{"product_id":"how-to-watch-basketball-like-a-genius-what-game-designers-economists-ballet-choreographers-and-theoretical-astrophysicists-reveal-about-the-greatest-game-on-earth-141974481x","title":"How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 141974481X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greene, Nick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, magicians, therapists, and moreReally novel way to approach the game, and pretty unique to basketball. -Sopan Deb, New York TimesBasketball is the second-most popular sport in the world-an insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while its enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because its a game of culture, art, and all the things that make us human.Nick Greenes How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius deconstructs the sport from top to bottom and then puts it back together again, detailing its intricacies through reporting and dozens of interviews with experts. These experts, however, are a diverse group: wine critics weighing in on LeBrons ability to delegate on the fly, magicians analyzing Chris Pauls mystifying dribbling techniques, cartographers breaking down Steph Currys deadeye three-point shooting. Every chapter treats basketball to a multidisciplined study that adventures far beyond the lines of the court, examining key elements of the sport from some surprising and revealing angles. Theres a reason it has conquered the world, and every game is a chance to learn about pop culture, fashion, history, science, art, and anything else that bounces our way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51972518510880,"sku":"NEW141974481X","price":16.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/how-to-watch-basketball-like-a-genius-what-game-designers-economists-ballet-choreographers-and-theoretical-astrophysicists-reveal-about-the-greatest-game-on-earth-141974481x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}