Charles Barkley has never been shy about expressing his opinions. Michael Jordan once said that we all want to say the things that Barkley says, but we dont dare. But even die-hard followers of the all-time NBA great, the star of TNTs Inside the NBA and CNNs TalkBack Live, will be astonished by just how candid and provocative he is in this bookand just how big his ambitions are. Though he addresses weighty issues with a light touch and prefers to stir people to think by making them laugh, theres nothing Charles Barkley shies away from herenot race, not class, not big money, not scandal, not politics, not personalities, nothing. Early on, says Washington Post columnist and ESPN talk show host Michael Wilbon in his Introduction, Barkley made his peace with mixing it up, and decided the consequences were very much worth it to him. And that makes him as radically different in these modern celebrity times as a 6-foot-4-inch power forward.If theres one thing Charles Barkley knows, its the crying need for honest, open discussion in this countrythe more uncomfortable the subject, the more necessary the dialogue. And if the discussion leader can be as wise, irreverent, (occasionally) profane and (consistently) funny as Charles Barkley, so much the better. Many people are going to be shocked and scandalized by I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It, but many more will stand up and cheer. Like Molly Ivins or Bill OReilly, Charles Barkley is utterly his own thinker, and everything he says comes from deep reflection. One way or another, if more blood hasnt reached your brain by the time youve finished this book, maybe youve been embalmed.From the Hardcover edition.