Trying to Make this Thing Right by Stephen C. Satell (English) Paperback Book

Description: Trying to Make this Thing Right by Stephen C. Satell Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Trying to Make this thing Right is a historical fictional coming of age story of Ka Shawn who is raised by his gradmother in a New York Ghetto after he is abandoned by his mother and father and witnesss his older brother being taken out of the house by the police. Ka Shawn grows big and is sent to an all white high school where it takes him a while to ajust but once he does he is honored as a basketball star until the bottom falls out. Ka Shawn does make it to college where he plays for an up and coming team but the transition here is even harder. Then Ka Sawn becomes successful in academics as well as ball. He gets what he needs and the team makes the big time. Then curruption sets in. Trying to Make this thing Right is fictional but is based on events that happenned at the University of Massachusetts while John Calipari was coach. This is a unique book that speaks to education African American Education reconsiling with home reconnection back to urban communities the building of a strong college basketball organization and college sports curruption. Author Biography Stephen Satell is an award winning writer of No Gang War in 74 and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Satell was introduced to the black community when he left home at fourteen and hitchhiked across the country to Texas. It was there he fell in love with black culture. Mr. Satell worked as head academic tutor for John Caliparis university of Massachusetts basketball team in the early ninties. Satell has run the Bridging Worlds Program for over twenty years and is currently working on a doctorite in African American Studies at Temple University. Details ISBN 1494824957 ISBN-13 9781494824952 Title Trying to Make this Thing Right Author Stephen C. Satell Format Paperback Year 2013 Pages 256 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:78564564; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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