Se è vero che la storia la scrivono i vincitori, è indubbio che gli sconfitti possono esserne i protagonisti. Lo dimostra una volta di più l’epopea perdente dei New York Knicks degli anni Novanta – epoca d’oro dell’Nba arrivati «a un passo dall’immortalità, senza mai riuscire ad assaporarla». Tra il dominio dei Bulls di Michael Jordan e quello degli Spurs di Tim Duncan, i famigerati Knickerbockers di Pat Ewing hanno incarnato il volto più duro e cattivo della lega (che a causa loro fu addi...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA SELECTION ON BARACK OBAMA’S SUMMER READING LISTThe definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrating how Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley, and Anthony Mason resurrected the iconic franchise through oppressive physicality and unmatched grit.For nearly an entire generation, the New York Knicks have been a laughingstock franchise. Since 2001, t...

LIBRO RECOMENDADO POR BARACK OBAMALa historia definitiva de cómo Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley y Anthony Mason resucitaron la icónica franquicia con un juego tremendamente físico y un coraje y una determinación inigualables.Para casi toda una generación, los New York Knicks han sido una broma. Desde 2001, la franquicia ha gastado más dinero, perdido más partidos y ganado menos series de playoffs que cualquier otro equi...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA SELECTION ON BARACK OBAMA’S SUMMER READING LISTThe definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrating how Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley, and Anthony Mason resurrected the iconic franchise through oppressive physicality and unmatched grit.For nearly an entire generation, the New York Knicks have been a laughingstock franchise. Since 2001, t...

Across the U.S. immigrants, laborers, domestic workers, low-income tenants, indigenous communities, and people experiencing homelessness are conducting research to fight for justice. Collaborating for Change: A Participatory Action Research Casebook documents the stories of a dozen community-based research projects. Academics and their partners share authorship about the importance of gathering credible evidence, both for organizing and persuading. The emphasis is on community org...

Clive Anderson and guests poke fun at the past in this panel show with a yesteryear twistOriginally broadcast on Radio 4 in 2003-4, We’ve Been Here Before is the topical, satirical, historical panel game that aims to show beyond all doubt that there’s nothing new in the news. Hosted by award-winning comedian, broadcaster and Whose Line Is It Anyway? star Clive Anderson, it takes a wry, witty look at long-gone days through a present-day lens, as th...