The Game Of My Life:a True Story Of Challenge, Triumph, And Growing Up Autistic

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The Game Of My Life:a True Story Of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up autistic

[Paperback - 2009]

daniel paisner

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Category: Bio & Autobiography

Sub-category: Memoirs

Additional Category: Family & Parenting - Basketball

Publisher: Berkley | ISBN: 9780451226198 | Pages: 272

Shipping Weight: .244 | Dimensions: 5.48 x .74 x 8.24 inches

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Now in paperback: ?An impressive achievement...Not likely to be forgotten anytime soon.?(Washington Times)

Here is the riveting true story of Jason McElwain? better known as ?J-Mac??the autistic student who made headlines when he scored twenty points, including a school record six three-pointers, for his high school basketball team in 2006. Including the revealing perspectives of J-Mac?s family and coach, this is McElwain?s inspiring account of the challenges of growing up autistic?not only for himself, but for his family. It?s also the tale of his unlikely star turn, the difference it made in his journey through life?and all the heartbreaking and heart-lifting stops along the way.

About the Author

Jean-Michel Cousteau is the president of the high-profile Ocean Futures Society. He has made more than 80 films and has won an Emmy, a Peabody, a 7 d'Or, and a Cable Ace Award. Cousteau is the executive producer of the acclaimed PBS TV series Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures, and the author of My Father, the Captain: My Life with Jacques Cousteau.

Daniel Paisner is the New York Times bestselling author/coauthor of more than 60 books, including Denzel Washington's A Hand to Guide Me, Missy Franklin’s Relentless Spirit: The Unconventional Raising of a Champion, and Daymond John’s The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage. To learn more, visit danielpaisner.com or follow @DanielPaisner on Twitter.