{"product_id":"the-scandals-of-51-isbn-9781888363913","title":"The Scandals of '51","description":"The college basketball scandals of 1951 were to basketball what the 1919 Black Sox scandals were to baseball—a loss of innocence, after which the game would be permanently tarnished, its relationship to power and big money firmly established. In Scandals of '51, Charley Rosen identifies all the major figures—including players, coaches, gangsters, clergymen, politicians—that made up the elaborate network that controlled the outcomes to many games or protected those who did so. Rosen shows who got caught and who didn't, and what role class, race, and religion played in determining this.“This exceptionally interesting book offers a detailed and all too convincing account of the ugly sequence of events that exploded some of our most cherished myths about the purity of amateur sports in America.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[T]he best nonfiction treatment of the affair.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA native of the Bronx and longtime pal of basketball guru Phil Jackson, \u003cb\u003eCHARLEY ROSEN\u003c\/b\u003e led the league in technical fouls during each of his six years as a coach in the now-defunct Continental Basketball Association. Since then he has become the world’s foremost writer of fiction and nonfiction on the subject of basketball, chronicling the drama that takes place both on and off the court. His many novels include \u003ci\u003eThe House of Moses All-Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, and \u003ci\u003eSammy Wong: All-American\u003c\/i\u003e. His non-fiction works include \u003ci\u003eThe Scandals of ’51: How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMore than a Game\u003c\/i\u003e, with Phil Jackson. Rosen is an analyst for hoopshype.com and a devotee of the Triangle Offense. He lives in Accord, NY.","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304471351525,"sku":"NP9781888363913","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781888363913.jpg?v=1767741343","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-scandals-of-51-isbn-9781888363913","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}