{"product_id":"manute-the-center-of-two-worlds-9781451620726","title":"Manute: The Center of Two Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leigh Montville\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Basketball\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Leigh Montville shares the inspiring biography of Manute Bol, a 7'7\" Dinka tribesman recruited into fame by the Philadelphia 76ers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the time he entered the NBA, Minute Bol was the tallest man ever to play professional basketball. Standing at 7'7\", he could dunk a ball without even leaving the floor. But his life was not always one of the glamour and fame that comes with playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in a village in the south of Sudan, Bol left a primitive culture with strict patriarchy rules and no written language and traveled to the high-tech, glitzy arenas of the NBA. In this dazzling debut, Leigh Montville takes readers through Manute's wildly disparate worlds.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45410951233687,"sku":"9781451620726","price":1306.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781451620726.webp?v=1767443474","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/manute-the-center-of-two-worlds-9781451620726","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}