{"product_id":"play-their-hearts-out-a-coach-his-star-recruit-and-the-youth-basketball-machine-paperback","title":"Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Dohrmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force of reporting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) from a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist that examines the often-corrupt machine producing America's basketball stars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Indispensable.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Often heart-breaking, always riveting.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tremendous.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the PEN\/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Youth Sports\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing eight years of unfettered access and a keen sense of a story's deepest truths, journalist George Dohrmann reveals a cutthroat world where boys as young as eight or nine are subjected to a dizzying torrent of scrutiny and exploitation. At the book's heart are the personal stories of two compelling figures: Joe Keller, an ambitious coach with a master plan to find and promote \"the next LeBron,\" and Demetrius Walker, a fatherless latchkey kid who falls under Keller's sway and struggles to live up to unrealistic expectations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplete with a new \"where-are-they-now\" epilogue by the author, \u003ci\u003ePlay Their Hearts Out\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughly compelling narrative exposing the gritty reality that lies beneath so many dreams of fame and glory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e'S 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism of the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year: \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes an exclusive conversation between George Dohrmann and bestselling author Seth Davis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Dohrmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior writer at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and the magazine's investigative reporter. In 2000, while working at the \u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/i\u003e, he won a Pulitzer Prize for a series of stories that uncovered a college basketball team's academic fraud. Dohrmann lives in San Francisco with his family. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755303633184,"sku":"9780345508614","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f72b25290bd314a0a6bac56cc6d005ed.webp?v=1780054976","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/play-their-hearts-out-a-coach-his-star-recruit-and-the-youth-basketball-machine-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}