While THE NEW COOL takes the reader inside a season, limns a team and coaching staff, and masterfully recounts a gripping competition, this is anything but your conventional sports book. And not simply because the 'big game' is...a curious robotics… — L. Jon Wertheim Copy Share Image
Like a versatile baller, George Dohrmann swings seamlessly from position to position: investigative journalist, social critic, gifted storyteller. The result is a gem of a book that addresses THE question central to contemporary basketball: how does such an unseemly culture spring from such an essentially beautiful game? You'll come away rooting harder than ever for the kids and harder than… — L. Jon Wertheim Copy Share
While THE NEW COOL takes the reader inside a season, limns a team and coaching staff, and masterfully recounts a gripping competition, this is… — L. Jon Wertheim Copy Share Image
“As the late baseball manager Sparky Anderson put it: “Losing hurts twice as bad as winning feels good.” — L. Jon Wertheim Copy Share Image
“Time and again, we let the fear of loss overpower rational decision-making and often make ourselves worse off just to avoid a potential loss.… — L. Jon Wertheim Copy Share Image
Maria Sharapova is her own empire. She herself personally makes more in revenue than the entire WTA tour. — L. Jon Wertheim Copy Share Image
“Inside the opponent’s 45-yard line, facing anything less than fourth and eight, teams are better off going for it than punting. Inside the opponent’s… — L. Jon Wertheim Copy Share Image
“the pain of losing a dollar is far more powerful than the pleasure of winning a dollar.” — L. Jon Wertheim Copy Share Image
