| The Best Los Angeles Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans Contributor(s): Adande, J. a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402211066 ISBN-13: 9781402211065 Publisher: Sourcebooks OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2007 Annotation: Who's the best? Who's the worst? Every L.A. fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them-picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in Southern California. Veteran sportwriter J.A. Adande takes you inside the 100 best debates in L.A. sports. Covering the Lakers, Clippers, Dodgers, Angels, Trojans and beyond, every question you want to debate is here-as well as a few surprises. Will the NFL return to Los Angeles? What was Kobe Bryant's greatest performance? Who had the better rookie season, Fernando Valenzuela or Magic Johnson? What was the greatest UCLA basketball team? What's the better rivalry, Dodgers??Giants or Lakers??Celtics? Seriously: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796.097 |
| LCCN: 2007029258 |
| Series: Best Sports Arguments |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.78" W x 8.56" (0.79 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 100 great sports debates for each city--from who was the best coach to what was the best play of all time. The perfect gift for sports fans--the series that's sweeping the nation, and is already a hit in Boston, Chicago and New York. The best debates for rabid fans The Best Sports Arguments gives each city or region all the best arguments of their hometown teams, with expert answers from top sports media figures. In fact, the Best Sports Arguments series is the #1 sports debates series on the market! Why? -Each book features 100 debates, the most of any series! -Each city's book is written by authors well-known in the region, leading to fan recognition and media interest. -They make perfect gifts for sports fans of any age. -And the debates go on! |
Contributor Bio(s): Adande, J. a.: - J.A. Adande grew up in Santa Monica, Calif., and gained his first exposure to big-time sports at the Forum, the Coliseum, Dodger Stadium and the Sports Arena. After working at the Chicago Sun-Times and Washington Post, he has delivered his take on the world of sports to Los Angeles Times readers for more than a decade. He also is a regular panelist on ESPN's "Around the Horn." |