No Blood, No Foul
A Novel
$40.94
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2011
Summary
Jason Lewis is a star college basketball player just back from World War II. He’s a hero, missing two fingers on his shooting hand. He can’t play any longer, so he makes the ultimate ballplayer’s sacrifice- he becomes a referee. Set in postwar New York during the founding of what will eventually be the NBA, No Blood, No Foul is the story of a man who must come to terms with a debilitating injury and chase after dreams of perfection in a decidedly imperfect world. Charley Rosen gives us not on…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583228289 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583228284 |
| Author: | Charley Rosen |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 139mm |
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Critics Review
“Rosen … hits the hardwood in this entertaining sports novel.” –Publishers Weekly
“Rosen, a wonderful sportswriter and novelist … is the game’s premier evangelist, preaching that basketball can be spiritual and redemptive. The message comes through powerfully in this moving novel about a man who finds peace, order, and a sense of self on the hardwood.” –Booklist
About The Author
Charley Rosen
A native of the Bronx and longtime pal of basketball guru Phil Jackson, CHARLEY ROSENled the league in technical fouls during each of his six years as a coach in the now-defunct Continental Basketball Association. Since then he has become the world’s foremost writer of fiction and nonfiction on the subject of basketball, chronicling the drama that takes place both on and off the court. His many novels include The House of Moses All-Stars, a New York Times Notable Book, and Sammy Wong- All-American. His non-fiction works include The Scandals of ‘51- How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball and More than a Game, with Phil Jackson. Rosen is an analyst for hoopshype.com and a devotee of the Triangle Offense. He lives in Accord, NY.
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