The urban classic coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, and basketball Jim Carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. But in this memoir of the mid-1960s, set during his coming-of-age from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager making a place and a name for himself on the unforgiving streets of New York City.
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The urban classic coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, and basketball Jim Carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. But in this memoir of the mid-1960s, set during his coming-of-age from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager making a place and a name for himself on the unforgiving streets of New York City.
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Add this copy of The Basketball Diaries: the Classic About Growing Up to cart. $10.97, fair condition, Sold by Dream Books Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Denver, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Penguin Books.
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Fair. This copy has clearly been enjoyed-expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.
Add this copy of The Basketball Diaries: The Classic about Growing Up to cart. $16.99, very good condition, Sold by A Second Wind Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomfield, IN, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Penguin Books.
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Very good. Trade Softcover, no writing, marks or tears, minimal cover and corner wear, no remainder marks, not withdrawn library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Good. Signed by author. Cover design by Melissa Jacoby. Cover photo by Rosemary Carroll, with hand coloring by Neil Stuart. A memoir by the well-connected 'People Who Died' singer, inscribed by the author to the first (promotional) leaf. Carroll worked for Andy Warhol, dated Patti Smith, was mentored by Ted Berrigan and Keith Richards, and, while still a teen, juggled vocations as basketball star and poetry prodigy with a fervent heroin habit. He would later marry the equally well-connected entertainment lawyer Rosemary Carroll, née Klemfuss, who took the iconic cover photo of the poet and who would later assert that Kurt Cobain's suicide note was forged. Tight, uncreased spine and clean, unmarked interior. Some bumped corners and moderate edge-wear. Featured Rare & Collectibles.
Add this copy of The Basketball Diaries to cart. $507.00, very good condition, Sold by Burnside Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Tombouctou / A Lamplighter Book.
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Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's wraps with black and white author photo on the front cover taken by Rosemary Klemfuss. Very Good. Spine creasing and light general wear to covers, former owner name and Bolinas address written to a preliminary blank, staining to textblock fore edge, occasionally affecting the interior of pages. The fictionalized memoir of juvenile delinquency and heroin abuse that inspired the 1995 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Not for the faint of heart, Jim Carroll tells it like it is growing up on the streets of New York City.
The story follows him through his formative teen years, involved with drugs, sex and basketball.
If you loved this book, you may also enjoy his sequal, The Forced Diaries.
