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A Sense of Where You Are: A Profile of Princeton’s Bill Bradley.
by McPhee, John
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965. First published in 1965, A Sense of Where You Are is the literary equivalent of a harmonic convergence, a remarkable confluence of two talents--John McPhee and Bill Bradley--at the beginning of what would prove to be long and distinguished careers. "Immensely well-written, inspiring without being preachy, and contains as well the clearest analyses of Bradley’s moves, fakes, and shots that have appeared in print" (The New York Times Book Review).
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
- Raptis Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3974
- Title
- A Sense of Where You Are: A Profile of Princeton’s Bill Bradley.
- Author
- McPhee, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- A Sense of Where You Are Signed First Edition, Bill Bradley, John McPhee, John McPhee Signed First Edition, Louis Landa, Princeton University John McPhee, signed first edition
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- Biography and Autobiography;
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