{"product_id":"cousy-his-life-career-and-the-birth-of-big-time-basket-9781476746166","title":"Cousy: His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-Time Basket","description":"\u003cb\u003eIt was an era when the game was played for the love of it, and a fledgling NBA struggled for mainstream attention.\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Cousy was at the heart of basketball's emergence as premier entertainment, a dynamo whose talent and ingenuity dazzled fans and players. The MVP of the 1957 season and veteran of six NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, his trademark behind-the-back dribble and no-look pass gave us basketball as no one had seen it before -- a one-man revolution that set the stage for Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Bill Russell, and others. Here is the fascinating, in-depth story of Cousy's life -- his tenement childhood, his drives and motivations, his little-known personal life, and his record-breaking career -- set against one of the most exciting generations in sports history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Reynolds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476746166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Reynolds, \u003c\/b\u003e coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSuccess Is a Choice\u003c\/i\u003e with Rick Pitino, has won numerous awards for his columns in \u003ci\u003eThe Providence Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e The author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eFall River Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGlory Days, \u003c\/i\u003e he lives in Providence, Rhode Islan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45142354526323,"sku":"9781476746166","price":30.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3353f35a-a48b-471e-9ab0-cbaf9be4f816.jpg?v=1782818870","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/cousy-his-life-career-and-the-birth-of-big-time-basket-9781476746166","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}