Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made »

One of the most popular and imitated nonfiction writers around, David Halberstam wrote books that fused narrative storytelling with investigative reporting. The result: stories that hummed with energy and authority and reads as well as -- if not better than -- some novels.

This is a sweeping, smart analysis of the full story of Michael Jordan from one of the countries most thoughtful historian-journalists. Halberstam covers Michael the teenager, Michael the rising star, Michael the champion, Michael the brand, and Michael the man in his effort to build a portrait not just of one player, but of the larger picture of American sports today and the larger social role of Jordan as the most recognizable man on the planet. It's a book about basketball, and, as with great moments in sport that transcend their playing field and tell us something about ourselves, it is a book about the nation.

People Magazine - Alex Tresniowski

...[A] thoughtful and fascinating study of Jordan's far-reaching impact on American culture, compiled byone of the most doggedly analytical authors around.