Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk

"Who doesn't wanna read an entire book about the slam dunk? I love basketball." - Ann Patchett

"The definitive dunking dissertation." - Jack McCallum, Wall Street Journal

From the author of the bestselling Kobe Bryant biography The Rise comes the legend of the most powerful shot in basketball: the slam dunk.

The evolution of basketball, and much of the social and cultural change in America, can be traced through one powerful act on the court: the slam dunk. The dunk's history is the story of ...