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Pacific Rims : Beermen Ballin' in Flip-Flops and the Philippines' Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball
Overview
A young man's journey through the Philippines' most unlikely obsession: basketball. In Pacific Rims, Rafe Bartholemew, journalist, New Yorker, and veteran baller, ventures through the Philippines to investigate the country's love of basketball. From street corners where diehards fashion hoops out of old car parts to the professional league where politicians exploit team loyalties to win elections, Pacific Rims gets the story-and gets in the game.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780451233226
- ISBN-10: 0451233220
- Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
- Publish Date: June 2011
- Dimensions: 8.13 x 5.59 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 416
- Reading Level: Ages 18-UP
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