John Feinstein

A Season on the Brink

A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers

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Produktbeschreibung

Twenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, John Feinstein's A Season on the Brink remains the classic of the genre and an unforgettable chronicle of his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach Bob Knight. This anniversary edition features an updated package and a new Introduction by Feinstein. Granted unprecedented access to the Indiana Hoosiers' basketball program during the 1985-1986 season, John Feinstein saw and heard it all--practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and mid-game huddles--as the team strove to return to championship form. A Season on the Brink, recently named #6 on Sports Illustrated's "Top 100 Sports Books of All Time" list, not only captures the drama and pressure of big-time college basketball, but paints a vivid portrait of a complex, brilliant coach as he walks the fine line between genius and madness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 144mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 329g
• ISBN-13: 9781451650259
• ISBN-10: 1451650256
• Artikelnr.: 33300645

Autorenporträt

John Feinstein is the author of many bestselling books, including A Good Walk Spoiled and One on One. He writes for the Washington Post and Golf Digest and is a regular contributor to the Golf Channel.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction by Al McGuire
1. On the Brink
2. Rise and Fall
3. Square One
4. October 15
5. November
6. Three Long Weeks
7. The Season Begins
8. Poster Boy
9. No Reason to Lose to Anyone
10. Déjà Vu
11. Will We Ever Catch Another Fish?
12. "If We Can Just Get Into Position to Get Into Position...."