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Krzyzewskiville Tales by Aaron Dinin (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDuke University Press
ISBN-100822336332
ISBN-139780822336334
eBay Product ID (ePID)46450854
Product Key Features
Book TitleKrzyzewskiville Tales
Number of Pages290 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicGeneral
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorAaron Dinin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight15 oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-009914
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"The following tales were inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's verse poem The Canterbury Tales , and, of course, the students of Duke University and their adventures in Krzyzewskiville. . . . Any reader who has experienced a night of personal checks at Krzyzewskiville might ask himself, Would a group of students actually sit down and tell stories about K-ville while 1,200 screaming, laughing college kids run around nearby? That, of course, doesn't really happen . . . or at least it hasn't in my experience. Granted, a few such stories have been passed along over the years, but never in such detail and never in such a setting. However, I'll ask my readers to suspend disbelief for a few pages in the interest of a good story--or twelve."--Aaron Dinin, from the preface, "Are they insane? No, just Crazies. And this book is worth reading because those tales help explain why anyone would do this. They're fans--with a tradition that puts them up there (or out there) with Crazy Ray." --Bryan French, "Fort Worth Star-Telegram", "This inventive and enlightening romp through the wintertime tent city on the Duke campus is like a trip back in time. You'll find yourself in college again, taking Anthro 101 and Chaucer and letting ACC basketball run your life."-Alexander Wolff, senior writer, Sports Illustrated"It takes great effort to be able to create the spirit that lives in Krzyzewskiville. That spirit is nourished by living together in self-imposed sacrifice for the good of a single common cause. . . . Is it mythical? Is it magical? Is it insanity? Is it right? Yes."-Mickie Krzyzewski, from the foreword"The following tales were inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's verse poem The Canterbury Tales, and, of course, the students of Duke University and their adventures in Krzyzewskiville. . . . Any reader who has experienced a night of personal checks at Krzyzewskiville might ask himself, Would a group of students actually sit down and tell stories about K-ville while 1,200 screaming, laughing college kids run around nearby? That, of course, doesn't really happen . . . or at least it hasn't in my experience. Granted, a few such stories have been passed along over the years, but never in such detail and never in such a setting. However, I'll ask my readers to suspend disbelief for a few pages in the interest of a good story-or twelve."-Aaron Dinin, from the preface, "This inventive and enlightening romp through the wintertime tent city on the Duke campus is like a trip back in time. You'll find yourself in college again, taking Anthro 101 and Chaucer and letting ACC basketball run your life."--Alexander Wolff, senior writer, Sports Illustrated, “This inventive and enlightening romp through the wintertime tent city on the Duke campus is like a trip back in time. You’ll find yourself in college again, taking Anthro 101 and Chaucer and letting ACC basketball run your life.�-Alexander Wolff, senior writer, Sports Illustrated, Best local Sports book of 2005 "Aaron Dinin filled up a dreary football fall with heartfelt, historical basketball journalism. Inspired by "The Canterbury Tales" and written with the enthusiasm of a Cameron Crazy, Dinin takes the reader through the winter pregame tenting rituals of Duke undergrads. This is a beautiful little book, complete with a glossary, some sweet photographs, and filled with the boundless joy of being a Dukie during the wonder years." --John Valentine, "Independent Weekly", "Dinin probes the history and cachet of the little village . . . with a sense of basketball history and a respect for good storytelling." --John Levesque," Seattle Post-Intelligencer", "The following tales were inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's verse poem The Canterbury Tales , and, of course, the students of Duke University and their adventures in Krzyzewskiville. . . . Any reader who has experienced a night of personal checks at Krzyzewskiville might ask himself, Would a group of students actually sit down and tell stories about K-ville while 1,200 screaming, laughing college kids run around nearby? That, of course, doesn't really happen . . . or at least it hasn't in my experience. Granted, a few such stories have been passed along over the years, but never in such detail and never in such a setting. However, I'll ask my readers to suspend disbelief for a few pages in the interest of a good story-or twelve."