God And Starbucks

An NBA Superstar's Journey Through Addiction and Recovery

By: Vin Baker

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Hardcover | 11 July 2017

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Vin 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.

But 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.

God and Starbucks 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.

Industry Reviews

"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!" -- Adonal Foyle, author of Winning the Money Game

"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." -- Quinton Dixie, author of This Far by Faith

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