LeBron by Jeff Benedict (English) Paperback Book

Description: LeBron by Jeff Benedict The definitive biography of LeBron James, the greatest basketball player of the 21st century and a global icon FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Inspiring . . . An absorbing chronicle of talent, character, pluck, and luck Wall Street JournalTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first definitive biography of basketball legend LeBron James, by the acclaimed author of Tiger Woods. LeBron James is the greatest basketball player of the twenty-first century and vying with Michael Jordan as the greatest of all time. The reigning king of the game, LeBron wears the crown like he was born with it. Yet his ascent has been anything but effortless and predetermined. As a child, he was a scared and lonely little boy living a nomadic existence in Akron, Ohio. Destitute and fatherless, one year he missed almost 100 days of school. Desperate, his mother placed him with a family that gave him stability and put a basketball in his hands. Bringing home Clevelands first NBA championship was the culmination of a stellar multi-championship, multi-MVP, gold medal-decorated career -- Le Bron is the NBAs all-time leading scorer and the first active NBA player to become a billionaire. Today LeBron also produces Hollywood films and television shows, has more than 100 million followers on socia media, engages in political activism, has taken outspoken stances on racism and social injustice, and transforms lives through his visionary philanthropy. In LeBron, Jeff Benedict, the most celebrated sports biographer of our time, paints a vivid picture of LeBrons epic origin story and his meteoric rise to sports superstardom. He goes behind the scenes of LeBrons grappling with his seismic celebrity, including appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a high school junior. Based on three years of exhaustive research and more than 250 interviews, LeBron is a gripping, inspiring, and unprecedented portrait of one of the worlds most captivating figures. Author Biography Jeff Benedict is the bestselling author of seventeen nonfiction books. Hes also a film and television producer. He is the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Tiger Woods. The book was the basis of the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary Tiger, which Benedict executive produced. The Dynasty, the definitive inside story of the New England Patriots under Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick, and Tom Brady, was a New York Times bestseller. The book is the basis of a forthcoming ten-part documentary series for Apple TV+, which Benedict is executive producing. His critically acclaimed book Poisoned is the basis of a Netflix documentary, which Benedict executive produced. His legal thriller Little Pink House was adapted into a motion picture starring Catherine Keener and Jeanne Tripplehorn. Benedict wrote Steve Youngs New York Times bestselling autobiography QB, which was the basis of an NFL Films documentary. Benedicts upcoming biography of LeBron James will be published in 2023. Review Masterful . . . Propulsive . . . This is a fast break of a book, slicing into the many mini-narratives that James has lived and artfully tying them together to create a portrait of a man who has, by his own design, remained an enigma except to those he decides to trust. Benedict has constructed a sort of sports opera fueled by the drama and emotion surrounding his subject, but never sensationalistic or unfair. . . Benedicts greatest feat here might be the way he cuts through both the public hysteria surrounding James and the superstars own protective field to paint a portrait of a man in full. . . . LeBron isnt just great sportswriting, its also vivid narrative journalism * Los Angeles Times *Inspiring . . . An absorbing chronicle of talent, character, pluck, and luck * Wall Street Journal *The definitive biography of LeBron James . . . [Readers] will appreciate the perspective Benedict provides when it comes to just how much James changed the perception of what it means to be a modern athlete * Associated Press *The definitive biography . . . Its fantastic. . . . So rich in granular detail * Sports Illustrated *LeBron is fantastic. Add it to your list -- Jon Bon JoviAn absolutely consumable book. Its the kind of in-depth reporting and context that you just dont get. . . . I thought I knew just about everything about LeBron. But the details and the digging here are so fun -- Colin CowherdJeff Benedict knows how to begin and tell a story. . . . Hes a master of his craft. . . . The vividness and execution of his writing . . . is almost cinematic, like watching an episode of Succession * Irish Examiner *A skilfully confected and readable book that does very well with Jamess childhood * Times Literary Supplement * Details ISBN1398517291 Author Jeff Benedict Pages 576 Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781398517295 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-04-11 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781398517264 DEWEY 796.323092 Illustrations no plates Audience General UK Release Date 2024-04-11 Language English ISBN-10 1398517291 AU Release Date 2024-06-04 Imprint Simon & Schuster UK We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160373350;

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