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Title: Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America by Lars Anderson, Chad Millman, Alexander Wolff ISBN: 1-85984-235-6 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: June, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A fitting follow-on to Axthelm
Comment: I was totally immersed in this book from beginning to end. It is very well written, and well-edited, and it brings the story Pete Axthelm started closer to present day. I thought, nothwithstanding the comments from NBA.com herein, that its treatment of the relationship between the street and the business of basketball was intelligent and compelling. I recommend it highly.

Rating: 5
Summary: AWESOME BOOK!!!
Comment: this is truly an awesome book. not only does it teach you many things about the game and its origins, but it also opens up your eyes to things like growing up in streetball areas isnt as glamourous as it seems. i honestly feel like now everytime i play basketball or watch streetball, i will have that extra boost. another great thing is that it is very intelligently written and has a high reading level so its not boring or nething. THANK YOU PICKUP ARTISTS! i reccomend this to any fan of basketball or ne1 that wants to learn sumtin about it

Rating: 4
Summary: Basketball culture
Comment: This is a very interesting look at the history of amateur basketball from the early 20th century until the late 1990's. It focuses on street basketball, but also highlights basketball in places such as small town Indiana, an Indian reservation, and resort towns of the 1920's-40's. It is more about the culture surrounding basketball and its importance to various communities. There are a lot of wonderful anecdotes and legends included in the story, but they are only minor details in a much larger portrait. The book is not particularly well organized and the writing itself was poor, but it is obvious that extensive research went into it and the subject is very interesting, so I would recommend it on those merits alone.

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