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West by West : my charmed, tormented life / Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- West, Jerry, 1938-2024.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- West, Jerry, 1938-2024.
- West, Jerry.
- West, Jerry, 1938-.
- Basketball players--United States--Biography.
- Basketball players.
- Basketball managers.
- United States.
- Basketball coaches--United States--Biography.
- Basketball coaches.
- Basketball managers--United States--Biography.
- Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 338 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2011.
- Summary:
- Basketball great Jerry West tells his story--from his tough childhood in West Virginia, to his unbelievable college success at West Virginia University, his 40-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and his relationships with NBA legends.
- Contents:
- 1 Climbing Up from the Abyss 3
- 2 Venturing Forth 35
- 3 Willie, Ann, and the Clamor for "Heroes" 49
- 4 Drawing the Curtain 95
- 5 What a Time It Was 125
- 6 Kobe, Shaquille, and the Summer of 1996 167
- 7 Wilt and My Urge to Disappear 185
- 8 The Dark Spot in the Wood 205
- 9 Rebirth and the Difficulty of Becoming Elvis 231
- 10 The Ride to Rancho Santa Fe, 11/17/08 249
- 11 Self-Recrimination 263
- 12 Dream Game 273
- 13 Seeking David 287.
- ISBN:
- 9780316053495
- 031605349X
- OCLC:
- 707964520
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