He debunks the myth of the all-knowing, always-in-control Landry, who was a deeply religious man coaching a team that often behaved like jaded rock stars in a booming, oil-rich city playing the role of enamored, enabling groupie. The narrative flows with great rhythm against the backdrop of an old fading mill town. Or root that they win the big tournament AAU games, earn a Division I college scholarship and make it out of this basketball grinder with their souls intact. He retired as a sportswriter, undefeated. But it’s a great sports book, too. “The Norton Book of Sports” (1992), edited by George Plimpton, has pieces by Mark Twain, Woody Allen, Sir Edmund Hillary, P.G. Here are 10 of our favorite first-hand accounts of the NBA written by the players themselves. The handful of fans left watching at 3:30 a.m. (Amanda Lee Myers/AP).
But recent events have induced sentimentality, and that book makes me more sentimental than any other. #1.
It was the first book that made me love reading.
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So, yeah, it’s a war novel and a great one.
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US author Colson Whitehead, author of The Nickel Boys. The result is not just a fascinating lesson about the unusual nature of the Cape League itself but also a relatable exploration of the fragile egos of young ballplayers and the emotional impact of striving to achieve a lifelong dream. I read it in second grade, and I was so obsessed I walked into a parking lot stop sign on the way to school one day.