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Top of the World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' Amazing One-Year Turnaround to Become NBA Champions |  | Author: Peter May
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 352313
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0306818108
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3230973
EAN: 9780306818103
ASIN: 0306818108
Publication Date: October 28, 2008
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Product Description
I’m on top of the world,” shouted NBA Defensive Player of the Year Kevin Garnett, after the Boston Celtics clinched their league-leading 17th NBA championship over their archrival, the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers. In Top of the World, Peter May chronicles the remarkable 2008 championship run of the team in green—their first in over twenty years. With the greatest single-season turnaround in NBA history, the Celtics went from the second-worst record last year to the best record this year. May charts the pivotal moments: from losing out on the Number 1 and Number 2 pick in last year’s draft lottery to swinging trades for future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen; from winning Game 4 of the Finals with one of the greatest come-from-behind victories in NBA Finals history to capping off their remarkable season with another championship banner.
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 Fantastic book and management tool July 20, 2010
Alex
A fantastic insight on the most incredible (even for fans!) turnaround case study in basketball! It truly shows how chemistry and commitment can work wonders! I would recommend it for management case studies on team effort and performance. Besides, having lived it from far away and after a sleepless night in the cold to buy the sought-after tickets of their Rome match with the Raptors, it was great to read how all that contributed to the fantastic and breathtaking ride to the Championship! A must-read for Celtics fans and team builders/facilitators!
Top of the World March 31, 2010
Eddie Wordie
A great read! Peter May does a very good job of covering the 2008 champion Boston Celtics. A fan of the Celtics myself I enjoyed how May covered most of the players that were on the team. The background of the big three Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen made the book that more interesting for me to read. He also touches on the backgrounds of Eddie House, James Posey and Kendrick Perkins. Its interesting to read how a team can go from being at the bottom one year and winning it all the next. Definitely recommend this book!
Awesome book! October 13, 2009
A. T. Syed (Boston, MA)
Great inside look into the championship season. If you want to read something that brings together all the links to an amazing season, read it!
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Money Honey (Boston, MA)
Top of the World focuses on the Boston Celtics' remarkable move from worst to first in 2008. The book really focuses on the 16 months that helped shape the new Celtics team. Starting from the disappointment of the draft and moving through each notable move made by the organization the author provides additional insights into the people who made it happen. I especially enjoyed learning about the players who aren't quite as high profile including Glen "Big Baby" Davis, Leon Powe, and Eddie House. The reader is given the complete picture of the team's dynamic. A fun and easy read for Boston Celtics' fans.
 A not so title-worthy account March 23, 2009
Chris (Longwood, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a big Boston Celtics fan, I was disappointed with Peter May's account of their 2007-08 championship run and their one-year transformation from the 2nd worst team in the NBA to title holder. It is short and easy-to-read, but much of it reads like a bunch of newspaper game stories strung together. There is little to no insight into what made the quickly-assembled team successful or how the personal relationships/chemistry of the team was formed. There are some good background accounts of the personalities that made up the team, but most of the book is a just-the-facts retelling of the season, with a few interesting anecdotes sprinkled in. May's writing is quite bland, and the concluding chapter on the Finals falls flat and feels rushed. The book was released with a quick turnaround and you can tell. Overall, the book does not match the great subject material it chronicles.
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