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*A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022*
The definitive biography of Charles Barkley, exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his enduring legacy as a provocative voice in American pop culture
He’s one of the most interesting American athletes in the past fifty years. Passionate, candid, iconoclastic, and gifted both on and off the court, Charles Barkley has made a lasting impact on not only the world of basketball but pop culture at large.
Yet few people know the real Charles. Raised by his mother and grandmother in Leeds, Alabama, he struggled in his early years to fit in until he found a sense of community and purpose in basketball. In the NBA he went toe-to-toe with the biggest legends in the game, from Magic to Michael to Hakeem to Shaq. But in the years since, he has become a bold agitator for social change, unafraid to grapple, often brashly, with even the thorniest of cultural issues facing our nation today.
Informed by over 370 original interviews and painstaking research, Timothy Bella’s Barkley is the most comprehensive biography to date of one of the most talked-about icons in the world of sports.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball - hitting nothing but net. But for all his greatness, this scion of a complex family from North Carolina's Coastal Plain has a darker side: He's a ruthless competitor and a lover of high stakes. There's never been a biography that encompassed the dual nature of his character and looked so deeply at Jordan on and off the court - until now.
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3 out of 5 stars
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horrible naration
- De Hiro en 03-27-18
De: Roland Lazenby
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Hoop Atlas
- Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA
- De: Kirk Goldsberry
- Narrado por: Kirk Goldsberry
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 10
Every few years a talent comes along that disrupts everything we think we know about how the NBA should work. Whether it’s scoring, playmaking, or shooting, these are players and tactics that fundamentally challenge how the game is played and what greatness looks like on a basketball court. For a period of time, these players each become an “Atlas” for the league, carrying the weight of the NBA on their shoulders, but also providing the roadmap that points the way to the future of the sport. In tandem, they map out the modern NBA’s creation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great insight in the evolution of the modern NBA
- De tQ2123 en 07-07-24
De: Kirk Goldsberry
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Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson
- De: Roland Lazenby
- Narrado por: JD Jackson, Roland Lazenby
- Duración: 30 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected, career sportswriter and author of Michael Jordan: The Life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Definitive Book on Magic
- De Hebern en 03-04-24
De: Roland Lazenby
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Shaq Uncut
- My Story
- De: Shaquille O'Neal, Jackie MacMullan
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 528
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 466
Superman. Diesel. The Big Aristotle. Shaq Fu. The Big Daddy. The Big Shaqtus. Wilt Chamberneezy. The Real Deal. The Big Shamrock. Shaq....From growing up in difficult circumstances and getting cut from his high-school basketball team to his larger-than-life basketball career, Shaquille O'Neal lays it all out in Shaq Uncut: My Story.
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4 out of 5 stars
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ENJOYED IT FROM BEGINNING TO END
- De Crystal en 12-21-12
De: Shaquille O'Neal, y otros
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Game
- An Autobiography
- De: Grant Hill
- Narrado por: Grant Hill
- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 312
Grant Hill always had game. His choice of college was a subject of national interest, and his arrival at Duke University cemented the program’s arrival at the top. In his freshman year, he led the team to its first NCAA championship, and three championship appearances in four years. His Duke career produced some of the most iconic moments in college basketball history, and Coach K proved to be a lifelong mentor.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ok
- De Dani Brown en 07-16-22
De: Grant Hill
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Changes
- An Oral History of Tupac Shakur
- De: Sheldon Pearce
- Narrado por: Ashton Grooms, Aden Hakimi, Cary Hite, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Tupac’s birth and 25th anniversary of his death, in Changes, Sheldon Pearce offers one of the most thoughtful and comprehensive accounts yet of the artist’s life and legacy. Pearce, an editor and writer at The New Yorker, interviews dozens who knew Tupac throughout various phases of his life. While there are plenty of bold-faced names, the book focuses on the individuals who are lesser known and offer fresh stories and rare insight.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good listen
- De Anonymous User en 06-23-21
De: Sheldon Pearce
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Unguarded
- De: Scottie Pippen, Michael Arkush
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 744
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 645
Scottie Pippen has been called one of the greatest NBA players for good reason. Simply put, without Pippen, there are no championship banners - let alone six - hanging from the United Center rafters. There’s no Last Dance documentary. There’s no “Michael Jordan” as we know him. The 1990s Chicago Bulls teams would not exist as we know them. So how did the youngest of 12 go from growing up poor in the small town of Hamburg, Arkansas, enduring two family tragedies along the way, to become a revered NBA legend?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Unfortunate
- De Lisa A Bartruff en 11-22-21
De: Scottie Pippen, y otros
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Dream Team
- How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Changed the Game of Basketball Forever
- De: Jack McCallum
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 12 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 482
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 426
In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless children around the planet, and remade the NBA into a global sensation. As a senior staff writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat for the most exciting basketball spectacle on earth, covering the Dream Team from its inception to the gold medal ceremony in Barcelona.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great insight into the great basketball team ever.
