Giannis : the improbable rise of an NBA MVP / Mirin Fader.
"As the face of the NBA's new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world, the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold, and Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped "The Greek Freak"--from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the side of the street with his family to the racism he experienced in Greece. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greek's far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largely prevented him from playing for Greek's top clubs, making his rise to the NBA all the more improbable. Fader tells a deeply-human story of how an unknown, skinny, Black-Greek teen, who played in the country's lowest pro division and was seen as a draft gamble, transformed his body and his game into MVP material."--Amazon.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780306924125
- ISBN: 0306924129
- Physical Description: xvi, 379 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2021.
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Find similar items by subject
Subject: | Antetokounmpo, Giannis, 1994- Basketball players > Greece > Biography. Athletes, Black > Greece > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
Currently available copies
- 10 out of 12 copies are currently available at PINES.
Holds
- 0 current holds on 12 total copies.
More Options
Show Only Available Copies
Library System: Library Branch Name
|
Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athens Regional Library System: Watkinsville/Oconee County Library |
NONFIC 796.323 FADER (
Send Text) |
31001006018528 | NONFICTION | Available | |
Brooks County Public Library: Brooks County Public Library Headquarters |
BIO ANTETOKOUNMPO (
Send Text) |
31005005468378 | BIOGRAPHY | Available | |
Cherokee Regional Library: LaFayette-Walker County Library |
B ANTETOK (
Send Text) |
31010006748232 | BIOGRAPHY | Available | |
Cherokee Regional Library: Rossville Public Library |
B ANTETOK (
Send Text) |
31010006749073 | BIOGRAPHY | Available | |
Clayton County Library System: Forest Park Branch |
796.323 FADER, MIRIN (
Send Text) |
31012005942113 | STACKS | In process | |
Dougherty County Public Library: Westtown Branch |
B ANTETOKO FADER, MIRIN (
Send Text) |
31018904897613 | BIOGRAPHY | Available | |
Hall County Library System: Blackshear Place Branch |
921 GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO MIRIN FADER (
Send Text) |
31025004386488 | NONFIC | Available | |
Hall County Library System: Gainesville Branch |
921 GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO MIRIN FADER (
Send Text) |
31025004386496 | NONFIC | Available | |
Houston County Public Library: Nola Brantley Memorial Library / Warner Robins |
B GIA (
Send Text) |
3102801486862 | ADULT | Available | |
Marshes of Glynn Libraries: Brunswick-Glynn County Library |
BIO ANTETOKOUNMPO (
Send Text) |
31061000603451 | Stacks | Checked out |