God and Starbucks: an NBA superstar's journey through addiction and recovery
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An astonishing memoir of redemption-the moving story of a former top NBA player who miraculously rebounded from a monumental fall thanks to hard work and his deep, transformative faith. Sixteen years ago, Vin Baker was an NBA All-Star, an Olympic Gold medalist, and a multimillionaire. While he excelled on the court, Vin harbored a dark secret: a dependency on drugs and alcohol that began after the clean-cut preacher's son turned pro. Eventually becoming a full-blown yet functional alcoholic, Vin convinced himself he played better under the influence-until his addiction cost him his basketball career, his fortune, and his health. But Vin's story isn't a tragic fall from grace. It is a joyous tale of salvation. For Vin, hitting rock bottom was a difficult yet transformative experience that led him to renew his relationship with God and embrace life in a rich and fulfilling new way. Today the manager of a Starbucks and a youth minister, Vin has found more security and happiness in his ordinary working life than in all his years in the glamorous world of professional basketball. God and Starbucks is a wise and unflinching look at the real dangers of addiction and the importance of taking charge of your life with meaning and purpose. It's a powerful memoir about reaching the top and beginning again from the bottom-an inspiring personal tale of humility and grace that reminds us what is truly important in our lives.
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Subjects
Addicts
Addicts -- Rehabilitation
Baker, Vin
Basketball players
Basketball players -- Biography
Basketball players -- United States -- Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Christian biography
Electronic books
Employees
Nonfiction
Rehabilitation
Sports & Recreations
Starbucks Coffee Company -- Employees -- Biography
Addicts -- Rehabilitation
Baker, Vin
Basketball players
Basketball players -- Biography
Basketball players -- United States -- Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Christian biography
Electronic books
Employees
Nonfiction
Rehabilitation
Sports & Recreations
Starbucks Coffee Company -- Employees -- Biography
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9780062496812
9780062496836
9780062681782
9780062496836
9780062681782
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subject_facet | Addicts -- Rehabilitation Baker, Vin Basketball players -- Biography Basketball players -- United States -- Biography Christian biography Electronic books Starbucks Coffee Company -- Employees -- Biography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | God and Starbucks : an NBA superstar's journey through addiction and recovery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | God and Starbucks : an NBA superstar's journey through addiction and recovery / Vin Baker ; with Joe Layden God and Starbucks : an NBA superstar's journey through addiction and recovery [electronic resource] / Vin Baker God and Starbucks : an NBA superstar's journey through addiction and recovery [electronic resource] / Vin Baker ; with Joe Layden God and Starbucks An NBA Superstar's Journey Through Addiction and Recovery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | God and Starbucks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | an NBA superstar's journey through addiction and recovery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Addicts Baker, Vin Basketball players Biography & Autobiography Christian biography Electronic books Employees Nonfiction Rehabilitation Sports & Recreations |