Alone In The Furnace; Two Americans, A Hometown Hero And A Year Inside The Chinese Basketball Association

By Luther Blissett

In the summer of 1997, two Americans each received a lucrative offer to play for a Chinese team they had never heard of, in a league they knew nothing about and alongside a local superstar that was good enough to play in the NBA. What happened next was a season of drama, excitement and absurdity. This book is about the experiences of those two American players and their attempts to understand the colorful world they suddenly found themselves immersed within.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Luther Blissett
• Release date: Dec 10, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463223918

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