|
Tales from the Dallas Mavericks |  | Author: Jaime Aron
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $0.55
as of 9/5/2010 05:12 PDT details
You Save: $19.40 (97%)
New (7) Used (15) from $0.53
Seller: your_online_bookstore
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1528249
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 209
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 1582615632
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781582615639
ASIN: 1582615632
Publication Date: October 1, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Tales from the Dallas Mavericks tells the story about the now highly successful NBA franchise through engaging anecdotes and little-known stories. Though the team has never reached the summit, its history has been filled with colorful characters, including multi-millionaire owner Donald Carter and NBA Maverick Mark Cuban. These days, the team is rated among the NBA's best clubs, thanks to colorful players like Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash. Tales from the Dallas Mavericks includes the sad tale about potential superstar Roy Tarpley, and the zany escapades of two-time coach Dick Motta and current coach Don Nelson. This is one book that Mavericks fans must add to their personal library.
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Good stuff... April 13, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book and didn't find the writing flat. I mean, it's not going to win a Pulitzer but it was lively writing that kept my interest throughout. I enjoyed how this book provided a balance between "team history" and "quirky anecdote". I also thought that while Cuban was involved in the book (he wrote the foreword--his usual "blah blah blah GO MAVS!"), it didn't affect the author's coverage of the Mavs in the least. There's no bias. You get the good and the bad, and plenty of entertaining "tales" as well. Well worth the money if you're not a fairweather fan.
 A great read for any hoops fan! October 29, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was a fast, fun read. The BEST part was how detailed and researched it is. The writing was lively with lots of short stories; nothing flat about it. As for Cuban, he owns the team, not the book. He wrote only a three-page foreword, then isn't mentioned again until Chapter 19 (page 163 of 209). The cover I got had Cuban's picture much smaller than shown above. I recommend this to any basketball fan -- from Dallas or anywhere else.
 Sales and Marketing--How Sad October 27, 2003
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a book about the Mavericks, but what does the publisher do? They put a self-serving picture of the team's owner Mark Cuban on the cover. What a major turnoff. This is about marketing and sales--not a well reserched work on the team. PS Both the author and Mr. Cuban need to go to writing school. The writing in the book is flat. It could have been so much more.
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME.
| |
