{"product_id":"manute-the-center-of-two-worlds-paperback","title":"Manute: The Center of Two Worlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeigh Montville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Leigh Montville shares the inspiring biography of Manute Bol, a 7'7\" Dinka tribesman recruited into fame by the Philadelphia 76ers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the time he entered the NBA, Minute Bol was the tallest man ever to play professional basketball. Standing at 7'7\", he could dunk a ball without even leaving the floor. But his life was not always one of the glamour and fame that comes with playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in a village in the south of Sudan, Bol left a primitive culture with strict patriarchy rules and no written language and traveled to the high-tech, glitzy arenas of the NBA. In this dazzling debut, Leigh Montville takes readers through Manute's wildly disparate worlds.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeigh Montville is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling author of nine books on sports personalities ranging from Muhammed Ali, Ted Williams, and Babe Ruth to Manute Bol and Evel Knievel. He has been a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eand a senior writer for \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated. \u003c\/i\u003eMontville is a member of the Hall of Fame at the National Sports Media Association and a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. He lives outside Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118607437959,"sku":"9781451620726","price":18.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/55bcb1c324ac1b7e2e0f31c4b3a1c8fb.webp?v=1732534815","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/manute-the-center-of-two-worlds-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}