{"product_id":"9781451650259","title":"A Season on the Brink : A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Season on the Brink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Feinstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks at #1 on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list, John Feinstein’s \u003ci\u003eA Season on the Brink\u003c\/i\u003e remains the classic of the genre and an unforgettable chronicle of his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach Bob Knight. This anniversary edition features an updated package and a new Introduction by Feinstein.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks atop the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller list, \u003ci\u003eA Season on the Brink \u003c\/i\u003eremains the most celebrated basketball book ever written. Granted unprecedented access to legendary coach Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers during the 1985–86 season, John Feinstein saw and heard it all—practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and midgame huddles—as the team worked to return to championship form. The result is an unforgettable chronicle that not only captures the drama and pressure of big-time college basketball but also paints a vivid portrait of a complex, brilliant coach as he walks the fine line between genius and madness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e’s #6 Sports Book of All Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Nothing less than extraordinary.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Riveting . . . Perhaps the best basketball book ever written.” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Dayton Daily News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eA Season on the Brink\u003c\/i\u003e is not just my favorite sports book of all time, but one of my favorite books in general. Everything that’s important and disturbing about basketball can be understood through its details.” \u003cb\u003e—Chuck Klosterman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best writer of sports books in America today.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bob Knight still curses the day he granted the author unfettered access to his program. Feinstein's year as an honorary Hoosier yielded an unsparing portrait of Indiana’s combustible coach.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best sportswriters alive.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781451650259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40928371540174,"sku":"9781451650259","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_28f2729f-17cc-4d20-9c44-5f384ed5d88d.jpg?v=1645645221","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781451650259","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}