- De James O'Brien en 09-04-12
De: Jack McCallum
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The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
- De: Mike Sielski
- Narrado por: Landon Woodson, Mike Sielski
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 128
Kobe Bryant’s death in January 2020 did more than rattle the worlds of sports and celebrity. The tragedy of that helicopter crash, which also took the life of his daughter Gianna, unveiled the full breadth and depth of his influence on our culture, and by tracing and telling the oft-forgotten and lesser-known story of his early life, The Rise promises to provide an insight into Kobe that no other analysis has.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I didn’t think I would learn a life lesson…
- De TE en 01-25-22
De: Mike Sielski
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When the Game Was War
- The NBA's Greatest Season
- De: Rich Cohen
- Narrado por: Cary Hite
- Duración: 8 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 76
The 1980s were a transformative decade for the NBA. Since its founding in 1946, the league had evolved from a bruising, earthbound game of mostly nameless, underpaid players to one in which athletes became household names for their thrilling, physics-defying play. The 1987–88 season was the peak of that golden era, a year of incredible drama that featured a pantheon of superstars in their prime—the most future Hall of Famers competing at one time in any given season—battling for the title, and for their respective legacies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Phil Jackson accuses Red Auerbach of cheap tactics
- De Sean en 01-03-24
De: Rich Cohen
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Showboat
- The Life of Kobe Bryant
- De: Roland Lazenby
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 21 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 602
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 523
The definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. Eighteen-time All-Star, scorer of 81 points in a single game, MVP, and one of the best shooting guards in NBA league history: Kobe Bryant is among basketball's absolute greatest players, and his importance to the sport is undeniable. Third on the NBA career scoring list and owner of five championship rings, he is an undisputed all-time great, one deserving of this deep and definitive biography.
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5 out of 5 stars
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KOBE BEAN BRYANT
- De Allaeldien Abdelrahman en 12-14-18
De: Roland Lazenby
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Magic in the Air
- The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk
- De: Mike Sielski
- Narrado por: Landon Woodson
- Duración: 13 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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The evolution of basketball, and much of the social and cultural change in America, can be traced through one powerful act on the court: the slam dunk. The dunk's history is the story of a sport and a country changed by the most dominant act in basketball, and it makes Magic in the Air a rollicking and insightful piece of narrative history and a surefire classic of sports literature.
De: Mike Sielski
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The Last Folk Hero
- The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson
- De: Jeff Pearlman
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 22 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 429
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 387
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 387
From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, the greatest athlete of all time streaked across American sports and popular culture. Stadiums struggled to contain him. Clocks failed to capture his speed. His strength was legendary. His power unmatched. Video game makers turned him into an invincible character—and they were dead-on. He climbed (and walked across) walls, splintered baseball bats over his knee, turned oncoming tacklers into ground meat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you are a sports fan and over 35 years old, you have to listen/read this. Awesome!
