9781419744808-1419744801-How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth

ISBN-13: 9781419744808
ISBN-10: 1419744801
Author: Nick Greene
Publication date: 2021
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover 320 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781419744808
ISBN-10: 1419744801
Author: Nick Greene
Publication date: 2021
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover 320 pages

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How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth (ISBN-13: 9781419744808 and ISBN-10: 1419744801), written by authors Nick Greene, was published by Harry N. Abrams in 2021. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Sports (Encyclopedias & Subject Guides, Basketball, Reference, Sports Miscellaneous) books. You can easily purchase or rent How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Sports books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.36.

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A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, magicians, therapists, and more



Basketball is the second-most popular sport in the world--an insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while it's enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because it's a game of culture, art, and all the things that make us human. How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius deconstructs the sport from top to bottom and then puts it back together again, detailing its intricacies through reporting and dozens of interviews with experts. These experts, however, are a diverse group: wine critics weighing in on LeBron's ability to delegate on the fly, magicians analyzing Chris Paul's mystifying dribbling techniques, cartographers breaking down Steph Curry's deadeye three-point shooting. Every chapter treats basketball to a multi-disciplined study that adventures far beyond the lines of the court, examining key elements of the sport from some surprising and revealing angles. There's a reason it has conquered the world, and every game is a chance to learn about pop culture, fashion, history, science, art, and anything else that bounces our way.

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