Basketball category: 1106 books
One Last Shot
The Story of Michael Jordan's Comeback
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
One Last Shot gives Jordan fans the inside scoop they're looking for on basketball's greatest legend, with exclusive interviews from NBA executives, players, and coaches. Mitchell Krugel uses his fifteen years of following Michael Jordan's every move to explain why the man who left the game as The...
In My Skin
My Life On and Off the Basketball Court
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Hailed by ESPN as the world’s most famous female basketball player, Brittney Griner, the dunking phenom and national sensation who is shattering stereotypes and breaking boundaries, now shares her coming-of-age story, revealing how she found her strength to overcome bullies and to embrace her authentic...
by Phil Jackson, Charley Rosen
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
More than a Game is the odyssey of Jackson's journey—from New York Knick and world champion, to CBA coach, to six-time Chicago Bulls world champion, to this year's L.A. Lakers world champion—and the lessons in leadership he learned each step of the way. It is the tale of Rosen's journey as well,...
The Sixth Man
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
****The Instant National Bestseller**
The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the Golden State Warriors.**
Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. And fresh off the Warriors’ fifth Finals appearance in five years, his...
Can I Keep My Jersey?
11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2007
He’s been called a journeyman. Even Paul wouldn’t dispute that classification. Regardless, Bill Simmons, ESPN.com’s “The Sports Guy,” has said of Paul Shirley, “We could finally have an answer to the question ‘What would it be like if one of our friends was an NBA player?”
There’s...
Operation Yao Ming
The Chinese Sports Empire, American Big Business, and the Making of an NBA Super star
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2005
The riveting story behind NBA giant Yao Ming, the ruthless Chinese sports machine that created him, and the East-West struggle over China’s most famous son.
The NBA’s 7‘6" All-Star Yao Ming has changed the face of basketball, revitalizing a league desperate for a new hero while becoming...
by LeVelle Moton, Edward G Robinson III
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
This collection of endearing, heartfelt stories is from an NCAA Division I basketball coach who overcame life’s everyday obstacles—poverty, violence, bullying, and heartbreak—to find success on and off the court. North Carolina Central University head coach LeVelle Moton shares personal stories...
by Belmont and Belcourt Biographies
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
LeBron James, The Chosen One, is one of the greatest and most controversial basketball players in the history of the NBA. He is an eight-time NBA All-Star, a three-time league MVP, and now – a champion. Most fans are aware of his amazing accomplishments on the court and of his controversial “Decision”...
We On
An Inside Look at Michigan Basketball's Final Four Run
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Michigan Basketball captain Josh Bartelstein kept a blog throughout his years as a Wolverine (2010-2013). J-Bart's blog has been turned into an interactive ebook which will include lots of Final Four content plus never before seen photos and videos from an inside perspective. Includes excerpts from Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., & Stu Douglass
Dean's Domain
The Inside Story of Dean Smith and His College Basketball Empire
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 1999
Up-close, behind-the-scenes biography of the winningest coach in college basketball history.
Capital Kings
The 25 Greatest High School Players from Washington, D.C., and Their Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
The President might live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of Washington, D.C., but in the nation's capital, there is no question that basketball is king. For more than half a century, local standouts have gotten in their run, first at the local playgrounds and now in air conditioned gyms....
Jeremy Lin
Faith, Joy, and Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
The inspiring story of Asian-American basketball player Jeremy Lin, who went from unknown underdog to rescuer of the New York Knicks in just a few weeks.
To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever
A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
A thoroughly obsessive, intermittently uplifting, and occasionally unbiased account of the Duke–North Carolina basketball rivalry
Getting to Us
How Great Coaches Make Great Teams
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
**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...