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I came as a shadow : an autobiography  Cover Image Book Book

I came as a shadow : an autobiography / John Thompson with Jesse Washington.

Summary:

"The autobiography of the legendary coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, whose achievements on and off the basketball court reflect America's unresolved struggle with racial justice"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250619358
  • ISBN: 1250619351
  • Physical Description: xii, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Anna and Rob -- The rabbit -- Red -- Providence -- The Celtics -- The game behind the game -- Seventy percent -- "My mortgage" -- Bay Bay, Big Sky, and the Big East -- Patrick -- The mountaintop -- Bet the jockey, not the horse -- Sometimes the lion kills you -- Rayful -- Proposition 42 -- Alonzo and Dikembe -- Iverson -- Nike -- Time to go -- To be a coach -- Do not forget.
Subject: Thompson, John, 1941-2020.
Basketball coaches > United States > Biography.
African American basketball coaches > Biography.
Georgetown Hoyas (Basketball team) > History.
United States > Race relations.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch 796.323092 T473 2020 (Text) 33126024169405 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 796.323092 T473 2020 (Text) 33126024169363 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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