Name: Jabali - A Kansas City Legend
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Author: David Thomas
ISBN: 9780578482354

Type

Physical Book

Author

David Thomas

Publisher

David Thomas, PhD

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm

Weight

0.41 kg.

ISBN13

9780578482354

Synopsis "Jabali - A Kansas City Legend"

This book tells the story of Warren (Armstrong) Jabali, a remarkably gifted person who played basketball in Kansas City in the early 1960s. It does not tell the entire story of his life but it does tell the story of his career, and to a considerable extent, the story of his intellectual life and the impact he had on others.After high school, Warren starred at Wichita State University where, at 6'2", he ranks among its all-time leaders in points, rebounds and assists. In the American Basketball Association (ABA), he was Rookie of the Year, four times an All-Star, and Most Valuable Player in the 1973 ABA All-Star game. Jabali, in Swahili, means a large, conspicuous rock. It is the name Warren adopted in announcing his commitment to the African-American community. His principal concern from the time he left college was, in his words, "the standing of African-American people in the human community."This book is an effort to keep alive his memory in the Kansas City area and beyond. It is rare that a young man in high school so electrifies a community. Rare, also, that he should go on a journey that--through trails and tribulations--rendered him a hero to so many.

David Thomas

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David Thomas is a renowned software developer and author, famous for co-writing with Andrew Hunt The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (1999), a fundamental work in software engineering. This book, which has been used as a text in university courses, offers practical advice and valuable insights for programmers at all levels of experience.

In 2019, on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary, a special edition titled The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery was published, updated to reflect changes in the software industry. In addition to his work as an author, Thomas is co-founder of The Pragmatic Bookshelf, a publishing house that publishes innovative books for software developers. His pragmatic approach and ability to communicate complex concepts in an accessible manner have established him as an influential figure in the software development community.

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