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A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE.

by McPhee, John

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  • Signed
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NY: FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX.. Near Fine. 1965. First Edition. SIGNED by John McPhee on an adhesive bookplate which is laid into the book loosely. Near fine in a close to Nf. DJ. (Usual discoloration of orange hue at spine of DJ. , which is still perfectly readable. Faint hint of foxing at top edge. Trace of light foxing at edges of DJ. Flaps. Tiny chip at base of front DJ. Flap fold. A few tiny edge nicks & spots of rubbing to DJ. ) A profile of Basketball star & future politician Bill Bradley. Author's FIRST book. .

Synopsis

When John McPhee met Bill Bradley, both were at the beginning of their careers. A Sense of Where You Are , McPhee's first book, is about Bradley when he was the best basketball player Princeton had ever seen. McPhee delineates for the reader the training and techniques that made Bradley the extraordinary athlete he was, and this part of the book is a blueprint of superlative basketball. But athletic prowess alone would not explain Bradley's magnetism, which is in the quality of the man himself—his self-discipline, his rationality, and his sense of responsibility. Here is a portrait of Bradley as he was in college, before his time with the New York Knicks and his election to the U.S. Senate—a story that suggests the abundant beginnings of his professional careers in sport and politics.

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Bookseller
Waverley Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
308920
Title
A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE.
Author
McPhee, John
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX.
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1965
Keywords
Modern Fiction/john Mcphee/basketball/politics/bill Bradley/209

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