Praise for Globetrotter:

“A beautifully written, nuanced portrait of one of America’s most interesting, influential, and overlooked sports figures. Globetrotter dazzles with its fine writing and scores over and over again with its impressive research. It’s a winner.”

—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the New York Times bestseller King: A Life

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“What a guy. What a book.”

—The Chicago Tribune

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“This book is as fast-paced and as entertaining as a Globetrotters game!  Abe Saperstein played a major role in making pro basketball the worldwide sensation it is today, breaking down racial barriers and piercing the Cold-War Iron Curtain along the way.  The story of his amazing forty-year career — which includes all the “gimmicks” he devised, like the 3-pointer — makes for a terrific read.”

— Jacqueline Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of No Right to an Honest Living:  The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era

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“The Jacob brothers provide a fast-paced narrative of an underappreciated game changer.”

— Kirkus Reviews

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“Abe Saperstein remains among the most influential figures in sports history, but too few know his name or remarkable story. Globetrotter fixes that in thrilling style, delivering us courtside for a gripping biography of a man whose impact on American athletics, race relations, and flat-out fun remains as vibrant and valuable as ever."

— Robert Kurson, bestselling author of Shadow Divers and Rocket Men

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“Meticulously researched and written in an easy and entertaining style, Globetrotter provides a lively and honest look at Saperstein’s life."

— Booklist (starred review), American Library Association

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“When Abe Saperstein died in 1966, he was the most well-known and successful sports promoter in the world. But today, he has been largely forgotten. Mark Jacob’s and Matthew Jacob’s Globetrotter will hopefully correct that wrong. In a meticulously researched book, they bring to life this complex man — from his unparalleled marketing genius to his complicated record on race. It is a fascinating story about one of the most important men in sports history, with lessons that still resonate today about race and sports in America.”

— Ben Green, author of Spinning the Globe: The Rise, Fall, and Return to Greatness of the Harlem Globetrotters