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Basketball

By: Jackie MacMullan, Rafe Bartholomew, Dan Klores
Narrated by: James Fouhey, Jim Frangione, Sullivan Jones, Pete Larkin, January LaVoy, Carol Monda
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A sweeping and revelatory history of basketball, drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews with the greatest players, coaches, executives, and journalists in the history of the game.

In an effort to tell the complete story of basketball in all its fascinating dimensions, acclaimed authors Jackie Macmullan, Rafe Bartholomew and Dan Klores have compiled nearly a thousand hours' worth of interviews with a staggering number of basketball greats. They've talked to hundreds of legendary players, such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Magic Johnson, and spoken with renowned coaches, including Phil Jackson and Coach K, as well as numerous executives, commissioners, and journalists. Most impressive was the extraordinary quality of the interviews. Again and again, players spoke candidly about secrets and told stories they'd never before discussed on the record.

The book that grew out of those interviews is an extraordinary project and quite possibly the most ambitious basketball book ever written. At once a definitive oral history and something far more literary and intimate, this is the never-before-told story of how basketball came to be, and about what it means to those who've given their lives to the game.

Read by James Fouhey, Jim Frangione, Sullivan Jones, Pete Larkin, January LaVoy, and Carol Monda
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enjoyed every minute of it, will definitely recommend this book to all hoop fans out there

absolutely awesome

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Very well edited. Some chapters were hard to stop listening to. The others were still good, they just gave me a chance to rest or do something else.

Amazing

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Great insight into a game and players I have loved all my life. MUST LISTEN

Amazing Stories from the Game's Best

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This is a good book filled with wonderful stories about basketball. The story tellers could be better.

Good book

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This is a great audio listen on the go at the gym! If your a Bball Junky like myself I recommend your get this now!

The love!!

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