Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld

Broschiertes Buch

Becoming Kareem

Growing Up on and Off the Court

Beschreibung

The sports legend's first memoir for young readers (now in paperback!) explores his path from his days as a shy boy named Lew Alcindor to becoming Kareem, an important story published at time when the national conversation around sports and racial injustice has intensified.

Autor

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Since retiring, he has been an actor, a basketball coach, and the author of many New York Times bestsellers. Abdul-Jabbar is also a columnist for many news outlets, such as The Guardian and The Hollywood Reporter, writing on a wide range of subjects including race, politics, age, and pop culture. In 2012, he was selected as a U.S. Cultural Ambassador and in 2016 Abdul-Jabbar was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award which recognizes exceptional meritorious service. He lives in Southern California.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown & Company
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 142mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9780316555418
• ISBN-10: 031655541X
• Artikelnr.: 53067723