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Review �Matthew Goodman has composed a portrait of an era that transcends sports. Painstakingly reported and written with great affection, The City Game is a masterpiece of American storytelling.��Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize�winning author of Devil in the Grove � �Matthew Goodman tells this remarkable story�simultaneously stirring and upsetting�with the skills it merits: deep reporting, insightful writing, and a sure-footed comprehension of time and place.��Daniel Okrent, author of The Guarded Gate � �Exhaustively reported, lavishly detailed, expertly told, The City Game is the definitive gripping account of the biggest scandal in the history of American sports. Smoke doesn�t rise to the rafters of Madison Square Garden anymore, but this story of innocence, power, corruption, greed, and exploitation in the world of college athletics is as relevant as ever.��Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak and A Few Seconds of Panic � �Fans of college hoops will devour Goodman�s excellent history. . . . Goodman effectively combines interviews and extensive research to definitively recreate the unfortunate story of the 1949�50 City College of New York basketball team, which won an unprecedented two college championships in the same year (the NIT and the NCAA) before being tainted by a point-shaving scandal involving several of its stars.��Publishers Weekly (starred review) � �A richly detailed portrait of mid-twentieth-century New York City . . . This is a marvelous, vibrant recounting of a bit of sports history in which the backdrop of New York dominates.��Booklist (starred review)�Only one team in history has won both the NIT and NCAA tournaments: the 1949�50 City College of New York Beavers.�Goodman�s twisty-but-true narrative takes you along for the team�s crazy ride. A captivating read�for a pal who enjoys college sports and a look at New York�s past.� �New York Post � �Matthew Goodman�s historical account of City College is far more than descriptions of games played in Madison Square Garden and other arenas. He takes readers to the halls of governments; New York City courtrooms; backrooms, where bookies and gamblers plied their trade; and police stations, where willing officers were paid to look away from gambling activities.�It is a story both inspiring and upsetting, and is told with skill, insight and a deep understanding of time and place. . . .�Goodman�s stirring history reminds us that athletic success often comes at a price. His story of greed and exploitation in college sports one-half century ago is as relevant today as ever.� �Bookreporter Read more About the Author Matthew Goodman�is the author of three previous books of nonfiction:�Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland�s History-Making Race Around the World;�The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York; and�Jewish Food: The World at Table. A�New York Times�bestseller,�Eighty Days�has been translated into eight languages. Goodman�s work has appeared in�The American Scholar, Harvard Review, Salon, and many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two children. Read more See all Editorial Reviews
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