{"product_id":"blue-blood-duke-carolina-inside-the-most-storied-rivalry-in-college-hoops-9780312327880","title":"Blue Blood: Duke-Carolina: Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW MATERIAL FROM THE 2005-2006 SEASON\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not about me versus Dean, or me against Roy or Dean against Vic Bubas. Duke and Carolina will be here forever. \u003cbr\u003e---Mike Krzyzewski \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fifty years the rivalry between Duke and Carolina has featured famous brawls, endless controversy, long-nurtured hatred---and some of the best basketball ever played in the history of the sport. For Duke and UNC players and fans, the competition is not about winning a prize, trophy or title---it's about bragging rights and raw pride.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling chronicle of the Duke-Carolina rivalry as it has evolved over the last fifty years. With unparalleled insider access, veteran journalist and author Art Chansky details the colorful, revered, and respected rivalry---for the first time ever. \u003cbr\u003e The Duke-Carolina rivalry has fostered more than thirty former players from the two schools playing or coaching in the NBA; it has enchanted a nation of spectators to watch games between the archrivals---garnering some of the highest regular-season TV ratings in history. \u003ci\u003eBlue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the history of this rivalry, the traditions, the heritage, and, most importantly---spectacular basketball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou can see the beads of sweat on coaches' and players' faces as the tale by this former sports editor for the \u003ci\u003eDurham Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds.\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Record\u003c\/i\u003e (Greensboro, NC) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA book on this rivalry was long overdue, and Chansky does it justice. This is sure to become a staple of every Tar Heel or Blue Devil fan's library.\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eInsideCarolina.com\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA holy text for both sides of the rivalry. . . . This book is a coffee table necessity for anyone that claims to have a background in college basketball . . . you need to read this book cover to cover as many times as possible until you can recite from it.---\u003ci\u003eThe East Carolinian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'm biased, but I think this is the greatest rivalry, not just in college basketball, but in all of sports.\u003cbr\u003e---Dick Vitale, ESPN \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArt Chansky has more than learned what Duke-Carolina is all about; he's \u003ci\u003elived\u003c\/i\u003e it for more than thirty years. His columns, commentaries, and characterizations have long been on the money, and \u003ci\u003eBlue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e puts them all together in an anticipated and entertaining work that reads more like a novel. But truth \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e stranger than fiction, and Chansky tells it just like it is.\u003cbr\u003e---Curry Kirkpatrick, who has covered Duke-Carolina for \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e ESPN, and \u003ci\u003eESPN the Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Art Chansky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312327880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt Chansky is an author and sportswriter who has covered basketball on Tobacco Road for more than thirty years. By day, he is a sports marketing executive who developed an all-sports competition between Duke and Carolina called the Carlyle Cup. He has written \u003ci\u003eThe Dean's List: a Celebration of Tar Hell Basketball and Dean Smith\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDean's Domain: The Inside Story of Dean Smith and His College Basketball Empire \u003c\/i\u003eon North Carolina basketball and coach Dean Smith. He lives with his family on the Duke side of Chapel Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40305693851763,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_808d166e-ea43-4ef3-80c9-4daa8e1faf76.jpg?v=1658929006","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/blue-blood-duke-carolina-inside-the-most-storied-rivalry-in-college-hoops-9780312327880","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}