The
Art of Basketball : A Guide to Self-Improvement in the Fundamentals of
the Game
by Oscar Robertson
Paperback (February 1998)
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Be
Quick But Don't Hurry
by Andrew Hill, John R. Wooden (Introduction)
(Hardcover)
Asphalt
Gods : An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament
by Vincent M. Mallozzi
Book Description: The real basketball deal–the inside story
of Harlem's legendary tournament and the pros and playground legends who
have made it world famous.
Earl “The Goat” Manigault. Herman “Helicopter” Knowings. Joe
“The Destroyer” Hammond. Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland. These and
dozens of other colorfully nicknamed men are the “Asphalt Gods,” whose
astounding exploits in the Rucker Tournament, often against multimillionaire
NBA superstars, have made them playground divinity. First established in
the 1950s by Holcombe Rucker, a New York City Parks Department employee,
the tournament has grown to become a Harlem institution, an annual summer
event of major proportions. On that fabled patch of concrete, unknown players
have been lighting it up for decades as they express basketball as a freestyle
art among their peers and against such pro immortals as Julius Erving and
Wilt Chamberlain. X's and O's are exchanged for oohs and aahs in one of
the great examples of street theater to be found in urban America.
Asphalt Gods is a streetwise, supremely entertaining oral history of
a tournament that has influenced everything from NBA playing style to hip-hop
culture. Now, legends transmitted by word of mouth find a home and the
achievements of basketball's greatest unknowns a permanent place in the
game's record.
Hardcover from Doubleday
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Basketball: Multiple Offense and Defense
by Dean Smith, et al
Listed under Coaching
Basketball
Skills & Drills
by Jerry V. Krause(Editor), et al.
Paperback (April 1999)
Coaching Team Defense
by Fritz Shurmur.
Listed under Coaching
A
Century of Jayhawk Triumphs: The 100 Greatest Victories in the History
of Kansas Basketball
by Blair Kerkhoff, Jeff Bollig
Hardcover from Addax Pub Group
Book Published: March, 2002
Comeback
Cagers (Chip Hilton Sports Series, 21)
by Clair Bee, et al
(Paperback - October 2001)
Counting
Coup : A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
by Larry Colton
(Paperback - October 2001)
Danger
Zone (Point Signature)
by David Klass
Fiction - Young Adult
Paperback (March 1998)
Full
Court Press
by Mike Lupica
An entertaining novel about Dee Gerard, the NBA's first woman player.
(Hardcover)
Home
and Away : Memoir of a Fan
by Scott Simon.
Hardcover (May 2000)
Wooden : A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the
Court
by John R. Wooden, et al.
Listed under Coaching
Leading
with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business,
and Life
by Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips.
Paperback: 291 pages
Warner Books; ISBN: 0446676780; (March 2001)
Leading
With the Heart : Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business,
and Life
by Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips.
Audio Cassette (March 2000)
Hoops
by Walter Dean Myers.
Paperback (April 1, 1983)
Usually ships promptly.
The Gospel According to Phil : The Words and Wisdom of Chicago Bulls
Coach Phil Jackson : An Unauthorized Collection
by Phil Jackson, et al.
Listed under Chicago Bulls
Loose
Balls : Easy Money, Hard Fouls, Cheap Laughs & True Love in the NBA
by Jayson Williams, Steve Friedman (Contributor).
Paperback: 276 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.95 x
8.02 x 5.22
Broadway Books (March 13, 2001) ISBN: 0767905695
They Call Me Coach
by Jack Tobin
Listed under Coaching
Slam!
by Walter Dean Myers.
Paperback (November 1998)
Fiction - Young Adult
In
These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle
by Madeleine Blais. Paperback (January 1996)
The Amherst Lady Hurricanes
They were a talented team with a near-perfect record but a reputation
for choking in the crunch of the state playoffs. Finally, after five straight
years of disappointments, the Amherst Lady Hurricanes found they just might
have what it took to go all the way. This is a fierce, funny, and intimate
look into their minds and hearts during one very special season. A finalist
for the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction. Amazon.com
Paperback - 272 pages Reissue edition (January 1996)
Warner Books; ISBN: 0446672106
The
Moves Make the Man (Newbery Honor Book)
by Bruce Brooks. Paperback
(January 1996)
Russell
Rules : 11 Lessons on Leadership from the Twentieth Century's Greatest
Winner
by Bill Russell, David Falkner (Contributor)
(Hardcover - May 2001)
Sole
Influence : Basketball, Corporate Greed, and the Corruption of America's
Youth
by Dan Wetzel, Don Yaeger.
Sneaky Sneakers!
