Basketball: The Legends and the Game

by Vincent M. Mallozzi

Offers brief profiles of 292 of the best NBA players, past and present, including Bob Cousy, Nat Holman, Bill Russell, Willis Reed, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155209247X
• ISBN13: 9781552092477
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.2" x 12.2"

Customer Reviews

the perfect gift

i was a bit dissapointed that the library stuff (card pocket, stick on labels, etc) were not removed, so i did it; i bought it as a gift for my basketball-loving Grandson.

Basketball Legends Captured in a Legendary Book

This hardcover book by Mallozzi is one of my most treasured books. It is a large hardcover book with a glossy front and glossy dustjacket. It features about 300 of basketballs all time great players. Each featured player is allocated a page which has some narrative about the player and his career. There is a 'fact file' on each player which lists : Birthdate, height, length of NBA career, major teams, records/awards. Each feature also had a large photo, generally of the player in action and a smaller photo of the player where available. The photos are in glorious colour apart from the earlier photos of legends such as 'Pistol Pete' Maravich. There are also a number of 'special features' in the book highlighting some great basketballing moments. Full of facts and action photos this book will not disappoint basketball fans. For the older reader this book will bring back fantastic memories. I can't recommend this book highly enough. Superb, essential purchase for basketball and sporting fans alike.

Well Written Gem

A wonderful well written history of basketball's greatestplayers. Any serious fan of the game needs to have thisin their collection.

"Basketball : The Legends and the Game" is wonderful

"Basketball: The Legends and the Game" is a wonderful book for any sports fan. It is well researched, well written and has wonderful photographs. I read the book during the N.B.A. lockout and found it to be a very suitable replacement for the actual game. I highly recommend this book to any basketball aficionado who is interested in learning a great deal about the history of the game.

Solid facts from cover to cover

simple, factual, insightful...this book has it all!!Before reading it I did not know much about the great players, but after reading this book I feel like an expert. Great to compare the past with the present. Kudos!!