Tony Parker is one of todays biggest basketball stars. Young fans will learn all about his childhood, career, and interests in this informative, photo-filled book.
Parker, Britain's expert interviewer, finds a classic mid-American town in Bird, Kansas, surrounded by cornfields and prairie, with a population of just under 2,000.
Vladimir Guerrero is one of todays biggest baseball stars. Young fans will learn all about his childhood, career, and interests in this informative, photo-filled book.
"I owe everything to basketball. It was my favorite pastime and my greatest passion. It became my profession, and I became part of its history—maybe even the history of sports in general.... I never could have imagined such a destiny." — Tony Parker For the first time in the English language, the beloved Spurs point guard opens up about his life and career in the NBA, on the international stage, and beyond. By the time he was three years old, Tony Parker was already dribbling a basketball in his hometown of Gravelines in France. In his bedroom, surrounded by posters of his idol Michael Jordan, he imagined himself making it to the NBA and leading his team to a championship. Everyone told him to forget it. He was too short, too skinny, too slow. Besides, no NBA team would ever turn its fortunes over to a point guard from Europe. After a 20-year professional career, four NBA championships, and an NBA Finals MVP award, it's safe to say Tony Parker has succeeded beyond all of his dreams. This candid, conversational autobiography takes fans on a whirlwind tour which includes Parker's early life in France, his years in Texas alongside Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan, and his time on the red carpet as part of one of Hollywood's most glamorous couples. This is an essential read for all basketball fans and anyone who believes in following their dreams.
A profound collection of interviews with residents of a 1980's South London housing estate; a human symphony of the everyday, in all its courageous diversity.
Safari by Tony Park, the author of Red Earth, is a full-throttle international thriller that will engross fans of Clive Cussler. The hunt begins . . . A volatile Zimbabwe and the jungles of the Democratic Republic of Congo are the battlefields for a deadly game of cat and mouse in Africa's wildlife wars. Canadian researcher Michelle Parker jumps at the chance to visit the famed mountain gorillas, but she is wary of the man offering it - professional big-game hunter, Fletcher Reynolds. Fletcher represents all Michelle's fought against - the slaughter of animals for material gain - but she is reassured by his apparent support for the stamping out of poaching. Ex-SAS officer Shane Castle has been recruited by Fletcher to spearhead the anti-poaching campaign. Shane has seen what bullets can do - to both human and animal - and makes Michelle start to doubt the choices she has made . . .