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010			_a 2004019364
020			_a1592400787 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_a9781592400782 (hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm56329555
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050	0	0	_aGV884.Y36 _bL37 2005
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100	1		_aLarmer, Brook.
245	1	0	_aOperation Yao Ming : _bthe Chinese sports empire, American big business, and the making of an NBA superstar / _cBrook Larmer.
260			_aNew York, N.Y. : _bGotham Books, _cc2005.
300			_axvi, 350 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-332) and index.
520			_aThe story behind NBA giant Yao Ming, the ruthless Chinese sports machine that created him, and the East-West struggle over China's most famous son, opens with the story of Yao's parents, basketball players brought together by Chinese officials intent on creating a generation of athletes who could bring glory to their motherland. By age fourteen, Yao was pulled out of school to follow in the footsteps of his idol Wang Zhizhi, the star of the People's Liberation Army team. It wasn't long before American sports companies would set their sights on China's two tallest players. Journalist Larmer details the backroom maneuverings and uncovers the disturbing truth behind China's drive to produce Olympic champions, while also taking readers behind the scenes of America's basketball empire. Caught in the middle are two young men--one will become a superstar, the other a struggling athlete rejected by his homeland and running out of options.--From publisher description.
600	1	0	_aYao, Ming, _d1980-
650		0	_aSports and state _zChina.
650		0	_aBasketball players _zChina _vBiography.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0613/2004019364.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2004019364-d.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2004019364-b.html
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