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A Sense of Where You Are
by McPhee, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, first edition (so stated on the copyright page), inscribed by McPhee with reference to Brandeis University and signed by Bill Bradley, the subject of the 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
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1507205
- Title
- A Sense of Where You Are
- Author
- McPhee, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Date Published
- 1965
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Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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