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Author: Carmelo Anthony
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-10-04
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1982160608
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"From iconic NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony comes a raw and inspirational memoir about growing up in the housing projects of Red Hook and Baltimore-a brutal world Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised"--
Author: Carmelo Anthony
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-09-14
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1982160616
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From iconic NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony comes a New York Times bestselling memoir about growing up in the housing projects of Red Hook and Baltimore—a brutal world Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised. For a long time, Carmelo Anthony’s world wasn’t any larger than the view of the hoopers and hustlers he watched from the side window of his family’s first-floor project apartment in Red Hook, Brooklyn. He couldn’t dream any bigger than emulating his older brothers and cousin, much less going on to become a basketball champion on the world stage. He faced palpable dangers growing up in the housing projects of Red Hook and West Baltimore’s Murphy Homes (a.k.a. Murder Homes, subject of HBO’s The Wire). He navigated an education system that ignored, exploited, or ostracized him. He suffered the untimely deaths of his closely held loved ones. He struggled to survive physically and emotionally. But with the strength of family and the guidance of key mentors on the streets and on the court, he pushed past lethal odds to endure and thrive. By the time Carmelo found himself at the NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden in 2003 preparing to embark on his legendary career, he wondered: How did a kid who’d had so many hopes, dreams, and expectations beaten out of him by a world of violence, poverty, and racism make it here at all? Carmelo’s story is one of strength and determination; of dribbling past players bigger and tougher than him, while also weaving around vial caps and needles strewn across the court; where dealers and junkies lined one side of the asphalt and kids playing jacks and Double Dutch lined the other; where rims had no nets, and you better not call a foul—a place Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised.
Author: Kevin Garnett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-02-22
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1982170336
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star looks back on his life and career, including his decision to enter the NBA draft directly out of high school, and shares his thoughts on fame, family, racism, and spirituality.
Author: Christopher McKnight Nichols
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2011-08-11
Total Pages: 463
ISBN-13: 0674061187
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Spreading democracy abroad or protecting business at home: this book offers a new look at the history of the contest between isolationalism and internationalism that is as current as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and as old as America itself, with profiles of the people, policies, and events that shaped the debate.
Author: Derrick Rose
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2019-09-10
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1641252863
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 2012, Derrick Rose was on top of the world. After growing up in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Rose achieved an improbable childhood dream: being selected first overall in the NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls. The point guard known to his family as “Pooh” was a phenom, winning the Rookie of the Year award and electrifying fans around the world. In 2011, he became the youngest MVP in league history. He and the Bulls believed the city's first berth in the NBA Finals since the Jordan era was on the horizon. Rarely had a bond between a player and fans been so strong, as the city wrapped its arms around the homegrown hero. Six years and four knee surgeries later, he was waived by the Utah Jazz, a once surefire Hall of Fame career seemingly on the brink of collapse. Many speculated his days in the NBA were over. But Derrick Rose never doubted himself, never believed his struggles on and off the court were anything other than temporary setbacks. Rather than telling the world he had more to give, he decided to show them. I'll Show You is an honest, intimate conversation with one of the world's most popular athletes, a star whose on-court brilliance is matched only by his aversion to the spotlight. Written with New York Times bestselling author Sam Smith, Rose opens himself up to fans in a way they've never seen before, creating a document that is as unflinching—and at times as uncomfortable—as a personal diary. Detailing his childhood spent in one of his city's most dangerous neighborhoods; his relationships with both opponents and teammates; the pain and controversies surrounding his career-altering injuries; his complicated relationship to fame and fortune; and his rise, fall, and reemergence as the player LeBron James says is “still a superhero,” I'll Show You is one of the most candid and surprising autobiographies of a modern-day superstar ever written.
Author: Jessica Lamb-Shapiro
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-01-07
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1439101604
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“A funny yet surprisingly nuanced look at the legends and ideas of the self-help industry” (People, 3.5 stars), Promise Land explores the American devotion to self-improvement—even as the author attempts some deeply personal improvements of her own. Raised by a child psychologist who was himself the author of numerous self-help books, as an adult Jessica Lamb-Shapiro found herself both repelled and fascinated by the industry: did all of these books, tapes, weekend seminars, groups, posters, t-shirts, and trinkets really help anybody? Why do some people swear by the power of positive thinking, while others dismiss it as so many empty promises? Promise Land is an irreverent tour through the vast and strange reaches of the world of self-help. In the name of research, Jessica attempted to cure herself of phobias, followed The Rules to meet and date men, walked on hot coals, and even attended a self-help seminar for writers of self-help books. But the more she delved into the history and practice of self-help, the more she realized her interest was much more than academic. Forced into a confrontation with the silent grief that had haunted both her and her father since her mother’s death when she was a baby, she realized that sometimes thinking you know everything about a subject is a way of hiding from yourself the fact that you know nothing at all. “A jaunty, cannily written memoir” (Chicago Tribune), Promise Land is cultural history from “a witty and enjoyably self-aware writer…Jessica Lamb-Shapiro’s talent as a storyteller is undeniable” (The New York Times Book Review).