-Aaron Dinin, from the preface, "Duke University Press has scored with this basketball book built around a Chaucerian conceit. . . . Dinin's book can be treasured for its wit and charm. . . . [I]t would be enjoyed by anyone wanting to read about college basketball, college life, digs at sociology majors or the anthropology of demented, blue and white-painted fans." --Marilyn Dahl, "Shelf Awareness", "This inventive and enlightening romp through the wintertime tent city on the Duke campus is like a trip back in time. You'll find yourself in college again, taking Anthro 101 and Chaucer and letting ACC basketball run your life."--Alexander Wolff, senior writer, Sports Illustrated "It takes great effort to be able to create the spirit that lives in Krzyzewskiville. That spirit is nourished by living together in self-imposed sacrifice for the good of a single common cause. . . . Is it mythical? Is it magical? Is it insanity? Is it right? Yes."--Mickie Krzyzewski, from the foreword "The following tales were inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's verse poem The Canterbury Tales, and, of course, the students of Duke University and their adventures in Krzyzewskiville. . . . Any reader who has experienced a night of personal checks at Krzyzewskiville might ask himself, Would a group of students actually sit down and tell stories about K-ville while 1,200 screaming, laughing college kids run around nearby? That, of course, doesn't really happen . . . or at least it hasn't in my experience. Granted, a few such stories have been passed along over the years, but never in such detail and never in such a setting. However, I'll ask my readers to suspend disbelief for a few pages in the interest of a good story--or twelve."--Aaron Dinin, from the preface, "The following tales were inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's verse poem The Canterbury Tales , and, of course, the students of Duke University and their adventures in Krzyzewskiville. . . . Any reader who has experienced a night of personal checks at Krzyzewskiville might ask himself, Would a group of students actually sit down and tell stories about K-ville while 1,200 screaming, laughing college kids run around nearby? That, of course, doesn't really happen . . . or at least it hasn't in my experience. Granted, a few such stories have been passed along over the years, but never in such detail and never in such a setting. However, I'll ask my readers to suspend disbelief for a few pages in the interest of a good story--or twelve."--Aaron Dinin, from the preface "This inventive and enlightening romp through the wintertime tent city on the Duke campus is like a trip back in time. You'll find yourself in college again, taking Anthro 101 and Chaucer and letting ACC basketball run your life."--Alexander Wolff, senior writer, Sports Illustrated "Dinin probes the history and cachet of the little village . . . with a sense of basketball history and a respect for good storytelling." -- John Levesque Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "This inventive and enlightening romp through the wintertime tent city on the Duke campus is like a trip back in time. You'll find yourself in college again, taking Anthro 101 and Chaucer and letting ACC basketball run your life."-Alexander Wolff, senior writer, Sports Illustrated, "[T]his is the most singularly driven book I've ever read. . . . In the grand Southern tradition, Dinin has taken a postage stamp of land and created a world. . . . As a hard-core Blue Devils fan, I respect the obsession. . . ." --Chad W. Post, "The Believer", "Dinin channels Chaucer as Duke's tent-dwellers rewrite "The Canterbury Tales,"" --Carol Herwig, "USA Today", Dinin probes the history and cachet of the little village . . . with a sense of basketball history and a respect for good storytelling., “The following tales were inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer’s verse poem The Canterbury Tales , and, of course, the students of Duke University and their adventures in Krzyzewskiville. . . . Any reader who has experienced a night of personal checks at Krzyzewskiville might ask himself, Would a group of students actually sit down and tell stories about K-ville while 1,200 screaming, laughing college kids run around nearby? That, of course, doesn't really happen . . . or at least it hasn’t in my experience. Granted, a few such stories have been passed along over the years, but never in such detail and never in such a setting. However, I’ll ask my readers to suspend disbelief for a few pages in the interest of a good story-or twelve.�-Aaron Dinin, from the preface
