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7253351The Rivalryhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-rivalry-9798350812589/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6805259/image.jpg?v=638824209651230000484484MXNGandhiInStock/Audiolibros/<p>In <em>The Rivalry</em>, award-winning journalist John Taylor projects the stories of Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and other stars from the NBAs golden age onto a backdrop of racial tensions and cultural change. Taylors electrifying account of two complex men is an epic narrative of sports in America during the 1960s.</p><p>Its hard to imagine two characters better suited to leading roles in the NBA saga: Chamberlain was cast as the athletically gifted yet mercurial titan, while Russell played the role of the stalwart centerpiece of the Boston Celtics dynasty. Taylor delves beneath these stereotypes, detailing how the two opposed and complemented each other and how they revolutionized the way the game was played and perceived by fans. Chamberlain and Russell propelled the NBA into the spotlight, but their off-court visibility and success also inflamed passions along Americas racial and generational fault lines. In many ways, Russell and Chamberlain helped make the NBA and, to some extent, America what they are today.</p><p>Filled with dramatic conflicts and some of the great moments in sports history, and building to a thrilling climax, <em>The Rivalry</em> has at its core a philosophical question: Can determination and a team ethos, embodied by the ultimate team player, Bill Russell, trump sheer talent, embodied by Wilt Chamberlain?</p>...6896304The Rivalry484484https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-rivalry-9798350812589/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6805259/image.jpg?v=638824209651230000InStockMXN99999PR_DIAudiolibro20259798350812589_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9798350812589_<p>In <em>The Rivalry</em>, award-winning journalist John Taylor projects the stories of Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and other stars from the NBAs golden age onto a backdrop of racial tensions and cultural change. Taylors electrifying account of two complex men is an epic narrative of sports in America during the 1960s.</p><p>Its hard to imagine two characters better suited to leading roles in the NBA saga: Chamberlain was cast as the athletically gifted yet mercurial titan, while Russell played the role of the stalwart centerpiece of the Boston Celtics dynasty. Taylor delves beneath these stereotypes, detailing how the two opposed and complemented each other and how they revolutionized the way the game was played and perceived by fans. Chamberlain and Russell propelled the NBA into the spotlight, but their off-court visibility and success also inflamed passions along Americas racial and generational fault lines. In many ways, Russell and Chamberlain helped make the NBA and, to some extent, America what they are today.</p><p>Filled with dramatic conflicts and some of the great moments in sports history, and building to a thrilling climax, <em>The Rivalry</em> has at its core a philosophical question: Can determination and a team ethos, embodied by the ultimate team player, Bill Russell, trump sheer talent, embodied by Wilt Chamberlain?</p>...9798350812589_Tantor Media, Incaudiolibro_9798350812589_9798350812589John TaylorInglésMéxico2025-10-07T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2025-10-07T00:00:00+00:00Tantor Media, Inc