{"product_id":"book-glhj","title":"Hoop Muses","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis illustrated guide is an homage to WNBA and women's basketball, bringing style and flair to all the details, moments, and people who have shaped the collective world of women's hoops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In vibrant color and style, Hoops Muses tells the vital stories that celebrate the history and tradition of our game.” —Sue Bird, WNBA legend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoops Muses\u003c\/i\u003e will take us through time—literally. We begin in the future, in 2072, on the night of the WNBA’s 75th Anniversary, as New York Liberty phenom Jacklyn Jones is paid a visit by one of basketball’s long-ago (wink, wink) greats. This unlikely duo then goes on a sweeping, roundtrip adventure through basketball history, starting at the very beginning: Springfield, 1891.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the years pass, they learn the roots of the game (think: the first-ever collegiate game between Stanford and Cal, where men scaled the walls for a peek inside, or, the legend of Chicago’s Club Store Co-Eds, the all-Black barnstorming squad of the 1930s). And as the early 20th century morphs into modern times, they see the game grow, the milestones reached.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On their journey, they learn about the teams and the women (along with a few men) who helped build the foundation on which The Future will be built: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fort Shaw and the 1904 World Championship \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pat Summitt and the early years of the Lady Vols  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Delta State, featuring Margaret Wade and Lusia Harris \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cheryl Miller and Hollywood’s USC Trojans \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e UConn-Tennessee and the “Sliding Doors” moment that sparked their rivalry \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Plus, they have front-row seats to a whole lot of quirky, blissful fandom not often celebrated in popular culture. \u003ci\u003eHoops Muses\u003c\/i\u003e is here to change that.","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348628578608,"sku":"BDglhj","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49348628611376,"sku":"ZEglhj","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/glhj-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778162023","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-glhj","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}