| International Standard Book Number |
9781476784397
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| International Standard Book Number |
1476784396
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| Personal Name |
Iverson, Allen, 1975- author.
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| Title Statement |
Misunderstood : a memoir / Allen Iverson with Ray Beauchamp.
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| Edition Statement |
First 13A/Gallery Books hardcover edition.
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| Imprint |
©2025.
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : 13A/Gallery Books, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
xv, 332 pages ; 24 cm.
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| General Note |
Subtitle from Jacket.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Contents -- Practice -- Part I : Growing up and Surviving -- Nana and Mom -- Stuart Gardens -- Raiders Football -- No, not Basketball -- Surviving Middle School -- Part II : My Trials on and off the Court -- Jail -- High School Football -- High School Life -- Basketball High -- The Summer of 1992 -- Junior year -- Six seconds -- The Bowling alley -- Bethel Continues -- The Trial -- Sentencing day -- Part III : From the Jungle to Georgetown -- Freedom -- City Farm -- Finding Georgetown -- Out of Jail -- Back home -- Back to Basketball -- Part IV : He saved my life : Coach John Thompson -- The Benz -- Adjusting to Georgetown -- The Hoya Season begins -- The Big East -- The Big Dance -- Summertime -- Season Two -- Crossover -- Mastering the College Game -- Another Villanova controversy -- A Second Dance -- Leaving Georgetown -- Part V : From the draft to Rookie of the Year -- Self-Expression -- The 76ers -- From VA to PA -- Let the Games Begin -- Philly, my Home -- Winning and Losing -- More losses and tragedy -- Breaking records -- Back to the Courtroom -- Part VI : The 75th Anniversary Team and a run to the Finals -- An Invitation -- Coach Larry Brown -- Staying in Philly -- The 2000-2001 Regular Season -- From the Playoffs to the Finals -- Among Giants.
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| Summary, Etc. |
A "memoir from Allen Iverson, the NBA's most misunderstood Hall of Famer, detailing his tough childhood in Virginia, his entry into the league as the number one overall pick, and his controversial, culture-changing pro basketball career"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Thompson, John, 1941-2020.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Iverson, Allen, 1975-
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| Subject |
Georgetown Hoyas (Basketball team)
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| Subject |
Philadelphia 76ers (Basketball team)
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Basketball players United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
African American basketball players Biography.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Beauchamp, Ray, author.
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