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The book of basketball : the NBA according to the sports guy / Bill Simmons.
- Title
- The book of basketball : the NBA according to the sports guy / Bill Simmons.
- Author
- Simmons, Bill
- Publication
- New York : Ballantine/ESPN Books, c2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | GV885.1 .S46 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 715 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com's Sports Guy, offers in a single volume his wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining look at the past, present, and future of pro basketball.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [701]-702) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Prologue: A four-dollar ticket -- The secret -- Russell, then Wilt -- How the hell did we get here? -- The what-if game -- Most valuable chapter -- The Hall of Fame pyramid -- The pyramid: level 1 -- The pyramid: level 2 -- The pyramid: level 3 -- The pyramid: level 4 -- The pyramid: Pantheon -- The legend of Keyser Söze -- The wine cellar -- Life after the secret.
- ISBN
- 9780345511768 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2009036006
- OCLC
- 244416676
- SCSB-12259225
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library