King James: Believe the Hype---The LeBron James Story (Paperback)

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LeBron James is a six-foot-eight gift from the basketball heavens. For the past two years he was the undisputed finest high school player in America. He was the one NBA scouts drooled over, corporations dreamt of, event promoters begged for, and now fans clamor after. With appearances on the cover of Sports Illustrated and features on ESPN and newspapers across the country, never before has a high school basketball player been so highly touted or an eighteen-year-old athlete been the subject of such fascination. In fact, no basketball player in the world has had this level of attention this year. Love him or hate him, there is no denying that LeBron James is a force on the basketball court, and his rags to riches story is the stuff that dreams are made of. Now, for the first time, author Ryan Jones has written a book that incorporates everything that is King James: the controversy, the athletic potential, the jerseys and the Humvee, the hob-nob-bing with the world's most famous stars, and, of course, the game. This is a book for every fan of LeBron James and for anybody interested in reading about an NBA basketball career in the making.

About the Author
Ryan Jones is a senior editor at SLAM, the monthly basketball magazine. He wrote the first national feature on LeBron James. He lives in New York City.


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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (October 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312322291
• ISBN-13: 978-0312322298
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #641,257 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stephen F. Miller Place, NY, October 28, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: King James: Believe the Hype---The LeBron James Story (Paperback)

King James by Ryan Jones is a biography of Lebron's James' life prior to going into the NBA. It tells about how a little kid who lived in poverty with his mother goes on to become a six foot eight inch 245 pound high school basketball superstar. Lebron has to deal with the pressure of the media and go against tough opponents almost every game. Somehow he is able to handle all of this and all the other obstacles in his life. This is an entertaining book to read and I reccommend it to anyone who is a fan of Lebron James or is interested in reading about the rising star. The author does a great job of telling how Lebron is on and off the court. After reading this book you will come to respect Lebron as a basketbal player and a person.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME BOOK, October 16, 2003

By A Customer

This was a very cool book. It had a ton of great inside stuff I didn't know about The Man. The sneaker stuff was really interesting. Clearly LeBron was under enormous pressure to perform and to do the right thing, and even with the scounts and everything esle going on he gave 100% to his high school team, The Irish. Jones does a great job taking us inside the making of a star.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stephen F. Miller Place, NY, October 28, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: King James: Believe the Hype---The LeBron James Story (Paperback)

King James by Ryan Jones is a biography of Lebron's James' life prior to going into the NBA. It tells about how a little kid who lived in poverty with his mother goes on to become a six foot eight inch 245 pound high school basketball superstar. Lebron has to deal with the pressure of the media and go against tough opponents almost every game. Somehow he is able to handle all of this and all the other obstacles in his life. This is an entertaining book to read and I reccommend it to anyone who is a fan of Lebron James or is interested in reading about the rising star. The author does a great job of telling how Lebron is on and off the court. After reading this book you will come to respect Lebron as a basketbal player and a person.