Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Two stories: the Lakers during West's career, and the Warriors with Steph Curry. When my friend the Sports Book Guy last year read Golden Dreams comparing and contrasting two eras of California basketball, I knew it was a book that I eventually had to read. I think part of that comes from. I almost didn't finish it but it has a bit of a payoff at the end. As a Chicago Bulls fan in the 1990s, the NBA playoffs were the event of the year. wide-scale nuclear war that would mean the end of civilization. But isn't it true--that your fear of nuclear war is a metaphor for all the other fears that plague us today?". This concept alone made this book worth reading and loving. Is it us or them that caused this change? I grew up with Magic’s Showtime Lakers. And of course, the Celtics of the 1960s and the Minneapolis (!!) Carolyn See was the author of ten books, including the memoir, “Finally, it was the city that held us, the city they said had no center, that all of us had come to from all over America because this was the place to find dreams and pleasure and love. It spoke to who I am, how quirky I can be and it spoke to who I would like to be: without worry. Recommended for anyone currently experiencing the end of the world who might enjoy a sunnier take on it. Linking the recent past with an imagined future, Carolyn See captures life in Los Angeles in the 70s and 80s. He writes a good basketball book. She gazed at me with terrific concentration. With an update o… The Spurs came close in winning 3 titles between 2003 and 2007, and the Lakers and Bulls won three-peats in the early 2000s and 1990s; the Lakers won 3 in 4 in 1985, 1987, and 1988. I was stunned when I received the paperback and found it autographed. I wish it would be read by more people I know. See is much more grounded in her writing, but does take flights of fancy within reality. It also covered the present day Golden State Warriors, Fun read, but unexpectedly it was really a Jerry West biography with a side dish of some Warriors reporting. One of the best books I've ever read. But the Warriors side of things was interesting. What I learned: don't bother with New Age philosophy, brush up on Stone Age philosophy. Great portrait of one of the critical figures in modern NBA history, stuffed with McCallum’s usual excess of trivia nuggets. “Full of juicy anecdotes and wagging fun . The idea for the novel came to Carolyn See after watching televised interviews about War right after the Russians invaded Afghanistan. The shift in narrative is stunning -- and effective. In the plot of the book one thing sang to me constantly: the people who were facing supremely troubled times decided to either be happy or panic. November is the time for aspiring writers to get serious about writing that book! The book demonstrates, if you are breathing and caring, then proceed, there is purpose in that. "Golden Days" spans time, from the 1950s to an apocalyptic present, telling the story of a wife, ex-wife, mother, lover and successful sales woman, selling other women a stake in their own lives. There's some curmudgeon in the author. Featuring vintage photos and contemporary shots of NBA greats including Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Pat Riley, and more. October 24th 2017 but don't let that stop you, it's also utterly brilliant. I have enjoyed Jack McCallum’s writing. Grommet years when the days never ended. ‎ The bestselling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers, two extraordinary teams playing in extraordinary times and linked by one extraordinary man: Jerry West. It infuses the reader with hope in a fundamental way. I finished it confused, surprised and intrigued. I'll probably forget everything about this book within a year, but it was an interesting read. McCallum's features always have a relaxed flow to them, even on the most action packed pieces of a basketball game. Welcome back. The ending was hopeful though. She begins by carving out a niche business appraising jewelry for wives of wealthy men - and sometimes breaking the news when their husbands have gifted them zircons instead of diamonds. Good insight into Jerry West and some new stuff on the Warriors but not the smoothest storyline structure here between early Lakers and current Warriors. This book is one of those writers' writers unheralded classics, and I've been wanting to read it for a long time. I love this book, reread it regularly and can't believe I haven't already reviewed it here. As an NBA fan, I'm familiar with McCallum's work and have read his books on the 1992 Dream Team and the 7 Seconds or Less Phoenix Suns teams. A dazzling book of beauty and pain. Carolyn See is sort of the grand dame of serious California/Los Angeles fiction. It's time of great rivalry, wearing of team colors, and obsessing over the... To see what your friends thought of this book, Golden Days: West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball, The basketball playoffs are here once again, and the games are as exciting as ever to watch. For all of the—accurate—talk about how only a handful of teams have captured titles throughout the course of professional basketball, winning with this frequency is still unusual. Golden Days follows a similar approach to those books where McCallum uses his extensive basketball connections to embed himself with the team (or teams in this case) and get seemingly any and everyone of importance on the record. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The LA Lakers from 1971/72 and the modern-day Golden State Warriors share a California setting, the thrill of combing great players in one team, scarcely believable winning streaks and one very important man – Jerry ‘the Logo’ West. A really nice read about Jerry West, the connective person between the 33-win in a row Lakers of the early 70s and the current Warriors. I rarely missed a game, even having family members record games if I knew I would not be home, this in the days before DVR. The bombs drop and a small group of survivors live on in Topanga Canyon, despite horrible burns, starvation, radiation poisoning. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. This novel is timeless in a way I didn't expect it to be. Start by marking “Golden Days” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Having recently read two other Carolyn See books (a memoir and a novel) I found this novel disappointing. Doomsday approaches. A good read with a lot of good stories about Jerry West, Wilt, and that era. Golden Days is one of the most luminous books I have ever read.