{"product_id":"on-the-shoulders-of-giants-my-journey-through-the-harlem-renaissance-9781416534891","title":"On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and living legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares how the power of the Harlem Renaissance led him to become the man he is today--basketball superstar, jazz enthusiast, historian, and Black American icon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOn the Shoulders of Giants, \u003c\/i\u003e Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites us on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace of Harlem through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in history. He reveals the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTravel deep into the soul of the Renaissance--the night clubs, restaurants, basketball games, and fabulous parties that have made footprints in Harlem's history. Meet the athletes, jazz musicians, comedians, actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, and writers who not only inspired Kareem's rise to greatness but an entire nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416534891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e114416 \/ On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKareem Abdul-Jabbar is recognized by \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as history's greatest basketball player (he is the NBA's all-time leading scorer). The author of several \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, Kareem's previous books include \u003ci\u003eGiant Steps, Kareem, Black Profiles in Courage, A Season on the Reservation, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrothers in Arms.\u003c\/i\u003e Since his retirement as a player in the NBA, Kareem has worked as a special assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and acted as a volunteer coach for children on the White Mountain Apache reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaymond Obstfeld is an associate professor of English at Orange Coast College, and is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including studies of the Italian Renaissance, Napoleon Bonaparte, and \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45186222817395,"sku":"9781416534891","price":22.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9d92fdf3-add5-4ecb-b756-c5f012e682a1.jpg?v=1783424253","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/on-the-shoulders-of-giants-my-journey-through-the-harlem-renaissance-9781416534891","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}