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Article: A Season Inside: One Year in College Basketball.

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*A Season Inside: One Year in College Basketball. John Feinstein. Villard, $18.95.

If you haven't read John Feinstein, you're missing a lot of fun. He's one of those writers who loves something so much, and talks about it so vividly, that you can't help but find yourself caught up in the excitement. This kind of infectious enthusiasm has made him rich in acclaim as the country's best college basketball writer. It's made him rich, too. A Season on the Brink, his story of Indiana University coach Bob Knight, rode the Times bestseller list for 25 weeks.

This time Feinstein takes on a broader subject-an entire season of college basketball.* By weaving ...

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