{"product_id":"0345508610","title":"Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the PEN\/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Youth Sports\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEight years of unfettered access and a keen sense of a story’s deepest truths allow Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist George Dohrmann to take readers inside the machine that produces America’s basketball stars. \u003ci\u003ePlay Their Hearts Out\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a cutthroat world where boys as young as eight or nine are subjected to a dizzying torrent of scrutiny and exploitation. At the book’s heart are the personal stories of two compelling figures: Joe Keller, an ambitious coach with a master plan to find and promote “the next LeBron,” and Demetrius Walker, a fatherless latchkey kid who falls under Keller’s sway and struggles to live up to unrealistic expectations. Complete with a new “where-are-they-now” Epilogue by the author, this thoroughly compelling narrative exposes the gritty reality that lies beneath so many dreams of fame and glory.\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES • THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR •  KIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eLook for the exclusive conversation between George Dohrmann and bestselling author Seth Davis in the back of the book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2011 PEN\/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSports \u0026amp; Outdoors\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasketball\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoaching\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eBasketball\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSociology of Sports\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dohrmann, George\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ballantine Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780345508614\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49279526207678,"sku":"0345508610-4","price":4.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61uVo78p4lL.jpg?v=1791945419","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0345508610","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}