{"product_id":"god-and-starbucks-an-nba-superstars-journey-through-addiction-and-recovery-isbn-9780062496812","title":"God and Starbucks: An NBA Superstar's Journey Through Addiction and Recovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn astonishing memoir of redemption—the moving story of a former top NBA player who miraculously rebounded from a monumental fall thanks to hard work and his deep, transformative faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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 his years in the glamorous world of professional basketball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod and Starbucks\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eVin Baker, an NBA all-star, Olympic gold medalist, and clean-cut preacher’s son, harbored a dark secret: a dependence on drugs and alcohol that began shortly after he turned pro. Eventually becoming a full-blown yet functional alcoholic, Vin convinced himself that he played better under the influence—until his addiction cost him his basketball career, his fortune, and his health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Vin’s story isn’t a tragic fall from grace. It is an enthralling testimony of salvation. For Vin, hitting rock bottom was a difficult yet transformative experience that led him to renew his relationship with God and to embrace life. Howard Schultz of Starbucks and Calvin Butts of Abyssinian Baptist Church offered Vin a helping hand and led him to find more security and happiness in his ordinary working life than he did in all of his years in the glamorous world of professional basketball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod and Starbucks\u003c\/em\u003e is a wise, unflinching look at addiction and at the necessity of taking charge and claiming one’s blessings. It is a powerful memoir about reaching the top and beginning again from the bottom—an inspiring personal tale of humility and grace that reminds us of what is truly important.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Vin Baker’s skills and abilities defined a generation of big men. While he was fighting incredible basketball players on the court, privately he was struggling with a far greater opponent in addiction. His honest and moving story will inspire change!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdonal Foyle, author of Winning the Money Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wonderful book about God’s power to give do-overs while illuminating what is possible in our hour of darkness. Vin Baker’s engrossing story is a towering example of how salvation is found through faith and hard work.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuinton Dixie, author of This Far by Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Vin Baker was an ascendant NBA talent in the early1990s, a dependable double-double machine who also possessed that ineffable characteristic called likability. Then, suddenly, he lost it all to addiction. Vin’s battle back, skillfully told, is not just a sports story—it’s one of the best tales of redemption you’ll ever read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream Team\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Many think famous athletes have it all, as if their talent makes them exempt from pain and suffering. Vin Baker knows different, as he details in God and Starbucks, a brilliant memoir of redemption. Baker’s personal story is powerful and raw—an amazingly relevant book for a time when so many people struggle with addiction and anxiety. I admire this book tremendously.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. Watkins, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Cook Up and The Beast Side\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888877859045,"sku":"NP9780062496812","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062496812.jpg?v=1730230013","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/god-and-starbucks-an-nba-superstars-journey-through-addiction-and-recovery-isbn-9780062496812","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}