BRAVE DRAGONS: A Chinese Basketball Team, An American Coach and Two Cultures Clashing

ARC Brave dragons A Chinese basketball team, an American coach two cultures clashing - Jim Yardley BRAVE DRAGONS: A CHINESE BASKETBALL TEAM, AN AMERICAN By Jim Yardley Advance reading copy, 304 pages kind of interesting binding, a small amount of dirtiness on its edges, otherwise in fine shape..Paperback - Arc bound with clear front cover.. black back cover, wrapped with brown binding tape --304 pages – Advanced reading copy...Story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixotic, often comical attempt to make the playoffs by copying the American stars of the NBA..... When the worst professional basketball team in China, the Shanxi Brave Dragons, hired former NBA coach Bob Weiss to improve its fortunes, team's owner, Boss Wang, promised that Weiss would be allowed to Americanize his players by teaching them "advanced basketball culture." --That promise would be broken from the moment Weiss landed in China. Follow this team of colorful oddballs on a fascinating road trip through modern China, we see Weiss learn firsthand what so many other foreigners there have discovered: that changing China happens only when &how; China wants to be changed.... BRAVE DRAGONS: A CHINESE BASKETBALL TEAM, AN AMERICAN 0307272214 Author: Yardley, Jim Publisher: Knopf- Borzoi book Release Year: 2012....Paperback - Arc bound with clear front cover.. black back cover, wrapped with brown binding tape --304 pages – Advanced reading copy... Weighs almost 2 lb....LAX Vespa, Los Angeles - maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into--Media Mail USPS-you get the copy pictured - carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit. 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if closer..Brave Dragons 6458 PB Blue BIO 42 LR