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    <publisher>Ballantine/ESPN Books</publisher>
    <dateIssued>c2009</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2009</dateIssued>
    <edition>1st ed.</edition>
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    <extent>xi, 715 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com's Sports Guy, offers in a single volume his wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining look at the past, present, and future of pro basketball.</abstract>
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  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. [701]-702) index.</note>
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