{"product_id":"9780312327880","title":"Blue Blood: Duke-Carolina: Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW MATERIAL FROM THE 2005-2006 SEASON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's not about me versus Dean, or me against Roy or Dean against Vic Bubas. Duke and Carolina will be here forever.\" \u003cbr\u003e---Mike Krzyzewski\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fifty years the rivalry between Duke and Carolina has featured famous brawls, endless controversy, long-nurtured hatred---and some of the best basketball ever played in the history of the sport. For Duke and UNC players and fans, the competition is not about winning a prize, trophy or title---it's about bragging rights and raw pride.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling chronicle of the Duke-Carolina rivalry as it has evolved over the last fifty years. With unparalleled insider access, veteran journalist and author Art Chansky details the colorful, revered, and respected rivalry---for the first time ever. \u003cbr\u003e The Duke-Carolina rivalry has fostered more than thirty former players from the two schools playing or coaching in the NBA; it has enchanted a nation of spectators to watch games between the archrivals---garnering some of the highest regular-season TV ratings in history. \u003ci\u003eBlue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the history of this rivalry, the traditions, the heritage, and, most importantly---spectacular basketball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You can see the beads of sweat on coaches' and players' faces as the tale by this former sports editor for the \u003ci\u003eDurham Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Record\u003c\/i\u003e (Greensboro, NC)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A book on this rivalry was long overdue, and Chansky does it justice. This is sure to become a staple of every Tar Heel or Blue Devil fan's library.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eInsideCarolina.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A holy text for both sides of the rivalry. . . . This book is a coffee table necessity for anyone that claims to have a background in college basketball . . . you need to read this book cover to cover as many times as possible until you can recite from it.\"---\u003ci\u003eThe East Carolinian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm biased, but I think this is the greatest rivalry, not just in college basketball, but in all of sports.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Dick Vitale, ESPN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Art Chansky has more than learned what Duke-Carolina is all about; he's \u003ci\u003elived\u003c\/i\u003e it for more than thirty years. His columns, commentaries, and characterizations have long been on the money, and \u003ci\u003eBlue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e puts them all together in an anticipated and entertaining work that reads more like a novel. But truth \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e stranger than fiction, and Chansky tells it just like it is.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Curry Kirkpatrick, who has covered Duke-Carolina for \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e ESPN, and \u003ci\u003eESPN the Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045483659504,"sku":"9780312327880","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312327880_p0.jpg?v=1763759722","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312327880","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}