"Notes from the WACKO File and Tales from the Madhouse on McDowell," is one man's collection of stories and oddball letters saved over a 37-year career in public relations for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The book covers the author's personal journey and its intersection with the first quarter-century of Suns history (1968-1992). It features behind-the-scenes stories on Jerry Colangelo, Connie Hawkins, Joe Proski, Dick Van Arsdale, the Phoenix Suns Gorilla and many others who help shape the early history of the Suns franchise. "The Madhouse on McDowell" was the...

When it comes to the humorous back-story of the Phoenix Suns basketball franchise, "2WACKO " picks up where "Notes From the WACKO File" left off. Looking at Suns history since the team moved to their new downtown arena, the focus now falls on Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Tom Chambers, Mark West, Kurt Rambis, Shaquille O'Neal along with other Suns players and coaches of more recent vintage. There will still be plenty of flashbacks, cross-overs and double-dribbles going back to the early days of the Suns. The book also explores the history of downtown Phoenix and examines the decisions that...

This is a story of passion and commitment and faith-qualities that drove one working-class kid to not only build a sports empire, but also to change the way the entire sports industry has done business. In How You Play the Game, Jerry Colangelo, in his own words, tells how he emerged from the tough streets of Chicago Heights as a high school and college sports star...how he helped create and build the Chicago Bulls-at a time when the NBA was a second-tier professional league, and two basketball teams had already failed in the Windy City...how he moved to Arizona and started the Phoenix Suns,...