The first memoir for young readers by sports legend kareem abdul jabbar. Written especially for young listeners, becoming kareem chronicles how kareem abdul jabbar become the icon and legend he is today, both on and off the court. The orange coast college professor who has written more than 40 books and written several screen plays, first worked with the nba legend on a book about the harlem renaissance titled on the shoulders of giants. Abdul jabbar, 67, has been outspoken in his conviction that. To mark his debut novel, mycroft holmes, he sat down with us to share his favorite books. Abduljabbar says hes been a sherlock holmes fan for over 40 years, and he became interested in mycroft after reading michael p. Yet this most british of civil servants has strong ties to the faraway island of trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend, cyrus.
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Written by nba superstar kareem abduljabbar and screenwriter anna waterhouse, mycroft holmes reveals the untold story of sherlocks older brother. In addition to his previously published autobiography and. Nba star, author, activist and the hollywood reporter contributor kareem. Kareem abduljabbar has written a novel about mycroft holmes. A powerful wartime saga in the bestselling tradition of flags of our fathers, brothers in arms recounts the extraordinary story of the 761st black panthers, the first allblack armored unit to see combat in world war ii.
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