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From the archives: I speak to the author of The Audacity of Hoop, celebrated sportswriter Alexander Wolff who examines Barack Obama, the person and president, through basketball. This game helped Obama explore his identity, keep a cool head, impress his future wife, and define himself as a candidate. https://www.amazon.com/Audacity-Hoop-Basketball-Age-Obama/dp/1439913099

What would you do if you knew that your father fought for the Nazis? For years, Alexander Wolff harbored this dark family secret. Wolff, a staff writer for Sports Illustrated for more than three decades, longed to know more about his family's role in Nazi Germany. Was his father, Niko Wolff, involved in the worst Nazi crimes, including the extermination of Jews? How did Niko hide the fact that he was part Jewish? How else was his family involved in the war? In 2017, Wolff left Sports Illustrated and moved with his family from their home in Cornwall, Vt., to Germany, where he spent a year probing his family's secrets. He also wanted to learn more about his grandfather, Kurt Wolff, a young German Jewish publisher who published renowned authors including Franz Kafka and Joseph Roth before fleeing the Nazis and coming to New York, where he founded Pantheon Books, a highly regarded publishing house. Alex Wolff's tumultuous family saga is the subject of his new book, Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape, and Home. He is also the author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama and is the former owner of the semi-pro Vermont basketball team the Frost Heaves.

Alexander Wolff spent thirty-six years writing for Sports Illustrated and is the author or co-author of seven books on basketball, including The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama; the New York Times best seller Raw Recruits; and Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure, a 2002 New York Times Notable Book. In 2011 he received the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy Media Award for lifetime coverage of the game. His "Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Odyssey," an account of a year spent chasing basketball around the world, was published in 2002., with 27 chapters on 27 stops.He also served as editor for the brilliant Basketball :Great Writing About America's Game, an anthology which includes some the best collection of basketball writing ever assembled,Wolff joins host Pat Price to talk about his love for the sport, memories from his journey around the globe writing Big Game, Small World and other pieces, his current projects, and the future of sports writing. For many of us, sport is what creates fascinating life experiences. The vehicle of sport. Wolff is one of basketball's greatest advocates, and certainly one of the most well-versed on the global impact of the sport. Thanks again for listening.

The longest-tenured writer in the history of Sports Illustrated, Alexander Wolff writes chiefly about basketball. His work has frequently touched upon the social justice side of the game, including his fascinating look at the 44th President, The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama.

On March 22, 2016, two writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about their work on basketball—and one NBA Hall of Famer called in. In this episode: Rick Barry Sports Illustrated senior writer Alexander Wolff, author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama.

Feeling stressed about number 45? Loraine Ballard Morrill invites you to sit sit back and enjoy this re-airing of an interview with Alexander Wolf The Audacity of Hoop Basketball and the Age of Obama.

While basketball didn't take up residence in the White House in January 2009, the game nonetheless played an outsized role in forming the man who did, according to Sports Illustrated's Alexander Wolff, author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff joins the program to discuss his new book: The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the age of Obama.   For more information on Alexander Wolff’s book: http://www.theaudacityofhoop.com/The post Dec. 10, 2016 – STL United Soccer Saturday – Segment 2 appeared first on insidestl.com.

Former Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff joins the program to discuss his new book: The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the age of Obama.   For more information on Alexander Wolff’s book: http://www.theaudacityofhoop.com/The post Dec. 10, 2016 – STL United Soccer Saturday – Segment 2 appeared first on insidestl.com.

Alexander Wolff is the author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama (Temple University Press, 2015). Wolff is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated. On the eve of the college basketball championship, The Audacity of Hoop suggests that the game is more than just shooting hoops. Especially for President Obama, Wolff argues that basketball has been central, both to his childhood, but also to his political success. The game has featured in his daily routine, relationships with advisers, and negotiations with foreign nations. This book is filled with fantastic photos and a way to assess the Obama presidency. Heath Brown is the host of the New Books in Political Science podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @heath brown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexander Wolff is the author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama (Temple University Press, 2015). Wolff is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated. On the eve of the college basketball championship, The Audacity of Hoop suggests that the game is more than just shooting hoops. Especially for President Obama, Wolff argues that basketball has been central, both to his childhood, but also to his political success. The game has featured in his daily routine, relationships with advisers, and negotiations with foreign nations. This book is filled with fantastic photos and a way to assess the Obama presidency. Heath Brown is the host of the New Books in Political Science podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @heath brown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexander Wolff is the author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama (Temple University Press, 2015). Wolff is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated. On the eve of the college basketball championship, The Audacity of Hoop suggests that the game is more than just shooting hoops.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexander Wolff is the author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama (Temple University Press, 2015). Wolff is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated. On the eve of the college basketball championship, The Audacity of Hoop suggests that the game is more than just shooting hoops. Especially for President Obama, Wolff argues that basketball has been central, both to his childhood, but also to his political success. The game has featured in his daily routine, relationships with advisers, and negotiations with foreign nations. This book is filled with fantastic photos and a way to assess the Obama presidency. Heath Brown is the host of the New Books in Political Science podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @heath brown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While basketball didn't take up residence in the White House in January 2009, the game nonetheless played an outsized role in forming the man who did, according to Sports Illustrated's Alexander Wolff, author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.