{"product_id":"lebron","title":"LeBron","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Inspiring . . . An absorbing chronicle of talent, character, pluck, and luck' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first definitive biography of basketball legend LeBron James, by the acclaimed author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiger Woods\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeBron James is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe greatest basketball player of the twenty-first century\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand vying with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe greatest of all time.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBringing home Cleveland's first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNBA championship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the culmination of a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003estellar multi-championship, multi-MVP, gold medal-decorated career\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- Le Bron is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003efirst active NBA player to become a billionaire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Today LeBron also produces Hollywood films and television shows, has more than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 million followers on socia media\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, engages in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003epolitical activism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, has taken \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eoutspoken stances on racism and social injustice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and transforms lives through his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003evisionary philanthropy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeBron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Jeff Benedict, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe most celebrated sports biographer of our time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, paints a vivid picture of LeBron's epic origin story and his meteoric rise to sports superstardom. He goes behind the scenes of LeBron's grappling with his seismic celebrity, including appearing on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ecover of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas a high school junior\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Based on three years of exhaustive research and more than 250 interviews, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeBron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a gripping, inspiring, and unprecedented portrait of one of the world's most captivating figures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiography - Literature and Literary studies, Sports and Active outdoor recreation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeff Benedict\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e576 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 198mm W: 130mm Spine: 34mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43670919217302,"sku":"9781398517295","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2024-05-23T163818-567.jpg?v=1716439183","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/lebron","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}