- De betty sammons en 06-29-23
De: Jeff Pearlman
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I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It
- De: Charles Barkley, edited by Michael Wilbon
- Narrado por: Charles Barkley
- Duración: 2 h y 9 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 154
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 85
Charles Barkley has never been shy about expressing his opinions. Michael Jordan once said that we all want to say the things that Barkley says, but we don't dare. Many people are going to be shocked and scandalized by I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It, but many more will stand up and cheer. One way or another, if more blood hasn't reached your brain by the time you've finished this book, maybe you've been embalmed.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Insights for a Sports Fan
- De Jennifer en 06-26-03
De: Charles Barkley, y otros
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Golden Days
- West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball
- De: Jack McCallum
- Narrado por: Jack McCallum
- Duración: 11 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
In Golden Days, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum uses these two teams - the Jerry West/Wilt Chamberlain/Elgin Baylor Lakers and the Stephen Curry/Kevin Durant/Draymond Green Warriors - to trace the dynamic history of the National Basketball Association, which for much of the last half century has marched memorably through the state of California. Tying together the two strands of McCallum's story is Hall of Famer West, the ferociously competitive Laker guard who later became one of the key architects of the Warriors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting and fun to read
- De Joe en 06-12-18
De: Jack McCallum
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Blood in the Garden
- The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks
- De: Chris Herring
- Narrado por: Brian Hutchison
- Duración: 11 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 647
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 559
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 559
The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrating how Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley, and Anthony Mason resurrected the iconic franchise through oppressive physicality and unmatched grit. Blood in the Garden is a portrait filled with eye-opening details that have never been shared before, revealing the full story of the franchise in the midst of the NBA’s golden era. And rest assured, no punches will be pulled. Which is just how those rough-and-tumble Knicks would like it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, horrible performance.
- De Sean Conway en 07-21-22
De: Chris Herring
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Three Ring Circus
- Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
- De: Jeff Pearlman
- Narrado por: Brian Hutchison
- Duración: 16 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 930
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 827
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 824
In the history of modern sport, there have never been two high-level teammates who loathed each other the way Shaquille O’Neal loathed Kobe Bryant and Kobe Bryant loathed Shaquille O’Neal. From public sniping and sparring, to physical altercations and the repeated threats of trade, it was warfare. And yet, despite eight years of infighting and hostility, by turns mediated and encouraged by coach Phil Jackson, the Shaq-Kobe duo resulted in one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ok I've finished it and have more thoughts
- De Bobby S en 09-24-20
De: Jeff Pearlman
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Rickey
- The Life and Legend of an American Original
- De: Howard Bryant
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 18 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 250
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 249
Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson’s does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he’s scored more runs than any player ever. “If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you’d have two Hall of Famers,” the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson’s is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave rise to so many legendary athletes like him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An All Time Grewt
- De Anonymous User en 10-09-23
De: Howard Bryant
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Barkley
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- Anonymous User
- 09-25-24
Incredible story
Nothing , loved every moment of this book, traveled down memory lane, and loved that as well. Thanks Chuck!!! Ernie, Shaw and Kenny
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- Bart D.
- 01-14-23
Great story
The story was great. Lots of insight. The reader was not the best fit. He came across as an outsider looking in, instead of puting us inside the mind of Charles Barkley.
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- Alex Williams
- 12-22-22
Very enjoyable read
This book gave me new view of Charles Barkley!!! It was well written and the reader of this audio book was excellent!!!
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- Paul Piracci
- 10-29-24
Subject material, narrator, all excellent.
Corey Jackson narrates this book perfectly. I’m not sure I’ve heard a better reader. Great book, extremely entertaining.
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- Diddy
- 07-16-23
A Barkley masterpiece!!!
This was such an open and honest detail memoir of Charles Barkley, one of the greatest 50 players in NBA history. I love inside the NBA. I’m so glad I got to read Barkley, sports fans, who love basketball history please read this book I highly recommend it.
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- Phil
- 12-26-22
Chuck
Good story but tried to cover a lot quick. It was good to listen. Was interesting guy!
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- Kevin H.
- 02-08-23
Great stories!
It’s a shame that Charles is not interviewed in any of the stories for this book. However, as a huge fan over the years, I was surprised at how much I didn’t know. This gentleman spoke to so many people that knew Charles, there are stories that will make you laugh for hours.
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- Ned S. Curtis
- 06-03-23
Barkley Barks
Great listen. A most interesting man & athlete. Loved his story. Reader contributed much! Thank you!
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- Dave Voyles
- 09-18-24
Great narration and interesting subject
I really enjoyed both the narration and the content of this audiobook. Charles Barkley has been a blast to watch, and this book was equally enjoyable to follow along with.
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- Michael N. Wells
- 11-04-23
Wonderful
Charles is a great character. This book does a wonderful job of providing insight into the man and his story.
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