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Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon
DescriptionWhen in 1969 the NBA sought an emblem for the league, one man was chosen above all as the icon of his sport: Jerry West. Silhouetted in white against a red-and-blue backdrop, West’s signature gait and left-handed dribble are still the NBA logo, seen on merchandise all-around the world.

    In this marvelous book—the first biography of the ...
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Hard Work: My Life On and Off the Court
DescriptionOne of the much respected and successful basketball coaches in the nation, Coach Roy Williams traveled an unlikely path to a career this boasts the highest winning percentage among all active college coaches. Now, for the first time, he tells the story of his life, from his turbulent childhood to the North Carolina Tar Heels’ 2009 national ...
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My Losing Season: A Memoir
DescriptionPAT CONROY—AMERICA’S Much BELOVED STORYTELLER—IS BACK!

“I was born to be a point guard, but not a very good one. . . .There was a time in my life when I walked throughout the world known to myself and others as an athlete. It was part of my own definition of who I was and certainly the part I much respected. When ...
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Personal Foul: A First-Person Account of the Scandal That Rocked the NBA
DescriptionThe media has speculated and sports fans have debated, but until now no one has known the real story. Personal Foul takes an in-depth look at former NBA referee Tim Donaghy and the betting scandal this rocked professional basketball. Containing never-before-seen documentation and correspondence between the league office, referees, coaches, ...
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Forty Minutes of Hell: The Extraordinary Life of Nolan Richardson
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An exploration of the racial politics of American sports, from the Jim Crow era to the present day, witnessed throughout the life of legendary African-American basketball coach and NCAA title winner Nolan Richardson

Born in El Paso's Segundo Barrio, or Second Ward, pioneering basketball coach Nolan Richardson ...

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Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
DescriptionPistol is extra than the biography of a ballplayer. It's the stuff of classic novels: the story of a boy transformed by his father's dream -- and the cost of this dream. Even as Pete Maravich became Pistol Pete -- a basketball icon for baby boomers -- all the Maraviches paid a cost. Now acclaimed author Mark Kriegel has brilliantly captured ...
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Shooting Stars
DescriptionFrom the ultimate team—basketball superstar LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, Pulitzer Award–winning author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August—a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to convert young lives, counting James’s own

The Shooting Stars were a bunch of children—LeBron James and his excellent ...

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The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team
DescriptionSays Coach K: "In all shapes of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words this, when said, can get out the excellent in your team, your employees, and your family...I Think IN YOU.

These four words can indicate the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try."

In his previous ...
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Doc: The Rise and Rise of Julius Erving
DescriptionThe definitive biography of basketball genius Julius Erving--the icon who transcended his sport and defined an era

Julius Erving, aka Dr. J, was a wizard together with the basketball, performing feats the world had never seen before: midair spins and whirls punctuated by great slam dunks, which he was the first to glamorize. In a ...

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Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend
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When Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics in 1957 as the nation′s first prominent black basketball star, he was not expecting much from coach Red Auerbach. Despite two national college championships and an Olympic gold medal, Russell′s previous coaches-all whites-had barely spoken to him. Russell′s style was unorthodox, redefining the meaning ...

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