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Shooting Stars by H. G. Bissinger and LeBron James (2009, Hardcover)

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Condition: Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ... Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9781594202322

Book Title: Shooting Stars

Item Length: 9.6in

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Year: 2009

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 1.1in

Author: Lebron James, H. G. Bissinger

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation

Topic: Personal Memoirs, Basketball

Item Width: 6.4in

Item Weight: 18.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

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From the ultimate team- basketball superstar LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August -a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including James's own. The Shooting Stars were a bunch of kids-LeBron James and his best friends-from Akron, Ohio, who first met on a youth basketball team of the same name when they were ten and eleven years old. United by their love of the game and their yearning for companionship, they quickly forged a bond that would carry them through thick and thin (a lot of thin) and, at last, to a national championship in their senior year of high school. They were a motley group who faced challenges all too typical of inner-city America. LeBron grew up without a father and had moved with his mother more than a dozen times by the age of ten. Willie McGee, the quiet one, had left both his parents behind in Chicago to be raised by his older brother in Akron. Dru Joyce was outspoken, and his dad was ever present; he would end up coaching all five of the boys in high school. Sian Cotton, who also played football, was the happy-go-lucky enforcer, while Romeo Travis was unhappy, bitter, even surly, until he finally opened himself up to the bond his teammates offered him. In the summer after seventh grade, the Shooting Stars tasted glory when they qualified for a national championship tournament in Memphis. But they lost their focus and had to go home early. They promised one another they would stay together and do whatever it took to win a national title. They had no idea how hard it would be to pursue that promise. In the years that followed, they would endure jealousy, hostility, exploitation, resentment from the black community (because they went to a "white" high school), and the consequences of their own overconfidence. Not least, they would all have to wrestle with LeBron's outsize success, which brought too much attention and even a whiff of scandal their way. But together these five boys became men, and together they claimed the prize they had fought for all those years-a national championship.

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

ISBN-10

159420232x

ISBN-13

9781594202322

eBay Product ID (ePID)

