<p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p>Now, for the first time, Dykstra tells all about his tumultuous career on and off the field. House of Nails asks no apologies and leaves nothing left unsaid.
