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001 2009282551
003 DLC
005 20100528085035.0
008 091228s2010 njua 001 0beng
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020 $a9780470170182 (hbk.)
020 $a0470170182 (hbk.)
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050 00 $aGV884.E78$bM39 2010
082 04 $a796.323092$222
100 1 $aMallozzi, Vincent M.
245 10 $aDoc :$bthe rise and rise of Julius Erving /$cVincent M. Mallozzi.
260 $aHoboken, N.J. :$bWiley,$cc2010.
300 $axviii, 286 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aThis book tells Dr. J's amazing story, following his basketball journey from his Long Island childhood to the street games of New York City to a college career as his skills, reputation, and character grew. It follows his entrance into the ABA, where he revolutionized the game by glamorizing the dunk, and his conquering of the NBA, where he was Michael Jordan before there was a Jordan. It relates the family struggles he's had since leaving the game and charts the transformation of the man into myth.
600 10 $aErving, Julius.
650 0 $aAfrican American basketball players$vBiography.
650 0 $aBasketball players$zUnited States$vBiography.