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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed
- Yes
- Personalized
- No
- Inscribed
- No
- ISBN
- 9781416534884
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1416534881
ISBN-13
9781416534884
eBay Product ID (ePID)
56992963
Product Key Features
Book Title
On the Shoulders of Giants : My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Personal Memoirs, Social History, Basketball, African American
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-051776
Reviews
"Besides being a great athlete, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most intelligent individuals I have ever met. The passion he has for his heritage is something that all African-Americans should be inspired by."-- Jim Hill, CBS Sportscaster, "When I contrast the mature and thoughtful perspective expressed here with the inanity and self-absorption of so much of the modern sports world, I am moved to ask not 'where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?'...but, 'where have you gone, Arthur Ashe? Where have you gone, Kareem?' Well, luckily Kareem has not left and gone away. You just need to look for him in the pages of this remarkable book."-- Bob Costas, "Kareem has offered his own unique perspective to the story of the Harlem Renaissance. By doing so, he has provided a moving history of a cultural place and time that can be experienced by our children and grandchildren. As the saying goes, to know where you are going, you must know from whence you came. We came on the shoulders of giants."-- Muhammad Ali, "With the same passion and grace that he played with, Kareem takes us into his heart and soul in On the Shoulders of Giants. His history of Harlem and his family, and all their gifts to him and society is quite profound. By taking this personal revealing journey to Harlem's past, Kareem is preparing us for its present and future. What other superstar athlete could write a book like this?"-- Billy Crystal, "On the Shoulders of Giants will be another success for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Working with him daily we've shared our love of jazz and he has not only the knowledge of its history, but its place of import in a community that he grew up in during the latter stages of the Harlem Renaissance. I've been behind those shoulders when he's turned for that sky hook and this will be another score for Kareem."-- Phil Jackson, Head Coach, Los Angeles Lakers, "As I watch younger generations idolize sports and entertainment figures today, my greatest hope is that they will be sufficiently attracted to Kareem's iconic and legendary status to pick up "On the Shoulders of Giants." It will help teach them who they are, how they arrived there and help them to take their own places in history."-- James Briggs Murray, Curator, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, "During the Harlem Renaissance of the '30s, the African-American community responded to relentless oppression, segregation and disenfranchisement by exploding with an outburst of artistic and political achievement that has never been duplicated in American history. Perhaps Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's vivid and moving rendering of that time inOn the Shoulders of Giantscan inspire the next generation to connect to that rich artistic history and thereby overcome the 'get rich or die tryin'' mentality to once again ascend to heights of accomplishment which truly manifests their capabilities."-- Herbie Hancock, "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has created his next sky hook with this newest literary effort. He has skillfully interwoven his two biggest passions-basketball and jazz-and provides a greater understanding of how closely related they are."-- Spike Lee, "The brilliance of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was never limited to on-court accomplishments, and On the Shoulders of Giants is another shining example of this. Kareem re-opens the door to history and captures the essence, energy, creativity and spirit of the Harlem Renaissance and the influential artists and players who defined that era."-- David J. Stern, NBA Commissioner, "Because of his public display of physical and personal grace, I welcome Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's book "On the Shoulders of Giants.""-- Maya Angelou
Table Of Content
ContentsForeword by Quincy JonesIntroduction: Our Future or Our Fate"Some Technicolor Bazaar": How Harlem Became the Center of the Universe"Mad Medley": How Harlem Influenced My Life"Master Intellects and Creative Giants": The "Talented Tenth" Paint the World Black"The Gifts That My Ancestors Gave": How Harlem Writers Influenced My Life"Fairness Creeps out of the Soul": Basketball Comes to Harlem"Hoping Against Hope": How the Rens Basketball Team Influenced My Life"Musical Fireworks": Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem"Everything Was Mostly Fun": How Jazz Influenced My LifePhoto CreditsBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex
Synopsis
From 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for African-Americans all over the country. The unapologetic writings of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, the fervent fiction and poetry of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, the groundbreaking art of Aaron Douglas and William H. Johnson, and the triumphant music of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong gave voice and expression to the thoughts and emotions that Jim Crow segregation laws had long sought to stifle.InOn the Shoulders of Giants,indomitable basketball star and bestselling author and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites the reader on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace, through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. Beginning with the rise of the Harlem Rens as pioneers of professional basketball, Kareem traces the many streams of historical influence that converged to create the man he is today -- the NBA's all-time leading scorer and a veritable African-American icon.Travel deep into the soul of the Renaissance -- to the night clubs, restaurants, basketball games, and fabulous parties that have made footprints in Harlem's history. Meet the athletes, jazz musicians, comedians, actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, and writers who not only inspired Kareem's rise to greatness but an entire nation's.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in the midst of a cultural reawakening, carried on the shoulders of athletes trying to prove there was a lot more at stake than a ball game, men and women who made music that could break your heart, and writers and intellectuals who gave voice to not just the ideals of a movement but the raw emotions. Kareem tells what it took to get these revolutionaries to Harlem and how they changed the world. A world that is still riding on the shoulders of giants., Soon to be released as a major documentary produced by Spike Lee, this autobiography explores Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's personal journey to become the man he is today--a basketball superstar, jazz enthusiast, historian, and African-American icon. of photos.
LC Classification Number
GV884.A24A32 2007
As told to
Obstfeld, Raymond
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