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One Small Town, One Crazy Coach
The Ireland Spuds and the 1963 Indiana High School Basketball Season
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
In the summer of 1962, the peripatetic and irrepressible Pete Gill was hired on a whim to coach basketball at tiny Ireland High School. There he would accomplish, against enormous odds, one of the great small-town feats in Indiana basketball history. With no starters taller than 5’10", few wins...
Fightin' Words
Kentucky vs. Louisville
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
The long-standing rivalry between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals is one of the most heated in college basketball. Facing off against each other on the court for over a century, the intrastate rivalry became red-hot over thirty years ago when the two faced each other in 1983 NCAA...
by Julia Wall
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Learn all about angles with this exciting book about basketball! Examples taken from the lively sport keep readers engaged and help them better understand geometry and STEM themes. Readers will learn about different types of angles and their qualities, familiarizing themselves with acute angles, obtuse...
by Brendan Flynn
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the basics of the sport of basketball. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
by Jon M. Fishman
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2019
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers!
Stephen Curry is a star player for the Golden State Warriors. With carefully leveled text, colorful photos, and critical thinking questions, this title will be a slam dunk with young basketball fans.
Dream Shot
The Journey to a Wheelchair Basketball National Championship
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
In 2008, the men's wheelchair basketball team at the University of Illinois set out to achieve their sport's pinnacle: a college national championship. That lofty goal represented another stage of a journey begun in 1948 when Tim Nugent established the Gizz Kids wheelchair squad. Embedded with the...
by Bob Bergum
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2015
This book is for all the fans, the think-tanks, and the gurus of the best sport worldwide. Tons of info about stars, stats, awards, all-timers since that cold winter 1891 in Springfield. The CXXV hoop anniversary is coming next year , and the basketball will enjoy all at Rio de Janeiro, Olympic venue....
New York Basketball Stories 2.0
Tutto quello che ha reso unico il basket della Big Apple dai playground al Madison Square Garden
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Da una sconfinata voglia di tornare a raccontare la New York dei canestri, a modo mio quindi con l'incontenibile desiderio di scoprire cosa ci fosse prima, la storia, le sensazioni, gli aneddoti, le leggende, questa seconda versione di Basketball Stories: New York 2.0.
La seconda versione...
LeBron, Inc.
The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul.
With eight straight trips to the NBA Finals, LeBron James has proven himself one of the greatest basketball players...
My Losing Season
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2003
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball—and life itself—by the beloved author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini
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During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team...
Michael Jordan
The Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
**"It's not every day that I'm blown away by a book about a sports figure. But MICHAEL JORDAN: THE LIFE, by Roland Lazenby, ranks up there with the very best: The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn, Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger, and Joe DiMaggio by Richard Ben Cramer. The depth of reporting,...
by Belmont and Belcourt Biographies
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Kevin Durant is a star on the rise. A six-foot, nine-inch small forward, Durant has worked his way into an elite class of NBA all-stars. The 2008 Rookie of the Year led the league in scoring in the 2009-10 season and was the youngest player ever to win the NBA scoring title. This biography explores...
Coach Wooden and Me
Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Former NBA star and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.
Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller
President Barack Obama's Favorite...
by Seth Davis
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
A provocative and revelatory new biography of the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, by one of America's top college basketball writers
No college basketball coach has ever dominated the sport like John Wooden. His UCLA teams reached unprecedented heights in the 1960s and '70s capped by a run...