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1) LeBron
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Presents a definitive biography of one of the greatest athletes of all time that chronicles not only LeBron James' meteoric rise to fame but also his solid family, political activism, and business empire.
3) Sooley
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Language
English
Description
In the summer of his seventeenth year, Samuel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basketball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on a airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed, quickness, and an astonishing vertical leap. The rest of his game,...
4) Remember us
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The summer before seventh grade, as the constant threat of housefires looms over her Brooklyn neighborhood, basketball-loving Sage is trying to figure out her place in her circle of friends, when a new kid named Freddy moves in" --
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Language
English
Description
The Boston Celtics legend shares his personal life lessons --11 essential steps that can empower anyone to become a winner in their professional and personal lives. Leadership and teamwork are the twin towers of Russell's personal philosophy, and in Russell rules he talks about them not as abstract concepts, but as a day-to-day elements of a successful life. He speaks with authority of how the great Celtics teams of the 1960s not only nurtured the...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
From basketball superstar LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, Pulitzer Prize—winning author of Friday Night Lights, comes a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including James’s own
The Shooting Stars were a bunch of kids from Akron, Ohio–LeBron James and his best friends–who first met on a youth basketball team of the same name. United by their love of the game and their yearning...
The Shooting Stars were a bunch of kids from Akron, Ohio–LeBron James and his best friends–who first met on a youth basketball team of the same name. United by their love of the game and their yearning...
10) Basketball Jones
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Language
English
Description
Aldridge James “AJ” Richardson is living the good life. He has a gorgeous town house in always-flavorful New Orleans, plenty of frequent-flier miles from jet-setting around the country on a whim, and an MBA–but he’s never had to work a regular job. He owes it all to his longtime lover, Dray Jones. Dray Jones the rich and famous NBA star. They fell in love in college when AJ was hired to tutor Dray, a freshman on the basketball...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
From 1996 through 2004, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined-- and collided-- to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse. From public sniping and sparring, to physical altercations and the repeated threats of trade, it was warfare. The eight years of infighting and hostility were by turns mediated and encouraged by coach Phil Jackson. Pearlman shows how the Shaq-Kobe duo resulted in one of...
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English
Description
"They were the Beatles of basketball, the Mercury Seven in sneakers. In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless children around the planet, and remade the NBA into a global sensation. As a senior staff writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat...
14) Double homicide
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Language
English
Description
Presents "Still Life," in which the murder of a Santa Fe art gallery employee is examined by detectives Darryl Two Moons and Steve Katz and "In the Land of Giants," in which two Boston detectives investigate the murder of a basketball star.
16) My losing season
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Language
English
Description
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
During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs...
During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs...
17) Swagger
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
High school senior point guard Jonas Dolan is on the fast track to a basketball career until an unthinkable choice puts his future on the line.
18) Don't put me in, coach: my incredible NCAA journey from the end of the bench to the end of the bench
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English
Description
An irreverent, hilarious insider's look at big-time NCAA basketball, through the eyes of the nation's most famous benchwarmer and author of the popular blog ClubTrillion.com (3.6m visits!). Mark Titus holds the Ohio State record for career wins, and made it to the 2007 national championship game. You would think Titus would be all over the highlight reels. You'd be wrong.
In 2006, Mark Titus arrived on Ohio State's campus as...
In 2006, Mark Titus arrived on Ohio State's campus as...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Framed for murder and sentenced to life, college basketball star Nasir Lassiter is hopeless, forsaking everyone--including his pregnant girlfriend Ayana. Five bitter years pass in jail, then suddenly his name is cleared and he's a free man. Yet his absence, he soon learns, has caused much suffering. His mother has turned to drugs, and Ayana--raising their four-year-old daughter Brandy--cannot escape Alonzo, a cruel, jealous businessman. And when Brandy...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When future NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still an 18-year-old high school basketball prospect from New York City named Lew Alcindor, he accepted a scholarship from UCLA largely on the strength of Coach John Wooden's reputation as a winner. It turned out to be the right choice, as Alcindor and his teammates won an unprecedented three NCAA championship titles. But it also marked the beginning of one of the most enduring friendships in the history...
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