In Showtime, former Sports Illustrated senior writer Jeff Pearlman presents the complete, no-holds-barred story of the remarkable individuals who came together to form pro basketball's most legendary dynasty-
Jeff Pearlmanis aNew York Timesbestselling author and sports writer. He has worked as a columnist for SI.com and ESPN.com, a senior writer forSports Illustrated, a features writer forNewsday, and a contributor toThe Wall Street Journaland CNN.com. He lives in New York.
Praise for Showtime
“The Showtime Lakers are the dynasty that forever changed the NBA,
transforming a game into an entertainment spectacle. Through his
relentless reporting and buoyant writing, Jeff Pearlman has
delivered the story in full, from rare insight into Kareem and
Magic to what (ital) really (ital) went on after-hours in the Forum
Club. Once you start "Showtime," you won't be able to put it
down.”
—Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo Sports NBA columnist and author of the
The Miracle of St. Anthony
“An era that redefined the game has found a storyteller more than
up to the task. By any measure, Showtime is magic.”
—Mark Frost, author of The Greatest Game Every Played
“Showtime proves to be prime-time literary entertainment. A
rocking, roller-coast of a ride it reads like the Lakers of Magic
and Riley played – an artistic fast-break of revealing, sometimes
shocking tales tinged with sex, drugs and, most of all humanity.
You want to know the real story behind a beautifully dysfunctional
basketball dynasty? Read this book.”
—Armen Keteyian, 60 Minutes Sports
“The names (Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Riley, Buss) and the games (four
championships) have long been studied by basketball's
anthropologists. But so much of the story of the Showtime Lakers,
THE Team of the 80s, took place behind closed doors. Jeff Pearlman,
as is his wont, pries them open and finds … a whole lot of L.A.
living.”
—Jack McCallum, author of New York
Times best-seller Dream Team
"Pearlman is an indefatigable reporter, and here he provides an
all-access pass to one of the game's greatest dynasties, with tales
of Kareem, Magic, Riley and Jerry Buss in their heyday. It's a book
any NBA fan - any sports fan - will devour, likely in one or two
sittings."
—Chris Ballard, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated
Jeff Pearlman, typically, delivers the goods, celebrating them for
their achievements, pulling no punches on the subject of their
shortcomings. This is a vivid portrait of a great team, in
full.”
—Jeremy Schaap, ESPN commentator, New York Times best-selling
author of Cinderella Man and Triumph
"Once again, Jeff Pearlman has produced an exhaustively researched,
elegantly written book that recreates one of the most colorful and
memorable teams of the modern era. Showtime is a great show indeed,
full of colorful (and complicated) characters as well as a trove of
details that even the most passionate fans will be amazed to learn.
No basketball fan's bookshelf will be complete without it."
—Seth Davis, author of Wooden: A Coach's Life
Praise for Sweetness
"Mr. Halberstam would have been the first to insist that we not
confuse fiction with nonfiction, and that we not mistake biography
-- the telling of a life -- for hagiography -- the burnishing of a
legend. Which was football's big trouble last week, it turns out,
as lots of folks who should know better took exception to a new
biography of Walter Payton."
—ESPN.com, "The Sporting Life"
"I found the Walter of your book to be more of a hero than the one
people refer to."
—Rick Hogan, WGN Sunday Papers
"I have read the book and I can tell you your appreciation of
Walter will be heightened if you read the whole book and not just
the excerpt." — Rick Kogan
"Jeff Pearlman has written Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter
Payton, which depicts Mr. Payton as perhaps the greatest all-around
football player ever, a generous teammate and a loving father."
—Scott Simon, NPR Weekend Edition
"Over the weekend I read an advance copy of Sweetness and found it
to be an incredible, thoughtful, deep and profound read. It’s
exceptional work. I wouldn’t let an out-of-context excerpt
and some enraged condemnations get in the way of a fascinating read
about a fascinating man."
—Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports
"READ THE BOOK...But if you like texture, if you want to
get the sense of a real life lived by a real person with real
beauty within and real warts, start reading and do so with an open
mind."
—The Indianapolis Star
"Pearlman did not set out to expose Payton but to understand him,
to identify and define the qualities that made him so appealing. He
was a football-playing hero to millions, true, but he was also a
human being of considerable complexity. There’s a story in how
those two sides intersected, and a skilled biographer gets to that
story ... If Walter Payton, magnificent football player and Chicago
treasure, is enough for you, ignore the book and cherish your
memories. If Walter Payton, flawed but fascinating human being,
intrigues you, read it. You might come away with a greater
appreciation."
—The New York Times
"If Walter Payton, magnificent football player and Chicago
treasure, is enough for you, ignore the book and cherish your
memories. If Walter Payton, flawed but fascinating human being,
intrigues you, read it. You might come away with a greater
appreciation." -New York Times
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