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Michael Jordan

The Life

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Michael Jordan

By: Roland Lazenby
Narrated by: Bob Souer
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The definitive biography of the most legendary basketball player of all time.

When most people think of Michael Jordan, they think of the beautiful shots, his body totally in sync with the ball, hitting nothing but net. He is responsible for incredible moments so ingrained in basketball history that they have their own names: The Shrug, The Shot, The Flu Game. But for all his greatness, there's also a dark side to Jordan: a ruthless competitor, a gambler. There's never been a biography that balanced these personas-until now.

Drawing on personal relationships with Jordan's coaches; countless interviews with friends, teammates, family members, and Jordan himself; and a career in the trenches covering Jordan in college and the pros, Roland Lazenby provides the first truly definitive study of Jordan: the player, the icon, and the man.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2014 Roland Lazenby (P)2014 Hachette Audio Basketball Cultural & Regional Entertainment & Celebrities Sports Celebrity Biography Inspiring

Critic Reviews

"It's not every day that I'm blown away by a book about a sports figure. But MICHAEL JORDAN: THE LIFE, by Roland Lazenby, ranks up there with the very best: The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn, Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger, and Joe DiMaggio by Richard Ben Cramer. The depth of reporting, his frequent ascent into poetry, and his intelligent analysis of the life of this complicated, fascinating American icon deserve Pulitzer Prize consideration. For the first time I understand what makes Michael Jordan tick. I was captivated, fascinated and beguiled from beginning to end." (Peter Golenbock, New York Times-best-selling author of George and In the Country of Brooklyn )
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Get to know more about the great man. Already had a lot of info from last dance but good to know some of the college stories

Last dance expanded

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Would you listen to Michael Jordan again? Why?

I have been a MJ fan for a long long time and even I did not know the level of competitiveness that this man needs to survive..I have to hear it again because there were parts I could not believe he was human.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Michael Jordan?

Preety much every championship he won.

What does Bob Souer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Great voice.Somehow it fits in with the 90's timeline.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It left me in awe.

Unbelievable!!

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A fantastic book. Details stories of him, his family, friends, stats, partying and everything in between. I found it fascinating and I'd listen again.

Fantastic

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very in depth re count of a epic life. still ans always be my childhood hero

in depth

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Good story however a bit slow in a lot of parts.
I did skip some chapters.

Good story

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great very informative lots of information i dd not know about Michael Jordan worth reading

informative

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Amazing insightful story which highlights the ups and downs of a great man. It brought back a lot of memories of my childhood and one of my heroes. The only downside is the narrator who sounds quite robotic

Top story, poorly read

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I liked this. It was really interesting but it did go on and on about scores of games and the running commentary of the games. I am oils of liked to know more about the drive of this man. Why, he acted the way he did with gambling? For a 20 hour audiobook, it left questions unanswered.

It’s ok. A story about the greatest player ever.

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Great book but simply to many stats on every single games takes away from the story.

To many stats

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Before listening to this I didn't really know anything about MJ. Great book. word word

Very interesting story

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