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Original Essays | April 30, 2013
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This title in other editionsMy Lifeby Earvin Magic Johnson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:"A true emotional phenomenon...Entertaining...Of particular interest to fans will be the evolution of Johnson's relationship with Bird, his great karmic partner in the game."
NEW YORK NEWSDAY He's faced challenges all of his life, but now Magic Johnson faces the biggest challenge of all, his own brave battle with HIV. In this dramatic, exciting, and inspirational autobiography, Magic Johnson allows readers into his life, into his tirumphs and tragedies on and off the court. In his own exuberant style, he tells readers of the friends and family who've been constant supporters and the basketball greats he's worked with. It's all here, the glory and the pain the character, charisma, and courage of the hero called Magic. AN ALTERNATE SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB Synopsis:The popular professional basketball player discusses his childhood, his early love of basketball, his rise through the ranks in the sport, his dalliances with women, his marriage, and his HIV-positive diagnosis. Reprint.
Table of ContentsPart one: Growing up: Love and discipline — Black and white — Three friends — Decision time — College kid — That championship season — Part two: Laker years: Next level — Rookie — Big fella — Sophomore blues — Boys on the bus — Mr. Intensity — Celtics — Larry Bird — Isiah and Michael — Women and me — Part three: Now: Bad news — My new job — One game — "Retirement" — New life — Epilogue: Message for black teenagers — Postscript.
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