After the Oracle

By Shane Anderson Following the four tenets of the Golden State Warriors (joy, mindfulness, compassion, and competition), an American expat in Berlin uses basketball as a lens through which to discover the meaning of life. Praise for the Author: “Shane Anderson’s ‘Joy’ is contagious." –The Poetry Foundation Read an excerpt of this book on 032c Publication Date: November 30, 2021 Paperback: 9781646051465eBook: 9781646051472 Description In 2016, Shane Anderson made a vow to live according to the four core values of the Golden State Warriors to escape a decade of defeats—including divorce, debilitating spinal surgery and a suicide attempt. The basketball team’s values of joy, mindfulness, compassion, and competition became Anderson’s guiding principles, providing him a lens to investigate a myriad of social, personal, philosophical, and political issues, such as homelessness, the promises and failures of rave culture, and the limits of self-help. Part memoir, part essay, and part chronicl