Giant Steps (book)

Giant Steps: The Autobiography of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Bantam Books, 1983) is a best-selling book[1] by basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Written with former Crawdaddy magazine editor Peter Knobler, it covers Abdul-Jabbar's career, his conversion to Islam, his social growth, and his feelings about American racial politics.[2] The title Giant Steps pays tribute to the 1960 album of the same name by jazz musician John Coltrane.

  1. ^ "Books: Best Sellers: Jan. 9, 1984". Time. 9 January 1984. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor". Vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2018.