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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  This title in other formats:Heaven is a Playground
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 1974, Rick Telander intended to spend a few days doing a magazine piece on the court wizards of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant. He ended up staying the entire summer, becoming part of the players’ lives and eventually the coach of a loose aggregation known as the Subway Stars. Telander tells of everything he saw: the on-court flash, the off-court jargon, the late-night graffiti raids, the tireless efforts of one promoter-hustler-benefactor to get these kids a chance at a college education. He lets the kids speak for themselves, revealing their grand dreams and ambitions. But he never flinches from showing us how far their dreams are from reality. The roots of today’s inner-city basketball can be traced to the world Telander presents in Heaven Is a Playground, the first book of its kind. Review:"Even those who know little about the game should appreciate this intense and penetrating peek at growing up in the ghetto."-Chicago Daily News (Chicago Daily News)Review:"Rick Telander, in his low-key way, makes us care deeply about the [subject]. He also tunes our senses to the sights and sounds and talk of the ghetto playground."-Christopher Lehman-Haupt, New York Times (Christopher Lehman-Haupt, New York Times)About the AuthorRick Telander is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and the winner of the 1987 Notre Dame Club Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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