Art of a Beautiful Game The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA

Name: Art of a Beautiful Game The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA
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ISBN: 9781439110225

ISBN-10: 1439110220

ISBN-13: 9781439110225

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Authors: Chris Ballard

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Book details

List price: $24.99
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/23/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.220
Language: English

Chris Ballard is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and writing features. He has written profiles of people with offbeat professions for the New York Times Magazine and is the author of Hoops Nation, which was named one of Booklist's Top Ten Sports Books of 1998, and The Butterfly Hunter. He lives in Berkeley , California .



Introduction



Killer Instinct: Why Kobe Bryant Wants to Beat You at Everything



Pure Shooter: A Double-Barrel Duel with Steve Kerr



The Rebound: Dwight Howard and the Science of Extra Possessions



The Dunk: Why We All Wish We Could Fly



Free Throws: Standing in the Loneliest Place in the World



Point Guard: Steve Nash Can See the Future



The Defensive Specialist: Stranded on Kobe Island with Shane Battier



Training: Preparing Like the Pros (and Feeling Their Pain)



Fine Tuning: Secrets of the Hoops Whisperer



The Superbigs: Shaq, Yao and the Rise of Size



Shot Blockers: A Rare Affection for Rejection



Prototype: The Anatomy of LeBron James


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Index