Seth Davis
Author
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 591 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A provocative assessment of legendary UCLA coach John Wooden by the best-selling author of When March Went Mad draws on hundreds of interviews from all periods of his career to offer insight into his driving ambition, divided relationships and hard-won lessons.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent "us"? Seth Davis, one of the keenest minds in sports journalism, has been thinking about that question for twenty-five years. It's one of the things that drove him to write the definitive biography of college basketball's greatest coach, John Wooden, Wooden: A Coach's Life. But John Wooden coached a long time ago. The world has changed, and coaching has...
Author
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The dramatic story of how two legendary players--Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird--burst on the scene in an NCAA championship that gave birth to modern basketball. The date was March 26, 1979. The place: Salt Lake City.
Author
Publisher
Harper Select
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xiii, 222 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The beloved chaplain of Loyola University's men's basketball team offers a memoir of her life of service along with common sense wisdom and spiritual guidance from one hundred years of living.
Author
Publisher
Harper Select
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Known to millions as simply "Sister Jean," the Loyola Chicago matriarch and college basketball icon invites you into her remarkable memoir filled with history, wonder, and common-sense wisdom for this century and beyond. As Sister Jean wisely says, "I've seen so many changes in the last 102 years, but the important things remain the same."
Part life story, part philosophy text, and part spiritual guide, Sister Jean's wit,
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