How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal about the Greate

by Nick Greene and Nick Greene

Book Overview

A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, magicians, therapists, and more

Basketball is the second-most popular sport in the world--an insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while it's enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because it's a game of culture, art, and all the things...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419744801
• ISBN13: 9781419744808
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"