Synopses & Reviews
Twenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks at #1 on the
New York Times bestseller list, John Feinstein’s
A Season on the Brink remains the classic of the genre and an unforgettable chronicle of his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach Bob Knight. This anniversary edition features an updated package and a new Introduction by Feinstein.
Twenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list, A Season on the Brink remains the most celebrated basketball book ever written. Granted unprecedented access to legendary coach Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers during the 1985–86 season, John Feinstein saw and heard it all—practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and midgame huddles—as the team worked to return to championship form. The result is an unforgettable chronicle that not only captures the drama and pressure of big-time college basketball but also paints a vivid portrait of a complex, brilliant coach as he walks the fine line between genius and madness.
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Sports Illustrated’s #6 Sports Book of All Time
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“Nothing less than extraordinary.” —The Chicago Tribune
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“The best writer of sports books in America today.” —The Boston Globe
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“Riveting . . . Perhaps the best basketball book ever written.” —Dayton Daily News
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"One of the best books on sports that I have read in some time." —The Wall Street Journal
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“Bob Knight still curses the day he granted the author unfettered access to his program. Feinstein's year as an honorary Hoosier yielded an unsparing portrait of Indiana’s combustible coach.” —Sports Illustrated
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“A Season on the Brink is not just my favorite sports book of all time, but one of my favorite books in general. Everything that’s important and disturbing about basketball can be understood through its details.” —Chuck Klosterman
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“One of the best sportswriters alive.” —USA Today
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Sports Illustrated's #6 Sports Book of All Time
Synopsis
Decades after it spent weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, A Season on the Brink remains the most celebrated basketball book ever written--an unforgettable chronicle of his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach Bob Knight. Granted unprecedented access to legendary coach Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers during the 1985-86 season, John Feinstein saw and heard it all--practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and midgame huddles--as the team worked to return to championship form. The result is an unforgettable chronicle that not only captures the drama and pressure of big-time college basketball but also paints a vivid portrait of a complex, brilliant coach as he walks the fine line between genius and madness. This anniversary edition features an updated Introduction by Feinstein.
Synopsis
A Season on the Brink is John Feinstein's unforgettable chronicle of the Indiana Hoosiers' 1985-1986 basketball season and their coach Bob Knight.
Synopsis
Twenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list, A Season on the Brink remains the most celebrated basketball book ever written. Granted unprecedented access to legendary coach Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers during the 1985-86 season, John Feinstein saw and heard it all—practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and midgame huddles—as the team worked to return to championship form. The result is an unforgettable chronicle that not only captures the drama and pressure of big-time college basketball but also paints a vivid portrait of a complex, brilliant coach as he walks the fine line between genius and madness.
About the Author
John Feinstein spent eleven years with
The Washington Post. He has also written for
Sport, The Sporting News, and
Inside Sports, has been a special contributor to
Sports Illustrated, and is currently the main feature writer for
The National. His stories have appeared in five editions of
Best Sports Stories, and he has won twelve U.S. Basketball Writers awards.
Mr. Feinstein lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and Shelter Island, New York, with his wife, Mary Clare.
Table of Contents
ContentsIntroduction by Al McGuire
1. On the Brink
2. Rise and Fall
3. Square One
4. October 15
5. November
6. Three Long Weeks
7. The Season Begins
8. Poster Boy
9. No Reason to Lose to Anyone
10. Déjà Vu
11. Will We Ever Catch Another Fish?
12. "If We Can Just Get Into Position to Get Into Position...."