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 enlarge | Author: Mitch Albom
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 113545
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0446517348
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323630977435
EAN: 9780446517348
ASIN: 0446517348
Publication Date: November 30, 1993
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 as good as they always said it was June 10, 2000
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I wanted to read this book for a long time and never got to it and then, when i was in the mood, it was hard to track down. i finally found it and it really is one of the best sports books ever. the team itself was a fascinating once-in-a-life collection of young talent, and albom does a very good job weaving all the personalities together. the 20 pages or so that describe the infamous game when chris webber mistakenly called timeout is one of the best prolonged pieces of sportswriting i have ever read. i've copies it to use in a writing group I belong to. great book, esp interesting now to see how the star players have fared in the pros. the book does not say nearly as much as the title purports about urban street life in america, but that's not the writer's fault. that shame goes to the hype king or queen who simply went too far in the title.
The best sports book ever written... November 3, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
...and a strikingly vivid portrayal of the intricacies of big-time college athletics. Albom has the ability to make the story of five basketball players from inner-city America transcend race, culture, and sport, and he writes a book moving to fans and non-fans alike. His prose is elegant, his portrayals intensely realistic. I've read this book at least twenty times, and it never ceases to amaze. It is the best tribute imaginable to the young men who were the Fab Five and to the cultural phenomenon they induced. Albom perfectly captures what it felt like to be a fan of the Fab Five in the early '90s and reminds us all of the complexities involved when five strong, brash, and confident individuals take the court...and there's only one ball. A must-read for all individuals--I promise it won't disappoint.
What if the nations 5 best players showed up? July 4, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
When Steve Fisher got the five best players from their possissions he did not know what he was also getting with the mother-load of talent. From the first time I read this book my life has changed. My friend and I have read our copy so mant times that we have to buy annother. A must read for any one. This is a story about more than 5 basketball players, it is a story about life in general. Its joys and pains.
A Must Read Book for any Basketball Fan!!! June 10, 1999
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are a basketball fan of any kind this is the book to read.Great writing by Mitch Albom. It tells about Jalen Rose,Juwan Howard,and Chris Webber before they become NBA stars,and Jimmy King and Ray Jackson's college careers.Fab Five is one of those books that is hard to put down.
Univ of Michigan Fab Five Rules!!! May 18, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is clearly the best sports book I ahave ever read in my life and would recommend this book to any of the college and NBA basketball fans out there. You will see how Chris, Juwan, and Jalen came about, where they are superstars in the NBA, while Jimmy and Ray had to try a little harder to become the stars, which they still haven't yet (but they will be in the NBA soon!!!). EVERYBODY, get this book its fun and fast reading, very informative, Mitch Albom did a great job in giving the reader an inside story of what was going on during the 92-94 Fab Five hype!
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