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Dunking (Basketball)
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Price, Asher.
Price, Asher.
Dunking (Basketball)
Basketball -- Offense.
Basketball -- Training.
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Year of the dunk : a modest defiance of gravity /
Asher
Price
.
by
Price
,
Asher
.
Crown Publishers, [2015]
Call #:
796.323 P945y
Subjects
Price
,
Asher
.
Dunking (Basketball)
Basketball -- Offense.
Basketball -- Training.
ISBN:
9780804138031
0804138036
Edition:
First Edition.
Description:
x, 269 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-257) and index.
Summary:
"We all like to think that (with a little practice) we could run faster, learn another language, or whip up a perfect soufflé. But few of us ever put those hopes to the test. In Year of the Dunk,
Asher
Price
does, and he seizes on basketball’s slam dunk--a feat richly freighted with distinctly American themes of culture, race, and upward mobility--as a gauge to determine his own hidden potential. The showmanship of the dunk mesmerized
Asher
as a child, but even with his height (six foot plus) and impressive wingspan, he never pushed himself to try it. Now, approaching middle age,
Asher
decides to spend a year remaking his body and testing his mind as he wonders, like most adults, what untapped talent he still possesses. In this humorous and often poignant journey into the pleasures and perils of exertion,
Asher
introduces us to a memorable cast of characters who help him understand the complexity of the human body and the individual drama at the heart of sports. Along the way he dives into the history and science of one of sports' most exuberant acts, examining everything from our genetic predisposition towards jumping to the cultural role of the slam dunk. The year-long effort forces him to ask some fundamental questions about human ability and the degree to which we can actually improve ourselves, even with great determination."--From publisher.
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