Barkley: A Biography
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- Author：Timothy Bella
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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。
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。
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Timothy Bella has written an incredible biography of Charles Barkley。 As a lifelong Auburn fan and a fan who followed Barkley throughout my life in all his different roles I enjoyed the insight Bella offers。 He is fair in his assessment and captures personal stories that illuminate highlights of Barkley’s journey。 Bella’s story of the fight between Barkley and Shaq and what occurred afterwards is worth the cost of the book。 Bella displays both the good and bad sides to Barkley’s life。 I apprecia Timothy Bella has written an incredible biography of Charles Barkley。 As a lifelong Auburn fan and a fan who followed Barkley throughout my life in all his different roles I enjoyed the insight Bella offers。 He is fair in his assessment and captures personal stories that illuminate highlights of Barkley’s journey。 Bella’s story of the fight between Barkley and Shaq and what occurred afterwards is worth the cost of the book。 Bella displays both the good and bad sides to Barkley’s life。 I appreciate the way Bella displays the philanthropic heart of Charles Barkley that many may not be aware of。 This aspect is important in understanding who this man truly is。 As a fan of biography and Charles Barkley I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
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