Operation yao ming book

Operation yao ming ebook di brook larmer 97811012166. Chinas towering yao ming may wish he was simply a basketball player defined by his rebounding and scoring prowess. This answers uses the wins produced metric 1 for player evaluation. Jan 20, 2006 the revelations in operation yao ming, by former newsweek journalist brook larmer, are likely to raise further disquiet over chinas sovietstyle sports system ahead of the 2008 beijing olympics. The author also discussed the professional career of yao ming as a jumping point from which the nba has expanded its role and presence in china. The revelations in operation yao ming, by former newsweek journalist brook larmer, are likely to raise further disquiet over chinas sovietstyle sports system ahead of. It told the story of the professional basketball players life in a clear and concise way and included a variety of photographs of yao ming throughout his life. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Operation yao ming by brook larmer overdrive rakuten. In 2005, former newsweek writer brook larmer published a book entitled operation yao ming, in which he said that yaos parents were convinced to marry each other so that they would produce a dominant athlete, and that during yaos childhood, he was given special treatment to help him become a great basketball player. Operation yao ming by brook larmer financial times.

Their children would have no more freedom to choose their fates. More information about this seller contact this seller 30. Two of the most valuable were wang zhizhi and yao ming, both over seven feet tall, who between. Yao ming by jeff savage meet your next favorite book. Operation yao ming by brook larmer ft business book of. Brook larmer the story behind nba giant yao ming, the ruthless chinese sports machine that created him, and the eastwest struggle over chinas most famous son, opens with the story of yaos parents, basketball. Operation yao ming is a biography of the 7ft 6in chinese basketball star, but it is probably better characterised as a book about, well, just about everything. Larmer, formerly shanghai bureau chief for newsweek, explains that yao was. Leggi operation yao ming the chinese sports empire, american big business, and the making of an nba super star di brook larmer disponibile su rakuten kobo. Yao ming was apparently bred for the sport, forced into it from a young age, and subjected to science to increase is height, according to a book released that year called operation yao ming. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Yao ming is an incredible specimen that had a brilliant but short career in the nba. The revelations in operation yao ming, by former newsweek. Overall, operation yao ming is both entertaining and interesting.

Operation yao ming opens with the story of the two boys parents, basketball players brought together by chinese officials intent on creating a generation of athletes who could bring glory to their. The communist party kept a close eye on the league, oscillating between what brook larmer, the author of the 2005 book operation yao ming, called its fear of. The best books on the chinese communist party five books. Operation yao ming the riveting story behind nba giant yao ming, the ruthless chinese sports machine that created him, and the eastwest struggle over chinas most famous son. Far from being a chance creation, chinese basketball giant yao ming was knowingly bred for the sport, forced into it against his will and subjected to years of dubious science to increase his height, a new book claims. All of yaos stats are readily available at the nba geek 2. Nov 11, 2005 still, operation yao ming is full of sad images representing what the 76 centers success has cost. Operation yao ming ebook by brook larmer rakuten kobo. In 2005, former newsweek writer brook larmer published a book operation yao ming. Still, operation yao ming is full of sad images representing what the 76 centers success has cost. This book would be great to read aloud to the class when starting a unit on biographies. At the ceremony celebrating his signing by the rockets, yaos mother was so exhausted that. Operation yao ming ft business book of the year award. This book is an excellent read into the oppressive.

