New York Times, Newsweek, GQ, Playboy, and Esquire. She is the author of four mystery novels and author (with Daryl Gates) of Chief: My Life in the LAPD, a New York Times bestseller, and Relentless, photographer Neil Leifer's memoir. She lives in New York City.

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Strike fast, strike hard-whether it's scoring a homerun or front-page news, Diane K. Shah, former sports columnist, knows how to grab the best story. In her memoir, A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps, Shah recalls her countless adventures, wielding just her tape recorder and a tireless drive for more.

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Acknowledgments

1. Call Me "Tolerated"
2. Can't Hire a Girl for That!
3. I Didn't Fall Far from the Tree
4. This Was My . . . Hero?
5. Pots, Pans and Me
6. Taming the Green Monster
7. Back at the Ranch
8. My Seven-Dollar Formal Gown
9. Where Is That Damn Shark?
10. Ladies Home Journal, Miss?
11. A Hat and a Purple Note Card
12. "I Am My Arm"
13. Moving On
14. Into the Woods with Butch Cassidy
15. If I Ever See That Girl Again, I'll Spit in Her Face
16. I Wanna Make It Whichoo
17. Mickey Mantle (Again)
18. The Her-Ex
19. What Does a Columnist Do Again?
20. Hey, Kareem! I'm Talking to You!
21. Lunch with the Ladies
22. Georgia Out of Her Mind
23. Dueling with The New York Times
24. The Rednecks Come Calling
25. "What on Earth Is the Matter with the Men in This Town?"
26. Inside Enemy Territory
27. Angels in the Locker Room
28. "I Don't Need This Fucking Job"
29. Marcus, Slow Down!
30. Pass-Rushing Houseplants?
31. I Always Feel That . . . Somebody's Watching Me
32. The Accidental Invitation
33. Up Yours, Steve!
34. The Bully of Baseball
35. Breaking and Entering
36. Coach Fashionista
37. A Word about David Letterman
38. Wherefore Art?
39. The Dreaded Balcony
40. And Then I Was Gone
41. The Man Every Man Wants To Be
42. Quick! Hide Your Hand!
43. The Enigma
44. How to Fly an Airplane: Step 1