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PublisherESPN Enterprises

ISBN-101933060190

ISBN-139781933060194

eBay Product ID (ePID)57109580

Product Key Features

Book TitleMan in the Middle

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLgbt Studies / General, Baseball / General, General, Basketball

Publication Year2007

GenreSports & Recreation, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorChris Bull, John Amaechi

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length7.5 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal796.323092

SynopsisJohn Amaechi is the only British athlete to play in the NBA. His story also looks at his experience of coming out in 2007 and how it was for him in the hypermasculine world of American basketball., Man in the Middle chronicles John Amaechi's extraordinary journey from awkward, overweight English lad to jet-setting NBA star. Along the way, he endured endless obstacles to his hoop dreams-being abandoned by his father, being cut from his first college team, recovering from his life-threatening injury, playing for abusive coaches, and losing his mother-while also protecting a vital secret that could have ended his career: ? John Amaechi was gay. Now in this poignant and intimate memoir, Amaechi takes us into the hypermasculine world of professional sports and into the very center of his soul. As tender as it is brutally frank, Man in the Middle follows him from the rough streets of Manchester to Penn State (where he first achieved basketball stardom and began to recognize his sexuality) to the cities (Orlando, Houston, Salt Lake City) and countries (Greece, France) in which he played.'? A moving story of adversity and diversity, Man in the Middle is a testament to the power of one man's convictions and to the universal desire to make the world a better place.'?

LC Classification NumberGV884