A Season Inside: One Year in College Basketball [Paperback]

John Feinstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1989

Feinstein takes readers inside the locker rooms, the grueling practices, the late-night strategy sessions. They get a close-up look at recruiting, referees, injuries, winning, losing, and the private lives of the game's biggest stars.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (November 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671688820
• ISBN-13: 978-0671688820
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #16 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Basketball > College & University

More About the Author

John Feinstein spent years on the staff at the Washington Post, as well as writing for Sports Illustrated and the National Sports Daily. He is a commentator on NPRs "Morning Edition," a regular on ESPNs "The Sports Reporters" and a visiting professor of journalism at Duke University.His first book, A Season on the Brink, is the bestselling sports book of all time. His first book for younger readers, Last Shot, was a bestseller.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Season Inside, October 17, 2003

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Laurel Jacobs "MysticCaribou" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Season Inside: One Year in College Basketball (Hardcover)

What Feinstein did for Knight in his Season On The Brink, he now does for one entire season in the world of college hoops. This book is an inside look at everything from the grueling (and often gruesome) practice sessions that go on behind closed doors to the intimate personal lives of some of college basketballs biggest stars, from the tough lives of teams and players going nowhere to an astonishingly close up view of the winners who go all the way to ultimate glory. A Season Inside goes from coast to coast, from top to bottom, from glory to defeat.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a must for any college basketball fan, March 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Season Inside: One Year in College Basketball (Hardcover)

An exremely entertaining book which takes you on a trip across the United States to examine the great venues and stories of college basketball. From the awesome early-season tournaments in Hawaii to the meccas of college basketball like the Palestra and Madison Square Garden to March Madness, from the Lute Olsen-Steve Kerr Arizona Wildcats to the Admiral to Danny Manning, Feinstein's book is a must for any fan of college basketball.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, Informative Look at College Hoops, April 30, 2006

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K.A.Goldberg (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Season Inside: One Year in College Basketball (Paperback)

Author John Feinstein's college basketball narratives are interesting, exciting, and informative. He covers the game with a broad approach, letting readers see many personalities, the pressures, and the often intense practices in this ultra-competitive sport. This book does not focus on any one conference or team, but presents a very interesting and broad national view of college hoops in the late 1980's. Yes, many of us fans realize that this multi-billion dollar industry unfairly gives players scholarships while coaches (and others) get rich, but hey, this is still a very entertaining sport. This is a very readable and entertaining look at the college game.