The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama - Couverture rigide

Wolff, Alexander

 
9781439913093: The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama
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ISBN 10 : 1439913099 ISBN 13 : 9781439913093
Editeur : Temple University Press,U.S., 2015

Synopsis

While basketball didn't take up residence in the White House in January 2009, the game nonetheless played an outsized role in forming the man who did. In The Audacity of Hoop, celebrated sportswriter Alexander Wolff examines Barack Obama, the person and president, by the light of basketball. This game helped Obama explore his identity, keep a cool head, impress his future wife, and define himself as a candidate.

Wolff chronicles Obama's love of the game from age 10, on the campaign trail--where it eventually took on talismanic meaning--and throughout his two terms in office. More than 125 photographs illustrate Obama dribbling, shooting free throws, playing pickup games, cooling off with George Clooney, challenging his special assistant Reggie Love for a rebound, and taking basketball to political meetings. There is also an assessment of Obama's influence on the NBA, including a dawning political consciousness in the league's locker rooms.

Sidebars reveal the evolution of the president's playing style, "Baracketology"--a not-entirely-scientific art of filling out the commander in chief's NCAA tournament bracket--and a timeline charts Obama's personal and professional highlights.

Equal parts biographical sketch, political narrative, and cultural history, The Audacity of Hoop shows how the game became a touchstone in Obama's exercise of the power of the presidency.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alexander Wolff is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated and the New York Times author of Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure.

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Éditeur
Temple University Press,U.S.
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1439913099
ISBN 13 
9781439913093
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
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