Madmen's Ball: The Inside Story of the Lakers' Dysfunctional Dynasties

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Summary: Great Book... but not really.
Review: I found that the stories Mark Heisler has in this book are fantastic. He obviously knows the Lakers. I love the Lakers, and so I loved this book. Or did I? As a researcher, he's top-notch. As a sports writer, again top-notch. But in book form? Someone should have stopped him. His remarkable ability to run-on sentences and under-punctuate is beyond distracting. And the typos... hundreds, no lie. Triumph Publishing should really be ashamed of itself. That having been said, I did enjoy the read in spite of the author's shortcomings and the lack of an editor. This probably has more to do with the Lakers themselves than anything else.

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Summary: only in Hollywood
Review: this Book is a trip but then again watching the Lakers&following them all of these years what else would you expect? all kinds of Drama on&Off the Court.I bet some of the Actors&Actress,Directors,etc... went to the old Forum&Now Staples to get some script ideas from.Greed,Sex,Drama,heroic performances,battle for Control&Power,etc.. this Book takes you directly there&More.what a Cast these Lakers have always been? the Book will keep your interest.