NORTHWEST -- The sleepy neighborhood surrounding
Politics & Prose saw things get Heat
ed on Saturday afternoon, as NBA superstar
Dwyane Wade stopped-by the popular independent bookstore/coffee house for an exclusive book signing event.
Lines to meet the athlete/author snaked around the block.
The 8-time NBA All-Star and current
Miami Heat player's Washington boondoggle came amidst a promotional blitz touting the popular athlete’s recent memoir:
A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger than Basketball.
Released on September 4th under the
William Morrow imprint, the 352-page tome reveals Wade’s thoughts on fatherhood, details his personal experiences as a parent, and traces his transformation from being the child of a single parent to now serving as one himself.
The book also features highlights from the shooting/point guard’s storied basketball career -- from his early days shooting hoops in Chicago, to playing at Marquette University, to emerging as an unheralded draft pick to receiving MVP honors in the 2006 NBA Finals.
It’s a story about leading by example, both on the court and off.