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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.
2) Baller Ina
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A rhyming picture book about Ina who is a graceful ballerina who also loves to get competitive on the basketball court"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Things haven't been the same since Shane's accident. One minute he was a normal kid playing a game of tag with his friends, and the next he's the boy who came back from the dead. Now, every time Shane falls asleep, he's pulled into a dark world where the evil Nightmare King reigns. The King is collecting children and keeping them as treasure. Despite the threat of capture by the Nightmare King, he can't stay awake forever. Shane will have to take...
5) 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" --
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A riveting, humorous memoir from Kenny "the Jet" Smith - superstar basketball commentator, host of top-rated Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals his thoughtful views on race, the NBA, his upbringing, and an abundance of poignant, colorful inside stories about the star players, coaches, and mentors who taught and inspired him along the way" --
The host of top-rated Inside the NBA and two-time NBA champion relates memorable stories...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dave Kindred has covered dozens of Super Bowls, developed a personal relationship with Muhammad Ali, and traveled the country following some of the greatest stars and teams in all of sports. But as he looks back on his life, it's a girls' high school basketball team, the Lady Potters of Morton, Illinois, that stands apart from the rest. Kindred writes about his rise to professional success and the changes that brought him back to his hometown late...
9) Black ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the generation that saved the soul of the NBA
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Against the backdrop of ongoing massive resistance to racial desegregation and increasingly strident calls for Black Power, the NBA in the 1970s embodied the nation's imagined descent into disorder. The press and the public blamed young Black players for the chaos in the NBA, citing drugs, violence, greed, and criminality. The supposed decline of pro basketball became a metaphor for the first decades of integration in America: the rules of the game...
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
NBA All-Star and ESPN commentator Carlos Boozer shares his full story in this memoir about overcoming trauma, achieving your dreams and staying true to who you are in the process.
11) Why I stand
Author
Publisher
DW Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : portrait ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
On July 31, 2020, the Orlando Magic starting forward Jonathan Isaac was the lone NBA player not to kneel for the national anthem amid a league-wide demonstration in support of Black Lives Matter. In Why I Stand, he shares the journey of how--through a series of divine connections and a willingness to follow Christ--his fear and insecurity-driven life was transformed into one of confidence and purpose.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This social, cultural and political look at the life of LeBron James shows how he uses his celebrity not to transcend Blackness, but to give it a place of cultural prominence, exposing the frictions between Blackness and a country not fully comfortable with its presence" --
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