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Show The Inside Story of the Spectacular Los Angeles Lakers in the Words of Those Who Lived It

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ISBN-10: 0071430342

ISBN-13: 9780071430340

Edition: 2006

Authors: Roland Lazenby, Tex Winter

List price: $42.00
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The first definitive oral history of the ever popular Los Angeles Lakers, by the critically acclaimed bestselling sportswriter Roland Lazenby Exclusive interviews with Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Phil Jackson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Byron Scott, and Shaquille O'Neal. He has also conducted in-depth, exclusive, on-camera interviews with current teammates and coaches, including Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Rick Fox,Tex Winter, and the late Laker broadcaster Chick Hearn. No other media organization, including ESPN, has been able to secure similar, documentary-length interviews--which reveals new information about the inner workings of the L.A. Lakers His work has appeared or been featured in Sports…    
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Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 12/26/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.10" long x 1.53" tall
Weight: 1.782

Roland Lazenby has taught journalism at Virginia Tech and Radford University for two decades and is the author of Mindgames: The Long, Strange Journey of Phil Jackson and The Show: The Inside Story of the Los Angeles Lakers, among other books. He is a frequent contributor to sports documentaries, including ESPN�s "Sports Century," and a regular guest on television and radio programs. Lazenby�s work has been cited in numerous publications and websites, including Sports Illustrated, the Washington Post, and NBA.com.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Lakers Aura
The Times of Their Lives
The Minneapolis Lakers
Shortcut to Purgatory
Freeway
Fabulous, Absolutely Fabulous
Victory
The Valley of the Seventies
Ignition
Revolution
Redemption
Under Pressure
The Reckoning
Aftermath
Air Balls
When Trust Was Spent
Triangle Days
Lifted High, Pulled Asunder
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index