Playing for Keeps (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: David Halberstam
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: Biography and history
- Time of Work: 1979-1998
- Setting: Chicago and other National Basketball Association (NBA) cities; North Carolina; and Europe
- Principal Characters: Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Dean Smith, David Stern, Jerry Reinsdorf, Jerry Krause, David Falk, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography
- Subjects: Europe or Europeans, Paris, Chicago, 1980’s, Colleges or universities, 1990’s, Sports, Sales personnel, Basketball
- Locales: Europe, Chicago, IL, North Carolina
David Halberstam has been retelling recent history as best- sellers for some years— from The Best and the Brightest (1973) to The Fifties (1994)—and Playing for Keeps is another clear demonstration of his exceptional talents. Using his keen historian’s eye, and the broadest possible canvas, Halberstam portrays one of the most phenomenal athletes of modern times, and the sport he has helped raise to international popularity, and reveals the interconnected powers that color both. Halberstam goes behind the television game- of-the-week to show the complex...
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