There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to write the definitive book on the NBA.* Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s Sports Guy, is that writer. And The Book of Basketball is that book. Nowhere in the roundball universe will you find another single volume that covers as much in such depth as this wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining look at the past, present, and future of pro basketball. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens–and then closes, once and for all–every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind, five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler. * More to the point, he’s the only one crazy enough to try to pull it off.

The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

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Simmons, Bill

Basketball

ESPN

The NBA according to The Sports Guy Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell Newly updated with fresh takes on LeBron, Kobe, the Celtics &amp; more* Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler. *Including even more footnotes!

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The Fourth Star

Jack hired Robert to work for "the group" directly out of college. Robert had worked for "the group" for fourteen years and did not know who they were, what function they performed, or who worked for them other than Jack and himself. Jack had passed away. Robert hoped "the group" would allow him to assume Jack's role within "the group".   "Who the hell do you think you are talking to? I am a United States Senator. How dare you come in here and imply that I have done something illegal. I can have you arrested for your comments," Senator Margaret Miller said angrily.   "One last thing Senator, I was told that if you did not appear to take the request seriously, that I should give you this," as Robert handed Senator Miller a CD, compact data disc.   Captain Ron, FedEx flight 1407, was on final approach to the FedEx terminal at the Memphis International Airport.   The radio crackled to life. "Abort, abort, abort, all inbound aircraft abort. FedEx 1407 abort. Immediate turn right 350. Delta 1508 abort. Immediate turn left 290. We have." The radio went silent.   Captain Ron pressed his transmitter and said, "Memphis is gone. Contact regional control for alternate landing sites. Keep a lookout for other aircraft in your vicinity."   Who was responsible for the destruction of a large section of the United States? What was the group's involvement? Who or what is The Fourth Star?

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AuthorHouse

Jack hired Robert to work for "the group" directly out of college. Robert had worked for "the group" for fourteen years and did not know who they were, what function they performed, or who worked for them other than Jack and himself. Jack had passed away. Robert hoped "the group" would allow him to assume Jack's role within "the group". "Who the hell do you think you are talking to? I am a United States Senator. How dare you come in here and imply that I have done something illegal. I can have you arrested for your comments," Senator Margaret Miller said angrily. "One last thing Senator, I was told that if you did not appear to take the request seriously, that I should give you this," as Robert handed Senator Miller a C.D., compact data disc. Captain Ron, FedEx flight 1407, was on final approach to the FedEx terminal at the Memphis International Airport. The radio crackled to life. "Abort, abort, abort, all inbound aircraft abort. FedEx 1407 abort. Immediate turn right 350. Delta 1508 abort. Immediate turn left 290. We have." The radio went silent. Captain Ron pressed his transmitter and said, "Memphis is gone. Contact regional control for alternate landing sites. Keep a lookout for other aircraft in your vicinity." Who was responsible for the destruction of a large section of the United States? What was the group's involvement? Who or what is The Fourth Star?

AuthorHouse Publishing

In Short Stories & Tall Tales, author Bill Simmons weaves together stories of his own life to explore the complicated—and forever incomplete—map of human behavior and the peculiar ways people operate. These eighteen short stories (and one essay) cover a wide range of topics and subjects but always circle back to a fascination with life and the pursuit of purpose. In “But the Angel Never Came,” a young widow cries out to God to heal her disabled son, and when things don’t go as planned, she sees only one solution left for her. In “His Honor Is No Soothsayer,” a judge watches in total dismay as extreme religious enthusiasm clashes with the harsh world of a town’s development. Others explore the world of an overreaching villain (“Fishing Over Iced Tea”), the friendship of two golfers up the death of one of them (“The Eleventh Fairway”), and the author’s physics school teacher with clay feet (“Remembering My Mr. Chips”). Full of the bizarre and the beautiful, the obvious and the unlikely, these stories navigate the various moments in life that most might consider unexceptional but could, in fact, be quite the opposite.

Short Stories & Tall Tales: and APOLOGIA PRO VITA SUA a non-compulsory essay of an autobiographical nature

Short Stories & Anthologies

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

ESPN's beloved Sports Guy replays the years leading up to the Boston Red Sox historic championship season and says goodbye to a lifetime of suffering. At least for now. "The Red Sox won the World Series." To Citizen No. 1 of Red Sox Nation, those seven words meant "No more 1918 chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life -- that's 80 years, followed by death without seeing the Red Sox win a Series." 
But once he was able to type those life-changing words, Bill Simmons decided to look back at his Sports Guy columns for the last five years to find out how the miracle came to pass. And that's where the trouble began. Why didnt he see it coming? Why didn't it happen sooner? What was the key deal, the lucky move, the funny bounce, the sign from above that he failed to spot? Pretty soon, The Sports Guy was second-guessing himself, rewriting history, sniping at his own past predictions, pounding the table -- that's what sports guys do, right And doing so, he let himself get sidetracked by the suffering of the Boston Bruins, frustrated by the false promise of the Celtics -- and driven into a state of ecstasy by the dynastic New England Patriots. 
The result is Now I Can Die in Peace, a hilarious and fresh new look at some of the best sportswriting in America, with sharp critical commentary (and fresh insights) from the guy who wrote it in the first place.

Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help From Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox

Baseball

The New York Times bestseller Now I Can Die in Peace is now available in paperback with a new afterword (and more footnotes) by the author"The Red Sox won the World Series." To Citizen No. 1 of Red Sox Nation, those seven words meant "No more 1918 chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life -- that's eighty years, followed by death -- without seeing the Red Sox win a Series." But once he was able -- finally -- to type those life-changing words, Bill Simmons decided to look back at his "Sports Guy" columns for the last five years to find out how the miracle came to pass. And that's where the trouble began.
The result is Now I Can Die in Peace, a hilarious and fresh new look at some of the best sportswriting in America, with sharp, critical commentary (and fresh insights) from the guy who wrote it in the first place.

Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank and the 2004

ESPN's beloved Sports Guy replays the years leading up to the Boston Red Sox historic championship season and says goodbye to a lifetime of suffering. At least for now."The Red Sox won the World Series." To Citizen No. 1 of Red Sox Nation, those seven words meant "No more 1918 chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life -- that's 80 years, followed by death without seeing the Red Sox win a Series." But once he was able to type those life-changing words, Bill Simmons decided to look back at his Sports Guy columns for the last five years to find out how the miracle came to pass. And that's where the trouble began. Why didnt he see it coming? Why didn't it happen sooner? What was the key deal, the lucky move, the funny bounce, the sign from above that he failed to spot? Pretty soon, The Sports Guy was second-guessing himself, rewriting history, sniping at his own past predictions, pounding the table -- that's what sports guys do, right And doing so, he let himself get sidetracked by the suffering of the Boston Bruins, frustrated by the false promise of the Celtics -- and driven into a state of ecstasy by the dynastic New England Patriots. The result is Now I Can Die in Peace, a hilarious and fresh new look at some of the best sportswriting in America, with sharp critical commentary (and fresh insights) from the guy who wrote it in the first place.

Now I Can Die in Peace: How The Sports Guy Found Salvation Thanks to the World Champion (Twice!) Red Sox

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Humor

Ballantine Books

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The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

Money-saving answers to your car care questions

Money-saving answers to your car care questions

The Fourth Star

The Fourth Star

Short Stories & Tall Tales: and APOLOGIA PRO VITA SUA a non-compulsory essay of an autobiographical nature

Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help From Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox

Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank and the 2004

Now I Can Die in Peace: How The Sports Guy Found Salvation Thanks to the World Champion (Twice!) Red Sox