{"product_id":"when-the-garden-was-eden","title":"When the Garden Was Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant . . . smartly written, featuring tons of interviews with the Knicks of the Phil Jackson-Clyde-Reed era.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Harvey Araton, one of our most cherished basketball writers, has evocatively rendered the team that New York never stops pining for--the Old Knicks. More than a nostalgic chronicle . . . it's a portrait of a group of proud, idiosyncratic men and the city that needed them.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Mahler, author of Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is Burning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I wasn't there when Clyde and Willis and Dollar Bill were lighting up the Garden, let alone barnstorming Philadelphia church basements, but after reading \u003ci\u003eWhen the Garden Was Eden\u003c\/i\u003e I now feel like I was courtside with Woody and Dancing Harry.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eWill Leitch, founding editor of Deadspin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Harvey Araton, who writes the way Earl the Pearl played, has made the Old Knicks new again. I learned so much and I was there.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Lipsyte, author of An Accidental Sportswriter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully titled, wonderfully written . . . \u003ci\u003eWhen the Garden Was Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about the assembly, success and failures of the Red Holzman-coached early '70s Knicks. But with the then-ongoing Vietnam War and general social unrest serving as the backdrop, it's actually about so much more than that.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eSLAM magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The coming NBA season may not happen due to labor strife. This book will help fans weather the storm by celebrating basketball at its very best: five players working as one, sharing the glory and achieving the ultimate success.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Araton is the perfect writer for the job. . . . [ \u003ci\u003eWhen the Garden was Eden\u003c\/i\u003e] a must for basketball fans and a super-must for New York sports nuts.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67638345531759,"sku":"9780061956249","price":126.07,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0061956244.jpg?v=1790808044","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/when-the-garden-was-eden","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}