{"product_id":"foul-lines-a-pro-basketball-novel-9780743286503","title":"Foul Lines: A Pro Basketball Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom two senior \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e writers comes an explosive, fast-paced satire that will do for today's NBA what \u003ci\u003eNorth Dallas Forty\u003c\/i\u003e did for the NFL a generation ago.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just months from his Yale graduation, street-smart whiz kid Jamal Kelly leaves school to take a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the front office of the Los Angeles Lasers. Once on the West Coast, Jamal gets a quick introduction to a subculture awash in big egos and fast cars, as well as an introduction to the charms of the team's new hard-charging beat writer, Jilly Forrester. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the spirit of \u003ci\u003ePrimary Colors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada, Foul Lines\u003c\/i\u003e peels back the curtain on the trappings of big-time professional basketball. No other sport encapsulates so many cultural hot-button topics, and \u003ci\u003eFoul Lines\u003c\/i\u003e at once exposes and lampoons this parallel universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack McCallum, L. Jon Wertheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743286503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2006 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2006 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Mccallum\u003c\/b\u003e has been at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e since 1981 and the chief NBA writer since 1985. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Sports Writing Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2004 he won the Basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Media Award for outstanding writing. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnfinished Business: On and Off the Court with the 1990-91 Boston Celtics\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eFoul Lines: A Pro Basketball Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eL. Jon Wertheim is the executive editor of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, a sports television commentator for various networks, and author of nine previous books including \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eScorecasting\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Can't Make This Up\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117443035251,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e7a4f1f9-4a63-4ad4-8260-1de56c3a8fd0.jpg?v=1653576014","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/foul-lines-a-pro-basketball-novel-9780743286503","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}