Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becomin by Sam Anderson

Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becomin

Sam Anderson

448 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history sports emotional informative medium-paced

Description

A brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City--a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - NPR - Chicago ...

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Moods

informative 98%
funny 48%
reflective 35%
adventurous 27%
emotional 24%
inspiring 18%
lighthearted 16%
hopeful 14%
sad 5%
challenging 3%
dark 3%
relaxing 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 74%
fast 15%
slow 10%

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