How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal about the Greate Contributor(s): Greene, Nick (Author) |
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ISBN: 141974481X ISBN-13: 9781419744815 Publisher: Abrams Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2022 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Basketball - Reference - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
Dewey: 796.323 |
LCCN: 2020944848 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.8" (0.70 lbs) 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, winemakers, therapists, and more Basketball is the second-most popular sport in the world--an insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while it's enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because it's a game of culture, art, and all the things that make us human. |