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The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy by Simmons, Bill

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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
2 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
034551176X
Book Title
Book of Basketball : the Nba According to the Sports Guy
Item Length
9.5in
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year
2009
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.8in
Author
Bill Simmons
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Topic
General, History, Basketball
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
39.1 Oz
Number of Pages
736 Pages

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Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down, this book offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game's finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
034551176x
ISBN-13
9780345511768
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038299598

Product Key Features

Book Title
Book of Basketball : the Nba According to the Sports Guy
Author
Bill Simmons
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, History, Basketball
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
736 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
39.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv885.1.S46 2009
Reviews
“[A] slam dunk.â€�- USA Today “The work of a true fan . . . It might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.â€�- The Atlantic “May be one of those literary lollapaloozas that Simmons’s fans must buy.â€�- 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.â€�- 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.â€�- 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.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
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2009-036006
Dewey Decimal
796.323/640973
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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  • by johndure
    Feb 20, 2019Top favorable review

    Review by John D Morgan

    This is the best book on basketball I have ever read being a former coach I enjoyed it immensely

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by normvince44
    Jan 16, 2010

    Book of Basketball is awesome

    I love this book; it's very entertaining. While it's a large book, it's easily readable. It's good for just picking and reading just five pages or fifty pages at once, and it never gets boring. The book is well-researched and makes intelligent arguments for the most part. Plus, it includes those little digs at players, such as Kareem, Vince Carter and Stockton, that really keep the story entertaining. Few people can write in both an entertaining and informative way, and Simmons has unquestionably mastered that skill. The only drawbacks are Simmons' overvaluing anyone who has ever donned the green-and-white and his obsession with pornography that he keeps detailing.

  • by debby515
    Dec 01, 2019

    Very informative

    Bought for my grandson. He asked for this book and has his nose in it every day.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by jasomorga53
    Oct 03, 2018

    Awesome Book

    Exactly what the title entails. Funnier than I expected.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by QJUvxDZbQ4y@Deleted
    Apr 19, 2010

    NBA From A to Z

    I have yet to finish reading this monstrosity of a book, I think it will take me several months to get through it but from what I have read up to this point I will say that Bill Simmons has put together a very entertaining and thought provoking book for the NBA fan. He touches on almost every NBA player and has a "What If" chapter that sheds light on situations that could have happened that would have shaped some NBA teams differently . I do recommend this book for the die hard NBA fan. You won't be disappointed.

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