- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Bison Books (1 Jun 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0803294271
- ISBN-13: 978-0803294271
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 814,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Funny, sad, superbly written and intensely involving." New York Times Book Review. "Telander's open-ended chronicle of inner-city playground basketball life is a model of clarity and restraint. No one has written a more resonant or understanding book about kids playing basketball, and few books about sports have willingly pulled together so many truths about the disappointments and dislocating fantasies of athletic competition." Atlantic. "Rick Telander, in his low-key way, makes us care deeply about the [subject]. He also tunes our senses to the sights and sounds and talk of the ghetto playground" Christopher Lehman-Haupt, New York Times. "Even those who know little about the game should appreciate this intense and penetrating peek at growing up in the ghetto." Chicago Daily News.
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In 1974, Rick Telander intended to spend a few days doing a magazine piece on the court wizards of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant. He ended up staying the entire summer, becoming part of the players' lives and eventually the coach of a loose aggregation known as the Subway Stars. Telander tells of everything he saw: the on-court flash, the off-court jargon, the late-night graffiti raids, the tireless efforts of one promoter-hustler-benefactor to get these kids a chance at a college education. He lets the kids speak for themselves, revealing their grand dreams and ambitions. But he never flinches from showing us how far their dreams are from reality. The roots of today's inner-city basketball can be traced to the world Telander presents in "Heaven is a Playground", the first book of its kind. Rick Telander is a senior writer for "Sports Illustrated" and the winner of the 1987 Notre Dame Club Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The sociology of inner-city basketball,
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This review is from: Heaven is a Playground (Paperback)
With this book Rick Telander has captured the sociology of inner-city basketball. These kids do not see basketball as merely a sport but as a means to an end. It is a ticket to a better way of life that can become an obsession for some (such as Clavin Franks). In this book Telander points out all that is good about basketball and some of the bad. This book should be read by all basketball fans, especially those who dream of playing in the NBA. If you liked this book you should also check out the movie "Soul in the Hole." It is a movie about Brooklyn playground legend Edward "Booger" Smith.
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An incredably facinating and inspiring book.,
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This review is from: Heaven is a Playground (Paperback)
A superbly written book with detailed information that makes you feel like your right there playing in the pick up games. After reading this book it is now a goal of mine to visit the famous Foster Park.
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excellent,
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This review is from: Heaven is a Playground (Paperback)
possibly the best book I've ever read. It provides a rarely seen insight into the world of city basketball. Definetly a "must read"!
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