Pacific Rims by Rafe Bartholomew
A young man's journey through the Philippines' most unlikely obsession: basketball.In Pacific Rims, Rafe Bartholemew, journalist, New Yorker, and veteran baller, ventures through the Philippines to investigate the country's love of basketball.
From street corners where diehards fashion hoops out of old car parts to the professional league where politicians exploit team loyalties to win elections, Pacific Rims gets the story-and gets in the game.
Pacific Rims is written by Rafe Bartholomew. His work has appeared in Slate, the New York Times, the Chicago Reader, Deadspin, and other notable online and print media. He was one of the initial editors of Grantland, where he wrote and edited sports articles from 2011 to 2015. His work has been recognized in the Best American Sports Writing series on several occasions. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780451233226 |
| ISBN 10 | 0451233220 |
| Title | Pacific Rims |
| Author | Rafe Bartholomew |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2011-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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