Continuation and Additions to the History of Bradford, and Its Parish Book

Easily one of the best book of all time. It definitely exceeded my expectation of a basketball biography. It is a book of Chinese history and culture, particularly reflected in its sports system. Through the "making" of Yao Ming to his rising status as a global star, the book narrates the clash between Chinese and American culture, as well as the internal struggle of many Chinese who were painfully growing out of the Maoist China and rapidly transforming into a more capitalistic and global nation with "Chinese characteristics".