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Title: The Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam ISBN: 0-345-29625-7 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1983 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: all that and O.J. too
Comment: If you're an NBA fan, I guarantee you'll enjoy this book - especially if you're familiar with late 70s teams and players. I think even non-fans might find the business angle and personal stories interesting. The other great thing about it is the quote at the beginning -- about how money, fame, etc are fleeting and "the only thing that endures is character" -- by O.J. Simpson! I wonder how Halberstam feels about including that quote now...
Rating: 5
Summary: More than a Sports book,a chronicle of Life in the spotlight
Comment: David Halberstam takes us here in to the life of a sports franchise, the lives of it's players and of the environment surrounding them in the late seventies world of sport, following the merger of the two basketball league. The exposion of television coverage and of a team in the aftermath of a championship.
Halberstam is more than fair in his depiction of all the personalities involved with and on the periphery of the team. His exhaustive research is in evidence. The players are not shown to be charming charismatic larger than life heroes but human beings with stories of their own, interesting ones at that. Mr. Halberstam successfully conveys how the personalities all combined to make up this team.
The thing about this book is that Mr. Halberstam always presents a new take even on well covered topics. He makes you consider what you may not have considered otherwise.
Interestingly this book covers the team in something of a decline not the championship year. That in itself gives a unique view at the end of this book you have an idea of not only why they won but of the difficulty of repeating as champions, of the tenuous relationships formed between players, the slights, the friendships, the business of sports and those behind.
Vivid and rich with color and power. This book doesn't disappoint. Everyone from the rather unique owner to the 12th man. From preseason to playoff. An excellent read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Account of the Politics and Forces of the NBA
Comment: This book delves into the personal lives of the NBA players (at least the NBA players in 1978). Halberstam expresses a great ability to decipher and put on paper the racial tension and often awkward interaction between white and black athletes of that day. He also holds an uncanny ability of clearly stating the emotions and interests of all the players on that Portland Trailblazers team.
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Title: October 1964 by David Halberstam ISBN: 0449983676 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 11 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Teammates by David Halberstam ISBN: 140130057X Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 14 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Playing for Keeps : Michael Jordan and the World He Made by DAVID HALBERSTAM ISBN: 0767904443 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Summer of '49 by David Halberstam ISBN: 0060007818 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Amateurs : The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal by David Halberstam ISBN: 0449910032 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 07 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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