Chris Ballard's Books
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The Art of a Beautiful GameSI's Chris Ballard deconstructs the game of basketball providing an incisive look at the mechanics of the game—dunking, shot-blocking, etc.Read More
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HoopsWorld.com, April 26, 2010
...now if you didn't here's one you should read: The Art of a Beautiful Game, by Chris Ballard. Ballard is a journalist for Sports Illustrated and he tackles some very distinct NBA profiles to see just what makes the players who excel in those roles tick....
Blogcritics.org, December 9, 2009
...Review: : The Thinking Fan's Tour of the by - Index Book Review: : The Thinking Fan's Tour of the by 'A sinister cabal of superior writers.' Book Review: : The Thinking Fan's Tour of the by Author: Published: It is no secret to the seven of you who've...
Blogcritics.org, December 9, 2009
...It is no secret to the seven of you who've recently listened to our Treehouse Fort podcast that one of my sports goals this winter is to reintroduce myself to the NBA. There have been more than a few changes since I last watched the league closely...
USA Today, November 28, 2009
...of the Beautiful Game: A Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA (240 pages, $26, Simon & Schuster), Chris Ballard fashions an intelligent book that doesn't need to be read first page to last. Pick a chapter and go. There will be no unread chapters. Ballard, a...
Yahoo! Canada, November 19, 2009
...main man Devine an honest-to-God journalist most days, a fibbing-to-Shamgod blogger others reviews, well, basketball books. This week: Chris Ballard's "The Art of a Beautiful Game." Chris Ballard shows the reader his cards pretty early in "The Art of a...
Boston Globe, November 15, 2009
...Carlin (Free Press) The Art of a Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fans Tour of the NBA, by Chris Ballard (Simon & Schuster) Pick of the week Annie Philbrick of Bank Square Books in Mystic, Conn., recommends Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda...
davefleet.com, January 26, 2010
...Sharma The Butterfly Hunter: Adventures of People Who Found Their True Calling Way Off the Beaten Path – Chris Ballard What Would Google Do? – Jeff Jarvis Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends – Tim Sanders The...
Key 2 Sports Blog, January 7, 2010
...I’ll leave you with two articles to think about in context with this discussion. Sports Illustrated’s Chris Ballard writes this gem speculating what would happen if LeBron signed somewhere in 2010 for the league minimum. Not only would it generate...
Dan Shanoff, December 21, 2009
...books made YOUR list? Didn't read myself. Heard they were good : *The Art of a Beautiful Game (Chris Ballard) *Open (JR Moehringer) *The Rocket That Fell to Earth ( Jeff Pearlman ) *The Machine ( Joe Posnanski ) *The Book of Basketball (Bill Simmons)...
SocialBlade - Digg FrontPage Data, November 30, 2009
...S. Torre: Ayanbadejo shows courage with stance Grant Wahl: U.S. men's soccer team embraced fair play Chris Ballard: Kobe Bryant's desire willed Lakers to title Alan Shipnuck: Phil Mickelson showed grace in darkest hours Michael Farber: Sidney Crosby...
Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports, November 17, 2009
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Deadspin, November 11, 2009
...Chris Ballard, SI wordsmith and author of The Art of a Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA will be here (and not some Geocities page at the...
Third Quarter Collapse, November 3, 2009
...Simon & Schuster has just published Chris Ballard's latest book, The Art of a Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA , in hardcover. It retails for $26. View full size photo uploaded November...
Hoops Addict, November 1, 2009
...to players and was getting frustrated when I would get generic answers thrown back at me. After reading Chris Ballard’s new book I found myself renewed and motivated for another season of covering the NBA while being given the motivation to dig a...