7038470668

Product Key Features

Book Title

Shooting Stars

Author

Lebron James, H. G. Bissinger

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Topic

Personal Memoirs, Basketball

Publication Year

2009

Genre

Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation

Number of Pages

272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

9.6in

Item Height

1.1in

Item Width

6.4in

Item Weight

18.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number

Gv994.J36j36 2009

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Twelfth Grade

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When I first saw LeBron James play as a professional, it was his selflessness that dazzled me the most. After reading Shooting Stars, I now understand why. It is a book of five boys coming together to learn the true meaning of teamwork and togetherness, loyalty and love, through highs and lows and thick and thin. It is a book filled with excitement and unforgettable characters. It is a book that will incredibly move and inspire you.”--Jay-Z Our sense of modern athletes is often limited to what highlight reels and marketing campaigns reveal or obscure. Shooting Starsis the compelling and often poignant story of a remarkable group of young men only one of whom happens to be a future NBA superstar. In the end we care about them all, even as we come away with a truer understanding and appreciation of the circumstances and relationships that forged one of the most significant sports figures of our time.”—Bob Costas, HBO and NBC sports commentator A heartwarming story of boys who became men, teammates who became brothers, players who became champions, wonderfully told through the maturing eyes of basketball’s greatest star. – John Grisham In the Olympics, LeBron was a star, a leader, and the ultimate teammate. He helped our team become a family. Reading Shooting Starstaught me how he became that kind of a teammate, developing the selflessness and loyalty that define who he is. What an amazing story.”--Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University men’s basketball coach, gold-medal-winning coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team, 2008 Olympics "Reading about LeBron James' transition from boyhood to manhood was a thrill for me. Shooting Starsis a remarkable and riveting story, filled with lessons of life we can all learn from." --Warren Buffett"The clock ticks, the suspense tightens, the scrappy kids from hard-luck Akron leave you hanging on every shot. But the wonder of Shooting Starsis that it's hardly about basketball. Instead it is a nuanced coming-of-age drama about American culture and race, about organized sports as redeemer and exploiter, and about the blessing and curse of celebrity. At this book's heart, though, is an uncommon bond forged in youthful innocence and desire, a friendship at least as meaningful as anything LeBron James will ever add to his trophy case."--Steve Lopez, author of The Soloist Told in a voice that is streetwise yet gentle, Shooting Starsshows how inner determination trumps bad breaks and how a winning combination of coaches, mentors, and friends turns lucky breaks into a way of life. If a book can have game, this one does.” -- Madeleine Blaise, author of In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle, "When I first saw LeBron James play as a professional, it was his selflessness that dazzled me the most. After reading Shooting Stars, I now understand why. It is a book of five boys coming together to learn the true meaning of teamwork and togetherness, loyalty and love, through highs and lows and thick and thin. It is a book filled with excitement and unforgettable characters. It is a book that will incredibly move and inspire you."--Jay-Z "Our sense of modern athletes is often limited to what highlight reels and marketing campaigns reveal or obscure. Shooting Starsis the compelling and often poignant story of a remarkable group of young men only one of whom happens to be a future NBA superstar. In the end we care about them all, even as we come away with a truer understanding and appreciation of the circumstances and relationships that forged one of the most significant sports figures of our time."-Bob Costas, HBO and NBC sports commentator "A heartwarming story of boys who became men, teammates who became brothers, players who became champions, wonderfully told through the maturing eyes of basketball's greatest star. " - John Grisham "In the Olympics, LeBron was a star, a leader, and the ultimate teammate. He helped our team become a family. Reading Shooting Starstaught me how he became that kind of a teammate, developing the selflessness and loyalty that define who he is. What an amazing story."--Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University men's basketball coach, gold-medal-winning coach of the U.S. men's basketball team, 2008 Olympics "Reading about LeBron James' transition from boyhood to manhood was a thrill for me. Shooting Starsis a remarkable and riveting story, filled with lessons of life we can all learn from." --Warren Buffett"The clock ticks, the suspense tightens, the scrappy kids from hard-luck Akron leave you hanging on every shot. But the wonder of Shooting Starsis that it's hardly about basketball. Instead it is a nuanced coming-of-age drama about American culture and race, about organized sports as redeemer and exploiter, and about the blessing and curse of celebrity. At this book's heart, though, is an uncommon bond forged in youthful innocence and desire, a friendship at least as meaningful as anything LeBron James will ever add to his trophy case."--Steve Lopez, author of The Soloist "Told in a voice that is streetwise yet gentle, Shooting Starsshows how inner determination trumps bad breaks and how a winning combination of coaches, mentors, and friends turns lucky breaks into a way of life. If a book can have game, this one does." -- Madeleine Blaise, author of In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle, "When I first saw LeBron James play as a professional, it was his selflessness that dazzled me the most. After reading Shooting Stars , I now understand why. It is a book of five boys coming together to learn the true meaning of teamwork and togetherness, loyalty and love, through highs and lows and thick and thin. It is a book filled with excitement and unforgettable characters. It is a book that will incredibly move and inspire you."-- Jay-Z "Our sense of modern athletes is often limited to what highlight reels and marketing campaigns reveal or obscure. Shooting Stars is the compelling and often poignant story of a remarkable group of young men only one of whom happens to be a future NBA superstar. In the end we care about them all, even as we come away with a truer understanding and appreciation of the circumstances and relationships that forged one of the most significant sports figures of our time."- Bob Costas, HBO and NBC sports commentator "A heartwarming story of boys who became men, teammates who became brothers, players who became champions, wonderfully told through the maturing eyes of basketball's greatest star. " - John Grisham "In the Olympics, LeBron was a star, a leader, and the ultimate teammate. He helped our team become a family. Reading Shooting Stars taught me how he became that kind of a teammate, developing the selflessness and loyalty that define who he is. What an amazing story."-- Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University men's basketball coach, gold-medal-winning coach of the U.S. men's basketball team, 2008 Olympics "Reading about LeBron James' transition from boyhood to manhood was a thrill for me. Shooting Stars is a remarkable and riveting story, filled with lessons of life we can all learn from." -- Warren Buffett "The clock ticks, the suspense tightens, the scrappy kids from hard-luck Akron leave you hanging on every shot. But the wonder of Shooting Stars is that it's hardly about basketball. Instead it is a nuanced coming-of-age drama about American culture and race, about organized sports as redeemer and exploiter, and about the blessing and curse of celebrity. At this book's heart, though, is an uncommon bond forged in youthful innocence and desire, a friendship at least as meaningful as anything LeBron James will ever add to his trophy case."-- Steve Lopez, author of The Soloist "Told in a voice that is streetwise yet gentle, Shooting Stars shows how inner determination trumps bad breaks and how a winning combination of coaches, mentors, and friends turns lucky breaks into a way of life. If a book can have game, this one does." -- Madeleine Blaise, author of In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle

2009

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2009-016067

Dewey Decimal

796.323092 B

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