Hardcover (January 2000)
The
Million Dollar Shot
by Dan Gutman. Paperback (September 1998)
Fiction - Young Adult
Reach
for the Summit : The Definite Dozen System for Succeeding at Whatever You
Do
by Pat Head Summitt, Sally Jenkins (Contributor).
Paperback (March 2, 1999)
Practical
Modern Basketball
by John R. Wooden.
Paperback (December 8, 1998)
Taking
Sides
by Gary Soto.
Paperback (October 1992)
Playing for Keeps : Michael Jordan and the World He Made
by David Halberstam
Listed under Michael Jordan
The Basketball Coach's Bible : A Comprehensive and Systematic Guide
to Coaching
by Sidney Goldstein, Dale Brown (Designer).
Listed under Coaching
A
Season on the Brink : A Year With Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
by John Feinstein.
Paperback (November 1989)
The Jordan Rules : The Inside Story of a Turbulent Season With Michael
Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
by Sam Smith, Doug Grud (Editor)
Listed under Chicago Bulls
On
the Devil's Court
by Carl Deuker
Paperback (September 1991)
Forever
Showtime : The Checkered Life of Pistol Pete Maravich
by Phil Berger
Hardcover (November 1999)
The
City Game : From the Garden to the Playgrounds
by Pete Axthelm, Rick Telander (Introduction).
Paperback (February 1999)
The
12 Leadership Principles of Dean Smith
by David Chadwick. Hardcover (September 1999)
Tournament
Crisis (Chip Hilton Sports Series, Vol 14)
by Clair Bee, et al. Paperback
(April 15, 2000)
The
Last Shot : City Streets, Basketball Dreams
by Darcy Frey
Paperback (January 1996)
Hardcourt
Upset (Chip Hilton Sports Series, Vol 15)
by Clair Bee, et al.
Paperback (May 15, 2000)
Short words, and not too many of them.
She Got Game : My Personal Odyssey
by Cynthia Cooper
Listed under WNBA
Shooting
from the Outside : How a Coach and Her Olympic Team Transformed Women's
Basketball
Tara Vanderveer, Joan Ryan (Contributor)
Book Description: Never mind Michael, Shaq and the rest, the
U.S. Women's Basketball Team was the real "Dream Team" at the 1996 Olympic
Games in Atlanta. After a remarkable undefeated season, Sheryl Swoopes,
Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo and their teammates brought home Olympic gold
under the unparalleled leadership of three-time National Coachof the Year,
Tara VanDerveer. Shooting from Outside is Tara's riveting, behind-the-scenes
chronicle of the excitement, drama and triumph of that unforgettable year,
as well as...
Paperback: 259 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.74 x
8.03 x 5.27
Publisher: Avon Books (Pap Trd); (November 1998)
ISBN: 0380794985
Five-Star
Basketball Drills
by Howard Garfinkel (Editor).
Paperback (October 1988)
Sacred Hoops : Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior
by Phil Jackson, et al.
Listed under Coaching
A Sense of Where You Are
by John McPhee
Listed under New York Knicks
Teamwork
: The Cleveland Rockers in Action (Owens, Tom, Women's Professional Basketball.)
by Tom Owens, Diana Star Helmer
(Library Binding - August 1999)
Venus
to the Hoop : A Gold Medal Year in Women's Basketball
Sara Corbett
One of the truly inspiring sagas of the 1996 Olympics was the dominating
performance of America's other Dream Team, the women's hoopsters. Led by
charismatic coach Tara VanDerveer--she drove her players hard, but no harder
than she drove herself--a group of 12 divergent personalities turned into
an immensely appealing and cohesive unit. Between its formation and the
Olympics, the team won all 51 games it played, then drove through the competition
in Atlanta to win the gold medal. They also garnered some powerful intangibles--recognition,
respect, and the affection of the fans--that continue to remain more elusive
to women's squads than men's. Journalist Sara Corbett was given exclusive
access to the team for the duration. Her vivid narrative resonates with
the tension and drama of competition in the spotlight, and nicely captures
the pressures the team had to shoulder in its media-hyped role. Amazon.com
Paperback: 352 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x
7.97 x 5.21
Publisher: Anchor Books (September 15, 1998)
ISBN: 0385493525
The
Winner Within : A Life Plan for Team Players
by Pat Riley
Paperback (October 1994)
The
Boys of Winter: Wisconsin's State Basketball Champions, 1956 & 1957
by John Davis, MD Cantwell
Paperback: 116 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 9.00 x
0.27 x 6.00
Publisher: 1stBooks Library; ; (August 2002)
ISBN: 0759692483
String
Music
by Rick Telander (Hardcover - July 2002)
The Smart Take from the Strong : The Basketball Philosophy of Pete
Carril
by Pete Carril, et al.
Hardcover (March 1997)
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