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1 online resource |
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Part 1. The Run-up: Assembling the gurus -- Evolution and the dunk -- Part 2. The Year of the dunk: The dunking year begins: twelve months to go -- Taking the measure of the man -- A natural history of leaping -- The rise of the dunk -- Besting the Fates -- A dunk contest: six months to go -- Girl on fire -- Dayenu -- Psyching myself up -- Aiming too high -- Can white men jump? -- It's gotta be the shoes: one month to go -- Jumping secrets of the Ninjas -- Carrying capacity -- Part 3. Touch-down. |
| Summary |
-- Year of the Dunk, ? ? 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 the Hardcover edition. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. The Run-up: Assembling the gurus -- Evolution and the dunk -- Part 2. The Year of the dunk: The dunking year begins: twelve months to go -- Taking the measure of the man -- A natural history of leaping -- The rise of the dunk -- Besting the Fates -- A dunk contest: six months to go -- Girl on fire -- Dayenu -- Psyching myself up -- Aiming too high -- Can white men jump? -- It's gotta be the shoes: one month to go -- Jumping secrets of the Ninjas -- Carrying capacity -- Part 3. Touch-down. |
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Dunking (Basketball)
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Basketball -- Offense.
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Basketball -- Offense. |
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Dunking (Basketball) |
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Electronic books. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Price, Asher. Year of the dunk New York : Crown, [2015] 9780804138031 (DLC) 2014041716 (OCoLC)889163793 |
| ISBN |
9780804138048 : $65.00 |
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0804138044 : $65.00 |
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