{"product_id":"9780061745942_jim-brown","title":"Jim Brown","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first, definitive biography of one of the most important, controversial, and outspoken athletes of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe intimidated people on and off the football field. He was brutal yet brilliant, narcissistic yet magnanimous, relentless yet unyielding. Most of all, he was the greatest football player of all time. He was Jim Brown. A legend in his own time, Jim Brown was revered as an athlete, actor, and unflinching symbol of black pride and self-reliance. In this moving book, Mike Freeman offers the first definitive portrait of the sports star. Based on interviews with Brown, his family, friends, and colleagues, Jim Brown is an honest, complete picture of the man and his turbulent times. Part biography, part cultural history, it is a quintessential American tale—a story of adversity, adulation, tenacity, inspiration, and pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously researched biography goes beyond the headlines to uncover the fierce life of an American hero:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Greatest Football Player:\u003c\/b\u003e An unflinching look at the on-field dominance and off-field intimidation that defined his nine-year NFL career and cemented his legend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHollywood Pioneer:\u003c\/b\u003e How Brown shattered racial barriers on the silver screen, becoming the first black action star and forever changing how black men were portrayed in film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSocial Activism:\u003c\/b\u003e The creation of the Black Economic Union and the controversial Muhammad Ali draft summit—a deep dive into his fight for black pride and self-reliance during the turbulent Civil Rights era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnder FBI Surveillance:\u003c\/b\u003e A stunning chronicle, based on declassified files, of how J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI spied on Brown, viewing the powerful athlete as a threat to national security.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Complicated Man:\u003c\/b\u003e Based on candid interviews, this is the definitive portrait of a narcissistic yet magnanimous American icon and his fierce, controversial life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mike Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922395975829,"sku":"9780061745942","price":13.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780061745942.png?v=1777422802","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061745942_jim-brown","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}