Dewey Decimal813/.6
Table Of ContentForeword / Mickie Krzyzewski ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xxxvii General Prologue 1 The Captain 25 The Engineer 38 The Sociology Major 54 The Public Policy Major 93 Interruption to the Storytelling Competition 110 Aaron 114 The Women's Studies Major 135 The Pre-Med Student 146 The Math Major's Tale 176 The Pre-Law Student 191 The English Major 206 General Epilogue 221 Crazie Talk: A Glossary 225
SynopsisRecent Duke University graduate Aaron Dinin has produced an entertaining, imaginative look at Krzyzewskiville, the tent city named after Duke University's head men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (Sha-shef-ski). A unique Duke tradition, Krzyzewskiville is used to determine which students are admitted into key games. Taking Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" as his model, Dinin has created characters who narrate their semifictionalized tales--by turns reverent, bawdy, and humorous--to enlighten readers about this cherished institution. So the story begins. On a wintry night in Durham, North Carolina, writes Dinin, twelve students huddle under the meager protection of a nylon tent. They have little in common except the sacrosanct tradition that has brought them together for the past month. Before the sun next sets, they will anoint themselves in blue and white paint and enter nearby Cameron Indoor Stadium to worship at the altar of Blue Devils basketball. In the meantime, they abide in Krzyzewskiville. A stranger enters the tent, a respected sportswriter, and suggests that the tenters pass the hours until the next tent check by telling stories of Krzyzewskiville. Like Chaucer's pilgrims, the students compete to tell the best tale. They report on ribald tenting exploits, relate a dream in which Duke basketball players and coaches test a fan's loyalty, debate the rationality of tenting as a way of allocating students' tickets, and describe the spontaneous tent city that sprang up one summer when their beloved "Coach K" was offered a job elsewhere. This storytelling competition creates a loving portrait of the complex rules and tribal customs that make up the rich community andloyal fans that are Krzyzewskiville. Mickie Krzyzewski, Coach K's wife and a familiar courtside figure at Duke basketball games, has contributed a foreword praising the "love, commitment, and ownership" of the citizens of Krzyzewskiville., Recent Duke University graduate Aaron Dinin has produced an entertaining, imaginative look at Krzyzewskiville, the tent city named after Duke University's head men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (Sha-shef-ski). A unique Duke tradition, Krzyzewskiville is used to determine which students are admitted into key games. Taking Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales as his model, Dinin has created characters who narrate their semifictionalized tales--by turns reverent, bawdy, and humorous--to enlighten readers about this cherished institution. So the story begins. On a wintry night in Durham, North Carolina, writes Dinin, twelve students huddle under the meager protection of a nylon tent. They have little in common except the sacrosanct tradition that has brought them together for the past month. Before the sun next sets, they will anoint themselves in blue and white paint and enter nearby Cameron Indoor Stadium to worship at the altar of Blue Devils basketball. In the meantime, they abide in Krzyzewskiville. A stranger enters the tent, a respected sportswriter, and suggests that the tenters pass the hours until the next tent check by telling stories of Krzyzewskiville. Like Chaucer's pilgrims, the students compete to tell the best tale. They report on ribald tenting exploits, relate a dream in which Duke basketball players and coaches test a fan's loyalty, debate the rationality of tenting as a way of allocating students' tickets, and describe the spontaneous tent city that sprang up one summer when their beloved "Coach K" was offered a job elsewhere. This storytelling competition creates a loving portrait of the complex rules and tribal customs that make up the rich community and loyal fans that are Krzyzewskiville. Mickie Krzyzewski, Coach K's wife and a familiar courtside figure at Duke basketball games, has contributed a foreword praising the "love, commitment, and ownership" of the citizens of Krzyzewskiville., A mix of oral history and fiction about Krzyzewskiville, the Duke basketball tent city that has become famous; the book is modeled after Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'
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