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Thoughts on the book basketball junkie, conversation. Honorable mentions this list had to cap at some point, but that doesnt mean that there arent more than 25 great basketball books out there. This book is about a hometown high school superstar named chris herron on his journey from fall. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. The theme of his book i think would be to think about the consequences of drugs and alcohol before you make any decisions. Basketball junkie by chris herren overdrive rakuten. Apr 28, 2011 basketball junkie by chris herren gives you a frightening example of how detrimental drugs are to the users life. He was a nationally prominent high school basketball star from a small, hoopscrazed town who went on to play bigtime college ball and professionally in the. Chris herren books list of books by author chris herren thriftbooks. Basketball iq, strategy, and development these books are mostly about basketball or training and how you can be better. Over the course of the term i read basketball junkie by chris herren and bill reynolds.
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Basketball junkie by herren, chris reynolds, bill traces the authors journey from a promising highschool basketball star to a recovering drug addict, describing his struggles with addiction throughout his college and nba years, his overdose, and his work as a mentor for young athletes. Search hello select your address select your address. This was a walk down a long, dark street to places that most of us have never been. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Metaphorical hoops junkies may find the paucity of game action disappointing, but reynoldss work in fleshing out the contextual details and herrens selfeviscerating forthrightness make this a worthwhile read. A memoir begins here and details herrens double life, one side in the very public realm of athletics and the other outside of the spotlight, behind closed doors. Chris herren grew up in fall river, a small working class town in massachusetts, close to boston, where basketball was the only thing that mattered. A memoir ebook written by chris herren, bill reynolds. Reviewed by barry werner this autobiography details the descent of one of new englands greatest talents. Hes really open about being a cocky punk kid who cared about winning so his dad would be proud of him but not so much because he loved the game. Buy basketball junkie by chris herren, bill reynolds online at alibris. Yep, by reading a e book your ability to survive boost then having chance to remain than other is high.
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Who knew there was a regulation basketball court in the ninth circle of hell. Herrens basketball success concealed a darker side, and his dream soon became a nightmare of addictionfirst alcohol, then cocaine, finally heroin. Basketball junkie by chris herren, bill reynolds kirkus. Read basketball junkie by chris herren, bill reynolds for free with a 30 day free trial. The story of herren, a massachusetts highschool basketball legend who scored a dream gig with his hometown boston celtics, is alltoo familiar. In this blunt, selfdeprecating memoir, herren tells his story as one of the greatest high school athletes to come out of southern new england. Herrens account of his descent into hell and back show that beyond the bench pressing and the sprints and all the other prep work that help to create an athlete. May 08, 2012 in his own words, chris herren tells how he nearly lost everything and everyone he loved, and how he found a way back to life. I just figured that i would be reading the basketball version of peters book. Herren is very open and honest in regard to telling the story of his problems with.
Herren has written a book with providence journal columnist bill reynolds entitled basketball junkie. Ben steele, of the blog order of the court, discusses the best basketball documentaries ever. Basketball junkie by chris herren 1,223 ratings, 4. He rejoined his family, found gainful employment and started a thriving basketball academy and educationalspeaking business. Basketball junkie chris herren writes the book basketball junkie. A lesson chris explains that his book should be used to teach kids about not to do drugs and to choose the right pathway to follow in life. Another memoir from a gifted athlete who traded oncourt success for a needle in the arm. Chris herren is the founder of hoop dreams with chris herren, a basketball player development company. I am a definite basketball and nba junkie and love the columns by espn writer bill simmons, so when i found out his new book on the topic of basketball was coming out this fall, i had to put in a preorder this summer to get my copy. If you read a sports book no, any book that sticks in your head longer than basketball junkie this year please let me know. Traces the authors journey from a promising highschool basketball star to a recovering drug addict, describing his.
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