Court Vision

Best-selling "New York Times" writer Ira Berkow presents a unique look at America's premier sport - and its fans - through interviews with a remarkable cross section of widely known and extraordinarily accomplished individuals in a variety of fields, who explain what the lure of basketball is for them. Berkow talked with Chris Rock, Woody Allen, Tom Brokaw, Saul Bellow, Johnnie Cochran Jr., Walter Matthau, Nikki Giovanni, Donald Trump, Julia Child, Frank Stella, Erica Jong, Grover Washington Jr., Seiji Ozawa, and Sharon Stone, among others, to uncover fresh, funny, controversial, and often surprising opinions about the teams and players who make the game intriguing. Ira Berkow is a sports columnist and feature writer for the "New York Times" and has won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting. He has written numerous books, including "The Minority Quarterback", and "Other Lives in Sports" and most recently a memoir, "To the Hoop: The Seasons of a Basketball Life."

ISBN 0803262299   Pages 286 ISBN13 9780803262294 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher University of Nebraska Press   Weight (grammes) 399 Imprint University of Nebraska Press   Published in Lincoln Format Paperback   Height (mm) 231 Publication date 15 Dec 2004   Width (mm) 161 Library of Congress GV885.7.B4   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY 796.323   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Woody Allen : filmmaker		1
		William Cohen : United States Secretary of Defense		19
		Edward Villella : ballet dancer and choreographer		31
		Chris Rock : comedian		43
		Erica Jong : novelist		55
		Frank Stella : artist		61
		Kary Mullis : scientist		71
		Gene Siskel : film critic		79
		Tom Brokaw : newscaster		89
		Donald Trump : business executive		99
		Grover Washington, Jr. : jazz saxophonist		109
		Colonel Brian Duffy : astronaut		117
		Reverend Edward Aloysius Malloy : President, Notre Dame University		129
		Walter Matthau : actor		143
		William Goldman : screenwriter		151
		Julia Child : chef		161
		Mario Cuomo : former governor of New York		167
		Johnnie Cochran, Jr. : lawyer		177
		Nikki Giovanni : poet		187
		Richard Meier : architect		199
		Alan Dershowitz : law professor		207
		Christie Hefner : CEO, Playboy Enterprises		217
		Bill Marovitz : real estate developer		217
		Seiji Ozawa : conductor		229
		Dr. Isaac Steven Herschkopf : psychiatrist		239
		Sharon Stone : actress		253
		Saul Bellow : novelist		259

"Berkow might be the Phil Jackson of basketball writers... [He] has transformed a collection of celebrated all-stars ... producing a lively, coherent collection that not only provides fascinating insights into the game but reveals surprising information about the celebrities." Boston Globe "Wonderful reading." Booklist "Each of the contributors gives a different, nuanced, and intriguing look at the game. Readers do not have to be rabid fans to enjoy this work, as many of the interviewees see the game as more than just wins and losses... Of interest to all basketball fans, this book is highly recommended." Library Journal

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