{"product_id":"play-their-hearts-out-a-coach-his-star-recruit-and-the-youth-basketball-machine-9780345508614","title":"Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force of reporting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) from a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist that examines the often-corrupt machine producing America's basketball stars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Indispensable.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Often heart-breaking, always riveting.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tremendous.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the PEN\/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Youth Sports\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing eight years of unfettered access and a keen sense of a story's deepest truths, journalist George Dohrmann 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplete with a new \"where-are-they-now\" epilogue by the author, \u003ci\u003ePlay Their Hearts Out\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughly compelling narrative exposing the gritty reality that lies beneath so many dreams of fame and glory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e'S 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism of the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year: \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes an exclusive conversation between George Dohrmann and bestselling author Seth Davis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Dohrmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior writer at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and the magazine's investigative reporter. In 2000, while working at the \u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/i\u003e, he won a Pulitzer Prize for a series of stories that uncovered a college basketball team's academic fraud. Dohrmann lives in San Francisco with his family. This is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183138439442,"sku":"9780345508614","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bce9ecf4-ee51-4a7a-9ce4-c2df98566709.jpg?v=1744455390","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/play-their-hearts-out-a-coach-his-star-recruit-and-the-youth-basketball-machine-9780345508614","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}