Overview of God and Starbucks: An NBA Superstar's Journey Through Addiction and Recovery Book

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 of his years in the glamourous 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.

• Book Type :

Biographies & Autobiographies

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

• ISBN - 10 :

0062496816

• God and Starbucks: An NBA Superstar's Journey Through Addiction and Recovery Published On :

30 Jul 2017

• Resource:

Biographies, Diaries & True Accounts, Biographies & Autobiographies Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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