Titles by Dave Bing

<div><p><strong>&ldquo;In this&nbsp;fraught time of cutthroat business and financial dealings, racial animosity, and heartless political leaders, Dave&rsquo;s remarkable story has lessons for us all.&rdquo;</strong>&nbsp;&mdash;Jalen Rose, former professional basketball player, current analyst for ESPN&nbsp;</p><p><strong>A narrative of chance and purpose that touches all corners of society to tell the improbable tale of one man looking for something greater.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>A young, Black kid from one of the poorest sections of Washington, D.C., despite being legally blind in one eye,&nbsp;develops into a&nbsp;Hall of Famer. A rookie bank teller rises to become&nbsp;a&nbsp;business leader. A once-reluctant political neophyte answers the call to become mayor of&nbsp;Detroit&nbsp;and establishes a mentoring program&nbsp;for Black teens&nbsp;that serves as a model for the nation.&nbsp;All of&nbsp;these stories belong to&nbsp;one man:&nbsp;Dave Bing.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />In&nbsp;<em>Attacking the Rim</em>, Bing shares this multifaceted personal saga with a rare combination of modesty, moxie, and self-belief. Reflecting on his playing days with the Pistons, Bullets, and Celtics, Bing takes readers inside the exciting world of pro basketball&nbsp;at the moment&nbsp;when sensational athletes were turning a low-budget game into a high-powered, multimillion-dollar entertainment spectacle.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />From inside the Detroit mayor&rsquo;s office, he offers a firsthand look at the city&rsquo;s monumental challenges, including debt,&nbsp;corruption,&nbsp;unemployment,&nbsp;infrastructure, and the daily choices between the lesser of evils. And finally, he takes us through the mentoring foundation he&rsquo;s created, cutting through the red tape of charitable work to achieve fundamental change in the young men of Detroit.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Dave Bing&rsquo;s story is one of unbelievable perseverance and success, and in it he shares the lessons for personal growth and excellence he&rsquo;s learned along the way.&nbsp;</strong></p></div>