Books by Terry Pluto

List with a summary of the featured bibliography of the author Terry Pluto, with a brief synopsis of each recommended book.

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Literary genres: Sports - Basketball - NBA

Featured books

Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of The American Basketball Association

Book: Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of The American Basketball Association

Author: Terry Pluto

Description: What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common? They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association.

The NBA may have won the financial battle, but the ABA won the artistic war. With its stress on wide-open individual play, the adoption of the 3-point shot and pressing defense, and the encouragement of flashy moves and flying dunks, today's NBA is still -- decades later -- just the ABA... (keep reading...)