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The Book of Basketball : The NBA According to the Sports Guy by Bill Simmons (2010, Trade Paperback)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER .The NBA according to The Sports Guy-now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more! Foreword by Malcom Gladwell ."The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary."- The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN's The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens-and then closes, once and for all-every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid- Simmons's one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing- The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game's finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345520106
ISBN-13
9780345520104
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108484187

Product Key Features

Book Title
Book of Basketball : the Nba According to the Sports Guy
Author
Bill Simmons
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
History, Basketball, Essays
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
752 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
28.9 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Gv885.1.S46 2011
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"[A] slam dunk."- USA Today "The work of a true fan . . . It might just represent the next phase of sports commentary."- The Atlantic "May be one of those literary lollapaloozas that Simmons's fans must buy."- The New York Times "Wildly prolific, ceaselessly witty, harmlessly crass, and generally wise, Simmons has built an everydude empire by triangulating the trashy pop-culture futon talk of Chuck Klosterman and the stats-heavy philosophizing of Malcolm Gladwell."- The Village Voice "This is just plain fun. . . . The true NBA fan will dive into this hefty volume and won't resurface for about a week."- Booklist (starred review) "The book flows much like Mr. Simmons's ESPN columns. . . . Opinion gushes out of him. But he backs it up with equal parts serious research and off-angle observations. . . . He has produced enough provocative arguments to fuel barstool arguments far into the future."- The Wall Street Journal NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, â€œ[A] slam dunk.â€�- USA Today â€œThe work of a true fan . . . It might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.â€�- The Atlantic â€œMay be one of those literary lollapaloozas that Simmonsâ€™s fans must buy.â€�- The New York Times â€œWildly prolific, ceaselessly witty, harmlessly crass, and generally wise, Simmons has built an everydude empire by triangulating the trashy pop-culture futon talk of Chuck Klosterman and the stats-heavy philosophizing of Malcolm Gladwell.â€�- The Village Voice â€œThis is just plain fun. . . . The true NBA fan will dive into this hefty volume and wonâ€™t resurface for about a week.â€�- Booklist (starred review) â€œThe book flows much like Mr. Simmonsâ€™s ESPN columns. . . . Opinion gushes out of him. But he backs it up with equal parts serious research and off-angle observations. . . . He has produced enough provocative arguments to fuel barstool arguments far into the future.â€�- The Wall Street Journal NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE From the Trade Paperback edition., "[A] slam dunk."-- USA Today "The work of a true fan . . . It might just represent the next phase of sports commentary."-- The Atlantic "May be one of those literary lollapaloozas that Simmons's fans must buy."-- The New York Times "Wildly prolific, ceaselessly witty, harmlessly crass, and generally wise, Simmons has built an everydude empire by triangulating the trashy pop-culture futon talk of Chuck Klosterman and the stats-heavy philosophizing of Malcolm Gladwell."-- The Village Voice "This is just plain fun. . . . The true NBA fan will dive into this hefty volume and won't resurface for about a week."-- Booklist (starred review) "The book flows much like Mr. Simmons's ESPN columns. . . . Opinion gushes out of him. But he backs it up with equal parts serious research and off-angle observations. . . . He has produced enough provocative arguments to fuel barstool arguments far into the future."-- The Wall Street Journal NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, "[A] slam dunk."-USA Today "The work of a true fan . . . It might just represent the next phase of sports commentary."-The Atlantic "May be one of those literary lollapaloozas that Simmons's fans must buy."-The New York Times "Wildly prolific, ceaselessly witty, harmlessly crass, and generally wise, Simmons has built an everydude empire by triangulating the trashy pop-culture futon talk of Chuck Klosterman and the stats-heavy philosophizing of Malcolm Gladwell."-The Village Voice "This is just plain fun. . . . The true NBA fan will dive into this hefty volume and won't resurface for about a week."-Booklist(starred review) "The book flows much like Mr. Simmons's ESPN columns. . . . Opinion gushes out of him. But he backs it up with equal parts serious research and off-angle observations. . . . He has produced enough provocative arguments to fuel barstool arguments far into the future."-The Wall Street Journal NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THESAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
796.323/640973
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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The Book of Basketball : The NBA According to the Sports Guy by Bill Simmons (2010, Trade Paperback)

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