The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams

The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams
by Darcy Frey

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Author: Darcy Frey
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03-03
ISBN: 0618446710
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Mariner Books

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Book Review: Great Book about basketball and the struggles
Summary: 5 Stars

I started reading this book on a monday morning and finished it that night. I couldnt stop reading and Darcy Frey kept me at the edge of my seat. I couldnt wait to see what would happen to the three other players featured in this book besides Stephon Marbury. I recommend this book to ANY basketball fan or anyone intrested in the struggles of lower income neighborhoods.

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Summary of The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams

It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than that - for many young men it represents their only hope of escape from a life of crime, poverty, and despair. In The Last Shot, Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of four of the neighborhood"s most promising players. What they have going for them is athletic talent, grace, and years of dedication. But working against them are woefully inadequate schooling, family circumstances that are often desperate, and the slick, brutal world of college athletic recruitment. Incisively and compassionately written, The Last Shot introduces us to unforgettable characters and takes us into their world with an intimacy seldom seen in contemporary journalism. The result is a startling and poignant expose of inner-city life and the big business of college basketball.

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