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Highlights
- A lyric essay that follows Dallas Mavericks star player Nowitzki's 21-year career, charting the highs and lows of his career through the lens of a recent cultural history of Dallas.
- About the Author: Zac Crain is senior editor of D Magazine.
- 264 Pages
- Sports + Recreation, Basketball
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About the Book
A lyric essay that follows Dallas Mavericks star player Nowitzki's 21-year career, charting the highs and lows of his career through the lens of a recent cultural history of Dallas.Book Synopsis
A lyric essay that follows Dallas Mavericks star player Nowitzki's 21-year career, charting the highs and lows of his career through the lens of a recent cultural history of Dallas.Review Quotes
"The book is a "memoir about Dirk Nowitzki" written as an open letter. Through Dirk, Crain traces his own life in Dallas...[he] writes with humor about the serious parts of his life." --Roberto José Andrade Franco, Texas Highways
"It's [I See You Big German] an ode to basketball, fatherhood, and the city of Dallas." --Ben Zajdel, Mavs Moneyball
"I am biased, but you should buy Zac's book. It's thoughtful and funny, and it will bring back all your memories from that season of magic." --Tim Rogers, D Magazine
About the Author
Zac Crain is senior editor of D Magazine. He has written about the explosion in West, Texas; legendary country singer Charley Pride; Tony Dorsett's struggle with life after football; and imaginary meetings with a mosquito and a Pegasus. Crain is the author of A Pedestrian's Recent History of Dallas, published by Deep Vellum in 2020, as well as 2009's Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. He lives in Dallas.