At the ceremony celebrating his signing by the rockets, yao s mother was so exhausted that. The book operation yao ming by brook lamar was great. How china made yao ming the revelations in operation yao ming are likely to raise more disquiet over chinas sovietstyle sports system ahead of the 2008 olympics. The result is that the reader faces some abrupt topic changes and. I know, i had some serious nerve putting money players on the list when i hadnt even read it, and now heres a second book i havent read. Colby cosh points out the 2005 book operation yao ming by brook larmer, which begins. While that means that the book displays the merit of much research, it also unfortunately succumbs to the hazards of allowing all that information to be hastily thrown together. This book is much more than a conventional sports biography because the story of how yao ming came to the nba is unique. The riveting story behind nba giant yao ming, the ruthless chine. No book has yet been published that deals with the melding of sports, patriotism and. I updated this to the past tense as yao has retired. Oct 05, 2005 in the september 26 issue there was a big article about yao ming, which was actually an excerpt from brook larmers forthcoming book called operation yao ming. According to a new book, operation yao ming, by former newsweek journalist brook larmer, yao ming ending up playing basketball was no accident. Yao ming, born september 12, 1980, shanghai, china, chinese basketball player, who became an international star as a centre for the houston rockets of the national basketball association nba yao was born to accomplished basketballplaying parents who each stood more than 6 feet 1.

His mother, six feet and two inches tall, played basketball for the chinese national team in the 1970s. According to the book operation yao ming, yaos parents were convinced to marry each other so that they would produce a dominant athlete and, during yaos childhood, he. The chinese sports empire, american big business and the making of an nba superstar. The riveting story behind nba giant yao ming, the ruthless chinese sports machine that created him, and the eastwest st. Aug 08, 2008 colby cosh points out the 2005 book operation yao ming by brook larmer, which begins. In the september 26 issue there was a big article about yao ming, which was actually an excerpt from brook larmers forthcoming book called. The best books on the chinese communist party recommended by richard mcgregor. The chinese sports empire, american big business, and the making of an nba super star ebook. Jul 21, 2011 according to the book operation yao ming, yao s parents were convinced to marry each other so that they would produce a dominant athlete and, during yao s childhood, he was given special treatment.

The ten best basketball books of all time truehoop espn. Li na one of few athletes to break from chinas sports system. Larmer said yao, chinas first successful basketball export and its most. Former beijing bureau chief of the financial times shares his insights on the chinese communist party from the absolute horror at the destruction of maoist times, to yao ming, to political power structures and more. In 2005, former newsweek writer brook larmer published a book entitled operation yao ming, in which he said that yao s parents were convinced to marry each other so that they would produce a dominant athlete, and that during yao s childhood, he was given special treatment to help him become a great basketball player.

The book, written by newsweek journalist brook larmer, raised quite a stir as it claimed more. The chinese sports empire, american big business, and the making of an nba superstar larmer, brook published by gotham 2005. Publication date 2005 topics yao, ming, 1980, sports and state china. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Mar 24, 2016 yao ming is an incredible specimen that had a brilliant but short career in the nba. Yao ming was born on september 12, 1980, in shanghai, china, to fang fengdi mother and yao zhiyuan father. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Read operation yao ming the chinese sports empire, american big business, and the making of an nba super star by brook larmer available from rakuten kobo. Jan 19, 2006 the revelations in operation yao ming, by former newsweek journalist brook larmer, are likely to raise further disquiet over chinas sovietstyle sports system ahead of the 2008 beijing olympics.

It was about the life and development of yao ming as an athlete raised in the chinese athletic system. Brook larmer describes the intrigues that brought the first chinese players to the nba and discusses chinas efforts to produce olympic champions, the brutal chinese sports machine, the life of yao ming, and. Those who find the inner workings of the chinese sports machine, international politics, basketball training, the business of basketball, international business, or above all yao ming, appealing will enjoy this book. The faint whispers of a genetic conspiracy coursed through the corridors of shanghai no. His father, six feet and ten inches tall, played basketball for a local shanghai team. Nov 03, 2005 operation yao ming was derived from a series of articles written for newsweek between 2000 and 2003. In the september 26 issue there was a big article about yao ming, which was actually an excerpt from brook larmers forthcoming book called operation yao ming. Made in china brook larmer, newsweeks shanghai bureau chief and the author of operation yao ming, on basketball sensation yao ming, sports in china, and writing his first book. Yaos story is so controlled that when he finally overcomes his initial clumsiness and starts rebelling against his government at books end, its hard not to feel. The chinese sports empire, american big business, and the making of an nba superstar brooke larmer, author. Brook larmer is the author of the book operation yao ming.