Lebron James - The Making of an MVP (Paperback)

This coffee-table book is the most complete--and most colorful--look at LeBron's life and professional career to date. Includes 88 large color photographs.

#1 draft pick . . . Rookie of the Year . . . All Star . . . Olympic gold . . . Most Valuable Player--no one has had a faster and more exciting ride to superstardom. This book takes a close-up look at LeBron James--the player and the man--and tells how he has achieved so much so quickly.

Plain Dealer sports columnist Terry Pluto and NBA beat writer Brian Windhorst have covered the LeBron phenomenon closely from the start. Drawing from a decade of reporting and scores of personal interviews, their new book covers each stage of LeBron's development--how his childhood shaped his personality and sparked his drive to succeed; how budding stardom in high school challenged him to grow up fast; how his first steps in the NBA weren't always easy; how he quickly grew into a forceful team leader in the NBA and on Team USA; and how he now works