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The Legend
All you want to know about Larry! The Portrait of Bird as an infinite Legend! ... Read more

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A biography of the basketball star who led the Boston Celtics to their fourteenth championship. ... Read more

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Get 2 copies...one to read, one to cut pictures out of.
You will want to get two copies of this book - because you're gonna wantto cut out some of the great, great photos and frame them.

Flippingthrough this book is like looking through a picture album.The photos are that good - the paper used for the book is the glossy type.

And some of the pictures are ones that are rarely seen. A couple of my personal favorites: a portrait of the Celtics' starting five in themid-eighties; a two page spread of Larry taking practice shots before agame (the photo was taken at rim level, and it looks like Larry is shootingthe ball in your direction at the rim).

If you are a Celtics fan (o.k., you don't have to admit that)... if you are a Larry Bird fan, then you'llappreciate this book of rare photos of Bird.Now, get this book.And getsome photo framing supplies!

The best collection of photos of the best player of his time
Hoop junkies rejoice!If you are a basketball fan than you are a Larry Bird fan and this is the one must have book of arguably the greatest basketball player of this or any generation.Dramatic photos and lively,informative text, chronicle Larry Legend's unforgetable career with theBoston Celtics.There is no better collection of photos of LarryBird...period.Steve Lipofsky's photographs have captured and preserved,for basketball fans everywhere, the storied career of one of basketball'strue legends.A great holiday gift for the true fan or anyone who wants toknow what all the fuss was about.

Extraordinary photographs; adequate prose.
Any basketball fan interested in one of the greatest players in thehistory of the game will peruse this book with interest -- much more forthe striking photographs than for the copy, which covers Bird's biographyin chronological fashion, concluding with his successful first year ascoach of the NBA's Indiana Pacers. The photography, however, is worth theprice of admission. Lipofsky has covered the Celtics since very early inBird's career and his artist's eye has caught and framed some remarkableimages not only of Bird but of the game -- among the stunning photographsin the book are wonderful game shots of Bird vs. his greatest competitorsover the years, the Lakers as a whole, Michael Jordan, and Julius Erving,and many striking images of the Celtics in their heyday. The temptationwith this book is to tear out and frame a few of the photos; they're thatgood. ... Read more

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A sportswriter presents a combined biography of three of the greatest players in Boston Celtics history, showing how Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish joined forces to become the NBA's greatest front court. 25,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo. ... Read more

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America's favorite sportswriter teams up with Red Auerbach, the most successful and admired coach in basketball history, to tell the best stories of a legendary life.Living legend Arnold "Red" Auerbach led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships--eight of them consecutive-- during his 17-year tenure in Boston from 1950 to 1966. The fiery coach is a unique personality--brash, opinionated, and unfailingly accurate. As a coach he never stood still along the sidelines, and in retirement he remains a lively part of the game, still consulted by coaches, players, and general managers at age 86.For years, John Feinstein has met regularly with Red Auerbach and his friends, drawing out Reds life story in a raucous series of unforgettable sessions. From those smoke- and laughter-filled rooms come these colorful reports about all the players and coaches Red has worked with and played against over the years. Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, and Michael Jordan--you name them, the basketball greats are all here. Red Auerbachs incredible experiences in sports and John Feinsteins unparalleled skill as a sports storyteller make this one of the greatest books to come out of the game of basketball. ... Read more

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An interesting conversation
The book allows the reader a peek at conversation with an original. The man who helped establish the NBA as a sports entity and the coach of the great early-days Celtics. But what holds your interest is all the other people this man has touched, whose lives have been changed by his influence. He's a smart guy. Not always right, but one you should listen to. Fascinating.

Great Basketball Stories
Toward the end of his life, Red Auerbach used to eat lunch each Tuesday at 11:00 at a D.C. Chinese restaurant with a group of other men, where they used to discuss basketball and non-basketball topics.Author John Feinstein got himself invited to one of these sessions, and became a regular at the meetings.

This volume recounts many of the stories told at those gab sessions.Many of the tales recount Auerbach's early days in coaching, and there are stories about many figures in college and pro basketball, past and present.Many of the stories will be familiar to those who have read much about the old NBA, but there is much new material, too.

Basketball fans should count themselves fortunate that Feinstein was able to relate these great stories before the passing of the Celtics' patriarch.

Well written and a wonderful read
After just reading The Breaks of the Game I was left with a sour taste of how Red Auerbach managed the Celtics during his tenure.This book changed all my thoughts.The impact that Red left on everyone around him was not forgotten, and he was a big part of many peoples lives.The book detailed what I had originally thought his personality would reflect, which was a great storyteller that held his audience captive wherever he was.Whether it was as the Whitehouse with Bill Clinton and Al Gore, or at his weekly Tuesday lunch at the Chinese Restaraunt, he made a lasting impression.So many names mentioned is this book are common names to all sports fans, and it was interesting to hear how they were a part of Red's life.

I enjoyed John Feinstein's writing so much I immediately read Season on the Brink, which I should have read many years ago, and A March to Madness: A View from the Floor in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which I am looking forward to reading soon.

Lunch with a legend
John Feinstein's books have been more miss than hit this decade, which is why it's a pleasure to go back and read one of his gems. This time his subject is Red Auerbach, the long time coach/GM of the Boston Celtics, and the man who has more championship rings than anyone in the history of the game. The book is basically a collection of Red's favorite Celtics anecdotes, which he often told over lunch to a select group of friends at his favorite Chinese restaurant The China Doll in Washington D.C. (now closed) The book is written in a breezy, conversational style, which will make you feel as though you are seated next to Red at the table as he holds court.

Let Me Tell You A Story is a must-read, and will be of specific interest to Celtics fans, but should have something to offer general basketball fans as well. However, if you are a fan of the Lakers, Knicks, or Bulls, you might not like what Red has to say about your team ;)

Very Good Basketball Stories
My dad was a big Boston Celtic fan, so I grew watching them and hearing about Red Auerbach.I picked this book up because it reminded me of his love of the Celts and because I like most of John Feinstein's topics.I can tell you that I'm not a big NBA fan but this book is worth your time.Mr. Auerbach's stories about the game, his life and the people in it are fascinating.You come to care about the lunch club that meets every Tuesday to hear his views and his rememberances about the game and politics.John Feinstein really outdid himself with this book.It's not his typical make everything to be dramatic book.It doesn't have to.Mr. Auerbach's stories come to life on their own.He talks about everything and everyone from the beginning of the NBA league to Rick Pitino to Bill Russell to Danny Ainge to Bob Knight to Michael Jordan and Larry Bird.I would recommend this book to any basketball fan that wants to hear about how the game came to be. ... Read more

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The Party's Over -- But 48 Years of Magical Thinking Live On: Putting the Boston Celtics' 2009 Playoff Season in Perspective will delight any Boston sports fan. Written right after the Celtics' Game 7 loss to the Orlando Magic, the 1600-word essay draws on decades of Boston sports history to bring it all back down to the fundamental fact that we are the luckiest fans in the world. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from American Decades: Primary Sources, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1340 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.American Decades Primary Sources provides fresh insight into the decade's most important events, people, and issues. Entries representing a diversity of views that provide insight into the seminal issues, themes, movements and events from the decade. Also included are concise contextual information, notes about the author and further resources. American Decades Primary Sources includes chapters on the arts, medicine and health, media, education, world events, religion, government and politics, lifestyles and social trends, law and justice, religion, business and the economy, and sports. Included to provide unique perspectives and a wealth of understanding are first hand accounts that include oral histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws, legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoonsand recipes. ... Read more