{"product_id":"barkley-a-biography-hardcover-bella-timothy-hardcover","title":"Barkley: A Biography -- Timothy Bella, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e*A \u003cem\u003eLitHub\u003c\/em\u003e Most Anticipated Book of 2022*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive biography of Charles Barkley, exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his enduring legacy as a provocative voice in American pop culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's one of the most interesting American athletes in the past fifty years. Passionate, candid, iconoclastic, and gifted both on and off the court, Charles Barkley has made a lasting impact on not only the world of basketball but pop culture at large.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet few people know the real Charles. Raised by his mother and grandmother in Leeds, Alabama, he struggled in his early years to fit in until he found a sense of community and purpose in basketball. In the NBA he went toe-to-toe with the biggest legends in the game, from Magic to Michael to Hakeem to Shaq. But in the years since, he has become a bold agitator for social change, unafraid to grapple, often brashly, with even the thorniest of cultural issues facing our nation today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInformed by over 370 original interviews and painstaking research, Timothy Bella's \u003cem\u003eBarkley \u003c\/em\u003eis the most comprehensive biography to date of one of the most talked-about icons in the world of sports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Bella\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335484970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 109","brand":"Timothy Bella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43951079686372,"sku":"9781335484970","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781335484970.jpg?v=1719551581","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/barkley-a-biography-hardcover-bella-timothy-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}