LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Apowerful (The Guardian)reflection on basketball, life, and homefrom the author of the National Book Award finalistA Little Devil in America

Mesmerizing . . . not only the most original sports book Ive ever read but one of the most moving books Ive ever read, period.Steve James, director ofHoop Dreams

ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:Vulture,Chicago Public Library,BookPage

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Washington Post,NPR,The Boston Globe,The New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library,Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Book Riot, Electric Lit

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD

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