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Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the past and future of women's basketball and presents biographies of eight of the sport's most famous players: Cynthia Cooper, Teresa Edwards, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Nikki McCray, Dawn Staley, Kate Starbird, and Sheryl Swoopes.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
205 pages (some folded) : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Michael Jordan is the rare global icon whose celebrity extends beyond his original stage and onto multiple platforms. His relentless determination produced six NBA Championships and some of the most spectacular performances in sports history, while his enduring grace and unique sense of style made him equally famous in the worlds of fashion, business, and marketing. In this book, he makes it clear that the basis for his phenomenal success came from...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 325 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An NBA Hall of Famer presents an account of his personal and professional accomplishments, discussing his matchups with basketball legends, his major knee reconstruction, and how he broke a personal cycle of negativity and self-destructiveness.
Author
Language
English
Formats
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...
67) Shooting stars
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Formats
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...
68) Linsanity
Publisher
Ketchup Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Linsanity is a moving and inspirational portrait of Jeremy Lin. It chronicles his path to international stardom, the adversities he faced along the way, his struggles to overcome stereotypes, and how he drew strength from his faith, family and culture.
70) Kevin Durant
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
147 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The eighth book in a middle-grade nonfiction sports series that focuses on today's superstars and up-and-comers."--
73) Shaq talks back
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 259 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Port Sabine, the air is thick with oil, superstition reigns, and dreams hang on making a winning play. All eyes are on Mercy Louis, the star of the championship girls{u2019} basketball team. Mercy seems destined for greatness, but the road out of town is riddled with obstacles. There is her grandmother, Evelia, a strict evangelical who has visions of an imminent Rapture and sees herself as the keeper of Mercy{u2019}s virtue. There are the cryptic...
75) Dwyane
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
This photographic memoir from the NBA superstar looks at his upbringing on the South Side of Chicago, his college career at Marquette and his extraordinary rise to stardom with the Miami Heat.
76) Going big
Series
Publisher
Team Marketing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From extraordinary athletes and coaches to defining games and moments, the 'SEC Storied' documentary series features films from the Southeastern Conference's past and present. Plagued by injuries at UK and the NBA, Sam Bowie has always been overshadowed by his draft placement. The 7-foot-1 center was seen by many as a franchise player when he was selected by Portland with the second overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, just ahead of Michael Jordan....
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Basketball fans love to cheer for the underdog, and every season they get reminded that anything can happen in pro basketball. An undrafted player can become and All-Star. A franchise known as a perennial loser can rise up and win the NBA championship. This book presents thrilling tales of players and teams who have shocked the basketball world."--
79) Shaquille O'Neal
Series
Publisher
House of Collectibles
Pub. Date
[1995]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
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