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001			on1003489373
003			OCoLC
005			20180722225426.0
008			170908s2017 nyuaf e 001 0deng
010			_a 2017038872
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dBDX _dOI6 _dUOK _dFM0 _dNFG
020			_a9780399179075 _q(hardback _q: alk. paper)
020			_a0399179070 _q(hardback _q: alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)1003489373
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043			_an-us-ca
092			_a796.3236 _bM122
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aMcCallum, Jack, _d1949- _eauthor. _986271
245	1	0	_aGolden days : _bWest's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California dreamers who reinvented basketball / _cJack McCallum.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a1710
264		1	_aNew York : _bBallantine Books, _c[2017]
264		4	_c©2017
300			_axxv, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aWest agonistes -- Uncertain start to the revolution -- The terrific tandem of West and Baylor -- Shopping in the Hamptons -- 1969: a summer of discontent -- Curry's unhappy draft day -- Fame and glory but no ring -- When Peter met Joe -- Elegant Elgin exits -- The logo signs on -- And a Celtic (?) shall lead them -- Steph stays, fans fret -- The immortal streak -- Kerr: light touch, heavy influence -- A loss at last; Wilt throws a bash for the ages -- Gaining a record but losing a title -- Championship brings West only muted joy -- A season not on the brink exactly, but... -- Cooke stirs the wrong pot -- West and the art of talent evaluation -- A championship and a sad goodbye.
520			_a"The bestselling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers, two extraordinary teams playing in extraordinary times and linked by one extraordinary man: Jerry West. During their 1971-72 championship season, the L.A. Lakers won thirty-three games in a row, a streak that still stands as the longest and greatest in the history of American professional sports. It was a run of uninterrupted dominance that predated by decades the overwhelming firepower of today's Warriors, a revolutionary team whose recent seasons include some record-threatening win streaks of their own. In Golden Days, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum uses these two teams--the Jerry West/Wilt Chamberlain/Elgin Baylor Lakers and the Stephen Curry/Kevin Durant/Draymond Green Warriors--to trace the dynamic history of the National Basketball Association, which for much of the last half-century has marched memorably through the state of California. Tying together the two strands of McCallum's story is Hall of Famer West, the ferociously competitive Laker guard who later became one of the key architects of the Warriors. With "the Logo" as his guide, McCallum takes us deep into the locker rooms and front offices of these two era-defining teams, leveraging the access and authority he has amassed over his forty-year career to create a picture of the cultural juggernaut that the NBA has become. Featuring up-close-and-personal portraits of some of the biggest names in basketball history, from the larger-than-life Wilt Chamberlain to the innovative Warriors coach Steve Kerr to the transcendent duo of Curry and Durant, Golden Days is a history, not just of a changing sport, but a changing America, as seen through the prism of two teams that ruled the league during times of violence and political turmoil--the Charles Manson murders and the athlete-activist in the age of Trump among the narrative backdrops. In the end, McCallum's book leaves an indelible portrait of West, the man who lived, played, and worked through it all--and who remains, on the cusp of his eightieth birthday, one of the most vital, complicated, and compelling figures in all of sports. Advance praise for Golden Days "With his classic eye for detail and deadpan wit, Jack McCallum connects two of the greatest teams in sports history through the endlessly fascinating persona of Jerry West. McCallum manages to unearth new details about some of the giants of the game, while shining a light on overlooked figures such as Elgin Baylor, delivering an original, fascinating, and breezy read."--Zach Lowe, senior writer, ESPN "I spent some of the 2016-17 season working as a consultant for the Golden State Warriors, but even I didn't know every detail of how this championship team came together. Golden Days breaks that all down and shows how the Warriors have revolutionized basketball."--Steve Nash, two-time MVP"-- _cProvided by publisher.
610	2	0	_aGolden State Warriors (Basketball team) _xHistory. _9345330
610	2	0	_aLos Angeles Lakers (Basketball team) _xHistory. _9133199
600	1	0	_aWest, Jerry, _d1938- _9195321
650		0	_aBasketball _zCalifornia _xHistory. _9345331
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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