{"product_id":"showtime-book-jeff-pearlman-9781592407552","title":"Showtime","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSweetness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGunslinger\u003c\/i\u003e delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports' most-revered\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eand dominant\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003edynasties.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned. Beginning with the arrival of Earvin Magic Johnson as the number-one overall pick of the 1979 draft, the Lakers played basketball with gusto and pizzazz, unleashing their famed Showtime run-and-gun style on a league unprepared for their speed and ferocity--and became the most captivating show in sports and, arguably, in all-around American entertainment. The Lakers' roster overflowed with exciting all-star-caliber players, including center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and they were led by the incomparable Pat Riley, known for his slicked-back hair, his Armani suits, and his arrogant strut. Hollywood's biggest celebrities lined the court and gorgeous women flocked to the arena. Best of all, the team was a winner. Between 1980 and 1991, the Lakers played in an unmatched nine NBA championship series, capturing five of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling sportswriter Jeff Pearlman draws from almost three hundred interviews to take the first full measure of the Lakers' epic Showtime era. A dazzling account of one of America's greatest sports sagas, \u003ci\u003eShowtime\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes stories of the players' decadent Hollywood lifestyles. From the Showtime era's remarkable rise to its tragic end--marked by Magic Johnson's 1991 announcement that he had contracted HIV--\u003ci\u003eShowtime \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping narrative of sports, celebrity, and 1980s-style excess.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49653133181201,"sku":"CIN1592407552G","price":8.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50131072024849,"sku":"CIN1592407552VG","price":9.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51715743056145,"sku":"GOR007096024","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51775329141009,"sku":"GOR014398417","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53164481380625,"sku":"CIN1592407552A","price":9.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1592407552.jpg?v=1751056561","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/showtime-book-jeff-pearlman-9781592407552","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}