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Book details
  • Genre:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • SubGenre:Sports
  • Language:English
  • Pages:212
  • eBook ISBN:9780996891615
  • Hardcover ISBN:9780996891608

Undiagnosed, Unscrupulous and Unbeatable

The Paul Haber Story

by Monty Nereim

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Overview

Undiagnosed Unscrupulous and Unbeatable, The Paul Haber Story is based on the life of a quick-witted Jewish kid who battled child abuse, manic depression, personality disorder and alcohol to become one of history’s greatest and most controversial handball players. 

His clashes with the very hands that fed him played out in juicy detail in Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Life, Ace magazines, and newspapers coast-to-coast, including the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

The unflappable dark prince of handball was unfazed by authority. Time in jail, probation and commitment to a state mental institution provided colorful gossip but little change in the unbeatable champ.

Even his lucky escape from the Chicago Mob had little impact on Haber, until later.

Paul Haber’s story is an intriguing chronicle of this gifted but cursed superstar; the unlikely paradigm of legend and tragedy.

Description

The unflappable dark prince of handball was unfazed by authority. Time in jail, probation and a state mental institution provided colorful gossip but no real changes to the character of the unbeatable champ. Even his lucky escape from the Chicago Mob had little impact on Haber, until later.

Undiagnosed, Unscrupulous and Unbeatable, The Paul Haber Story chronicles the life of a quick-witted Jewish kid who battled child abuse, mental disorders and alcohol to become one of history’s greatest and most controversial handball players.  Had these issues not been a part of his life, would he still have become a legendary superstar? Conflict and triumph have many stories, non like the saga of Paul Haber.

Haber's clashes with the very hands that fed him played out in juicy detail in Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, True and Ace magazines as well as newspapers coast-to-coast, including the front page of the Wall Street Journal.  Haber was both loved and hated by many but the press and fans salivated over his every appearance.

For seven years Haber reigned king of the hill in handball, and for years after he milked it as former royalty among enthusiasts. Labeled the bad boy of the sport, he could not escape his reputation as an unemployed “handball bum.”

Haber’s life was an unlikely paradigm of legend and tragedy. 

About the author

Monty Nereim was born and raised in South Dakota and grew up in Vietnam as a U.S. Marine. He benefited from two careers, military officer and magazine editor, before starting his writing ventures. He and his wife Sharon call Las Vegas and San Diego home. When not writing, he travels, golfs, and plays handball. Undiagnosed, Unscrupulous and Unbeatable is his first book to be published.