| Court Vision: Unexpected Views on the Lure of Basketball Contributor(s): Berkow, Ira (Editor), Berkow, Ira (Foreword by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0803262299 ISBN-13: 9780803262294 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Best-selling "New York Times" writer Ira Berkow presents a unique look at America's premier sport--and its fans--through interviews with a remarkable cross section of widely known and extraordinarily accomplished individuals in a variety of fields, who explain what the lure of basketball is for them. Berkow talked with Chris Rock, Woody Allen, Tom Brokaw, Saul Bellow, Johnnie Cochran Jr., Walter Matthau, Nikki Giovanni, Donald Trump, Julia Child, Frank Stella, Erica Jong, Grover Washington Jr., Seiji Ozawa, and Sharon Stone, among others, to uncover fresh, funny, controversial, and often surprising opinions about the teams and players who make the game intriguing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Basketball |
| Dewey: 796.323 |
| LCCN: 2004005664 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.34" W x 9.08" (0.88 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Best-selling "New York Times" writer Ira Berkow presents a unique look at America's premier sport and its fans through interviews with a remarkable cross section of widely known and extraordinarily accomplished individuals in a variety of fields, who explain what the lure of basketball is for them. Berkow talked with Chris Rock, Woody Allen, Tom Brokaw, Saul Bellow, Johnnie Cochran Jr., Walter Matthau, Nikki Giovanni, Donald Trump, Julia Child, Frank Stella, Erica Jong, Grover Washington Jr., Seiji Ozawa, and Sharon Stone, among others, to uncover fresh, funny, controversial, and often surprising opinions about the teams and players who make the game intriguing." |