Hoosiers, Third Edition: The Fabulous Basketball Life of Indiana - Softcover

Hoose, Phillip M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253021626 ISBN 13: 9780253021625

Publisher: Quarry Books, 2016

Synopsis

Named by The New York Times as "a knowing, respectful and caring look at heartland America" and containing a new foreword by legendary player Bob Plump, this is a book every basketball lover should own. The best of Phillip Hoose’s classic writings are included here with a fresh look on Indiana’s favorite and most beloved sport. A new edition of a well-known Indiana classic, Hoosiers profiles some of the world’s most famous basketball players and coaches―Larry Bird, Bobby Plump, Damon Bailey, Steve Alford, Stephanie White, and Bob Knight among them―along with Indiana towns, schools, and programs. The ultimate book for the diehard fan, Hoosiers: The Fabulous Basketball Life of Indiana explores Hoosier hysteria in all its glory.

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Review:

I love this book. The stories and characters jump off the page. My favorite chapter is about Meadowood Park, an outdoor court in Speedway. This slab of concrete set in the middle of a forest, somehow magnetized carloads of the best and toughest players in the city. You had to win to keep playing which led to agruments. Combat at Meadowood Park helped prepare me for college and pro ball. Phil Hoose―who was there―brings Meadowood back, and plenty more. Author: Billy Keller Source: Indiana’s 1965 Mr. Basketball, and star guard for Purdue and the Indiana Pacers

From the Author:

Phillip M. Hoose is the widely-acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles, including the National Book Award winning book, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. He is also the author of the multi-award winning title, The Race to Save the Lord God Bird, the National Book Award Finalist We Were There Too!: Young People in U.S. History, and the Christopher Award-winning manual for youth activism, It’s Our World Too!

About this edition

• Publisher: Quarry Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0253021626
• ISBN 13: 9780253021625
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 320