Summer Madness: The Wild, Wacky, Wonderful World of the WNBA [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Fran Harris (Author)
Key Phrases: post player, Fran Harris, Summer Madness, Houston Comets (more...)

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Product Description
The ultimate insider’s book by a WNBA champion and WNBA broadcaster. A must read for all girls’ and women’s basketball players, coaches, fans and wannabes.

About the Author
Fran Harris was a member of the Houston Comets first championship team in 1997. She is the author of books on business, finance, and sports. A college basketball analyst since 1988, Fran covers mens and womens hoops for ESPN and just completed her third season as a member of Lifetime Televisions WNBA Broadcasting Team.

Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: IUniverse; illustrated edition edition (March 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595160301
• ISBN-13: 978-0595160303
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,161,898 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Forthright and Funny, Fran Pens a Winner, May 19, 2001

By	sooz (Daytona Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews

I ordered "Summer Madness" a couple of weeks ago and read it the night it hit the doorstep. As a former player who won an NCAA championship with the Texas Longhorns (for which she was named MVP) and a WNBA title with perennial champions, the Houston Comets, Harris writes from personal experience with the greats of the game. As a sports commentator, Harris is an entertaining writer with unvarnished opinions (which she gleefully shares) on the WNBA and its big-name players.

Which team was so cheap it rationed sweat socks? Would you like to know a little more about the enigmatic four-time Championship MVP Cynthia Cooper? Be warned that "Summer Madness" is more akin to a Fran Harris autobiography than an objective examination of the league, but that lends the book a straightforward charm. An entertaining mix of thoughtful essay, personal memoir and dishy gossip, "Summer Madness" is a must-read for anyone who follows the WNBA.

There is a photo section, an enlightening forward written by WNBA star Tina Thompson, and plenty of stuff not already published in Harris' columns. There also are several laugh-out-loud passages (don't read it in your cubicle at work) and a very touching remembrance of Kim Perrott, Harris' Houston Comet teammate.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Summer Marvelous, May 6, 2001

By	Kim Callahan (Springfield, MO) - See all my reviews

Well worth the shipping wait! If you enjoy Fran's straight-forward, witty columns then you will love this book. It was insightful and entertaining. Part autobiography, part documentary, and part commentary. A WNBA book like this was long overdue. I've recommended it to all the women's basketball fans I know.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous read! A must for any fan of the league., July 23, 2001

By	Alison Shaiman (Union, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

All it needed was a little proofreading :) , but the content and style were da bomb. Can't wait for her novel!