Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA - by Lance Allred
Publisher: HarperOne
Pub Date: 06/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780061718588
ISBN-10: 0061718580

At 6'11", professional basketball player Lance Allred looks right at home on the ball court. But what sets Allred apart from his teammates is the fact that he is almost completely deaf; in fact, he's the NBA's first legally hearing-impaired player. Add to that Allred's fascinating back-story-- he's the son of a Montana polygamist and a grandson of the late Mormon fundamentalist leader Rulon Allred--and you've got one heck of an unlikely success story, the details of which Allred shares in Longshot. If you are a basketball fan, enjoy books about overcoming long odds, or like behind-the-scenes glimpses into polygamist societies, you can't go wrong with this unique and winning autobiography.

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