Rebound: The Odyssey of Michael Jordan - Hardcover

Bob Greene

3.95

478 ratings by Goodreads

9780788161568: Rebound: The Odyssey of Michael Jordan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0788161563 ISBN 13: 9780788161568

Publisher: Diane Pub Co, 1995

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Beginning with the day Jordan's father was murdered, & stretching through a 2-year odyssey across the American landscape, Rebound is the story of the world s most famous athlete's personal journey in search of himself. This is the story of a man who seemingly had everything the world could offer, & then, in pain, left it behind in an effort to rediscover who he once was, & who he wanted to be. Moving & evocative, poignant & inspiring, Rebound is a sports book unlike any other, capturing the man behind the myth, the sorrow behind the smile -- the life behind the legend. Color photos.

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Review:

Greene, author of Hang Time, gives us the remarkable second chapter in the Michael Jordan story, beginning with the day Jordan's father was murdered and following him for two years through basketball arenas and minor-league baseball dugouts. Rebound is the story of a man who seemingly had everything the world could offer, and then, in pain, left it behind in an effort to rediscover who he once was, and who he wanted to be.

From AudioFile:

This idolatrous biography tells the story of Michael Jordan's hiatus from basketball, a self-imposed exile inspired, at least in part, by the untimely death of his father. A fast-paced jazz score introduces the first side, and the text is briskly and clearly recited by the author. The voice, a slightly nasal, Midwestern tenor, is reverential, but narrow in range. Occasional gaps in the time line suggest artifacts of abridgment. The presentation is otherwise unadorned with music or sound, creating a workmanlike, but listenable, portrait, less telling, however, than the cover photograph by Annie Leibowitz. For the true fan, this tape provides insight into the psychology of a great athlete. J.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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