The Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic

The Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic - Paperback

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The Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic - Paperback

The Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic - Paperback

by Jason J-Mac McElwain , Daniel Paisner
$27.00
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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.
ISBN9780451226198
Author Jason J-Mac McElwain , Daniel Paisner
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
GenreBiography and Self-help & personal development
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages272
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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The Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic - Paperback

The Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic - Paperback

By Jason J-Mac McElwain and Daniel Paisner
About Jason J-Mac McElwain
Jason "J-Mac" McElwain, a high-functioning autistic athlete, rose to fame on national news in 2006 when, during a high school basketball game, he scored 20 points in four minutes. He won the ESPY Award for the Best Moment in Sports in 2006, and appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, and Today. Daniel Paisner is the author or coauthor of more than twenty bestselling books, including the New York Times bestsellers Last Man Down, with FDNY battalion chief Richard Picciotto; Book, with Whoopi Goldberg; and Mountain, Get Out of My Way, with Montel Williams.
About Daniel Paisner
Daymond John is CEO and Founder of FUBU, a much-celebrated global lifestyle brand, with over $6 billion in sales. He is also one of the country's most visible and respected entrepreneurs as one of the stars of ABC series Shark Tank, and the recipient of over 35 awards including the Brandweek Marketer of the Year and Ernst & Young's New York Entrepreneur of the Year Award. John stands on that same cutting edge as one of corporate America's leading branding consultants as CEO of the marketing firm Shark Branding. He is also an author of two best-selling books, Display of Power and The Brand Within.

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