Author: D. Watkins
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2016-05-03
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1455588644
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE O MAGAZINE BEST SUMMER BOOK Told by the man who lived it, The Cook Up is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade as portrayed in the hit HBO series, The Wire. The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother Devin is shot-only days after D. receives notice that he's been accepted into Georgetown University-the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantel of his brother's crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he's known before, his priorities are once more put into question. Equally terrifying and hilarious, inspiring and heartbreaking, D.'s story offers a rare glimpse into the mentality of a person who has escaped many hells.
Author: Jonathan Isaac
Publisher: DW Books
Published: 2022-05-17
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1956007091
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Facing public criticism, peer hostility, and widespread disapproval, would you compromise your principles to blend in with the crowd, or would you stand for what you believe? On July 31, 2020, the Orlando Magic starting forward Jonathan Isaac was the lone NBA player not to kneel for the national anthem amid a league-wide demonstration in support of Black Lives Matter. Standing alone, knowing the scrutiny to come, Jonathan had a peace he at one time never could have imagined possible. In Why I Stand, Jonathan shares the journey of how—through a series of divine connections and a willingness to follow Christ—his fear and insecurity-driven life was transformed into one of confidence and purpose. From his childhood in the Bronx to his high school years in Florida, from rail-skinny freshman at FSU to top draft pick in the NBA, Jonathan uses his life story to illuminate the freedom and peace found in the love of Jesus Christ. More than the story of an NBA player’s transformation from man on the court to man of God, Why I Stand is a testament to His love, power, and grace that extends to us all. This book is a discovery that no matter your level of confidence today, God’s strength will develop in your weakness. That courage is found in trusting that God is greater than your fears. As Jonathan takes you through the experiences that drove his decisions, he offers insight and inspiration to help you to grow to a point where standing alone is better than not standing at all.
Author: Michael Gainer
Publisher:
Published: 2004-02
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780971488717
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Females trippin', haters everywhere he turns, and the game gettin' mo' dangerous each day. How is an entro-pro-negro supposed to go legit? You gotta be ready for all the drama that comes with a hustler's lifestyle. That's how Kevin picked up the nick name Ready, because he's down and ready for whatever! He has to be, because the game can go from sugar to s*#t in a ghetto minute. You gotta be ready to lay it down or get dealt with! Meet Kevin Gray a.k.a. Ready. Kevin keeps the rest of the thugs on the urban streets of Miami on the top of their game. Like any major player, Kevin has an eccentric cast of characters working hard to rank his game. To add to the madness, Kevin is trying to turn a ho into a housewife. Stephanie, his leading lady certainly fits the bill, putting him down with her ex-stripper skills on a regular. No hustler's life is complete without some baby momma drama, and Kevin has plenty. One in particular, Ms. Monica, a mocha chocolate ghetto queen. Monica can boost a thong off a five hundred-pound woman! Not to mention she got a cat so fat, you can see the hairs screaming through her clothes as if they were being walled in against their will. Everyone needs a savior, and Kevin enlists the assistance of Reverend Johnson and the Saint Joseph congregation to help him find his soul. After all, reverends are the most successful hustlers he knows. They are hustlin' for the Lord... of course. Will Kevin catch a break, and put this ghetto lifestyle behind him for good? After all, he only has One Life... No Sequel! The question is, will he make it? Let Michael Gainer, The Book Maker thrill you once again with this vivid tale of "Ghetto Fab" life on the streets of Miami.
Author: Mark Messier
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-10-26
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1982158565
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Everybody has value and should be made to feel that way. That was one of our fundamental tenets, and we all bough into it completely. We believed that if you've built the right culture-a culture of inclusion-then an important contribution could just as likely come from a guy who says he's keeping his fingers crossed to hang on with the team as from one of the stars. Book jacket.
