Basketball

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Basketball, Sports lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for big-picture nonfiction and accessible learning. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

A New York Times bestseller During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was tagged as the ?Zen master? half...

#1 New York Times bestseller Who is the greatest dunker of all time Which version of the Michael Jordan was the best Michael Jordan What is allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball Basketball (and Other Things) presents readers with a whole new set of pivotal and ridiculous fan disputes from basketball history, providing...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Basketball, Sports lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for big-picture nonfiction and accessible learning. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is responsible for sublime moments so ingrained in sports history that they have their own names. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball hitting nothing but...

What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association.What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Cont...

So you're thinking about volunteering to coach youth basketball Great! You're in for a fun, rewarding experience. Whether you're new to the sport and looking for some guidance or you're a seasoned coach hunting for some fresh tips, Coaching Basketball For Dummies will help you command the court with confidence. Each friendly chapter is packed with...

Basketball drills coupled with strong fundamentals are the key for any top basketball player."You can practice basketball shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise." Michael Jordan. People believe tha...

Board Books for Little Sports! Now even the smallest of fans can enjoy a book about their favorite sport. Rhyming riddles accompanied by colorful artwork help introduce the game's simplest, most basic elements.Brad Herzog lives on California's Monterey Peninsula with his wife, Amy, and his two sons, Luke and Jesse. As a freelance writer, he has won...

"If you are a college basketball fan like I am, you?ll understand why I?ve long admired John Calipari?s leadership style. While no coach treasures a win more than John, this terrific book reveals his greater purpose?to lead his young players to better lives, and then challenge them to give back to others." ?President William J. Clinton In Players F...

Lucas likes basketball, but he is a ball hog. Can Lucas learn to pass the ball...

Featuring dozens of iconic NBA superstars like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, and Steph Curry, B is for Baller is the ultimate alphabet book for young hoops fans?whether they're taking their first shot at the ABCs or already perfecting their threes! James Littlejohn's words leap off the page and bring legen...

Tyler couldn't believe it when he discovered his super ability while playing basketball with his dad. He's a perfect shot! Since he can't miss, he quits passing to his teammates. Soon the other teams figure out how to stop him, and his teammates get mad. When will Tyler learn that nobody wants to play with a ball hog This early chapter book is per...

This book contains the secrets, strategies, and techniques that produced the greatest winning tradition in college basketball and will produce results and successes for coaches and players at all levels. This book is a brilliant distillation of the game. The reader will learn the thoughts, insights, techniques, and strategies that guided the Univer...

The first memoir for young readers by sports legend Kareem AbdulJabbar. At one time, Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. But with a talent for basketball, and an unmatched team ...

Driven from Within...

Controversial, confrontational, and driven, Coach Geno Auriemma is a force to be reckoned withand the most accomplished male coach in women's basketball today. In his relentless quest for excellence at the University of Connecticut, he has led the Huskies to five national championships. Yet his soul never rests. For Auriemma, life affords only the...

Kylie Jean is usually good at everything she does. Now she's giving basketball a try. Dribble, pass, and shoot. That sounds simple enough. So how come learning to play basketball is so hard...

In September 2008, Northern State University men?s basketball coach Don Meyer stood on the brink of immortality. He was about to surpass the legendary Bobby Knight to become the alltime NCAA wins leader in men?s basketball. Then, on a twolane road in South Dakota, everything changed in an instant.In How Lucky You Can Be, acclaimed sports journali...

In this inspirational yet practical book, the man Parade called ?the most important coach in America,? subject of the national bestseller Season of Life, Joe Ehrmann, describes his coaching philosophy and explains how sports can transform lives at every level of play, from the earliest years to professional sports.Coaches have a tremendous platform...

From Magic Johnson to Michael Jordan to LeBron James to Steph Curry, ESPN's Howard Bryant presents the best from the hardwooda collection of NBA champions and superstars for young sports fans! Fastpaced, adrenalinefilled, and brimming with outofthisworld athleticism, basketball has won the hearts of fans all across Americayet it is particu...

Nikki wants to be a basketball star... but between school stress, friend drama, and babysitting woes, will she be able to make it on her new team Judy Blume meets Mike Lupica in this pitchperfect, actionpacked, and funny novel. Thirteenyearold Nikki Doyle's dreams of becoming a basketball great feel within reach when she's selected to play on ...

A young man's journey through the Philippines' most unlikely obsession: basketball. In Pacific Rims, Rafe Bartholemew, journalist, New Yorker, and veteran baller, ventures through the Philippines to investigate the country's love of basketball.From street corners where diehards fashion hoops out of old car parts to the professional league where pol...

A Contemporary Reimagining of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens for Middle GradersLife is full of great expectations for Korean American Pippa Park. It seems like everyone, from her family to the other kids at school, has a plan for how her life should look. So when Pippa gets a mysterious basketball scholarship to Lakeview Private, she jumps a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist comes "the best Jordan book so far" (The Washington Post), the story of Michael Jordan's legendary years with the Chicago Bulls, capped by the 1998 NBA Finals and the team's second threepeat.From The Breaks of the Game to Summer of '49, David Halberstam has brought the perspectiv...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Basketball lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for reader-fit discovery across adjacent interests. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden once said, "People say Morgan Wootten is the best high school basketball coach in the country. I disagree. I know of no finer coach at any levelhigh school, college, or pro."Morgan Wootten has retired from coaching, but his knowledge of the game remains unsurpassed and keen as ever. Coaching Basketball Successfull...

They were the Beatles of basketball, the Mercury Seven in sneakers. In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men?s Basketball Team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless children around the planet, and remade the NBA into ...

Heaven Is a Playground was the first book on the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball. Rick Telander, a photojournalist and former high school basketball player, spent part of the summer of 1973 and all of the summer of 1974 in Brooklyn living the playground life with his subjects at Foster Park in Flatbush. He slept on the floor of a p...

If you enjoyed seeing Pete Maravich as a boy in The Pistol The Birth of a Legend, then you'll love hearing the rest of the story in this riveting autobiography....

Duke University's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has proved himself a leader both on and off the court. He's led the Duke Blue Devils to five straight Final Four appearances, culminating in backtoback championships in 1991 and '92. He has received five National Coach of the Year Awards and many of the players he coached in college have ...

Elena Delle Donne, 2015 WNBA MVP and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, shares her inspirational story of being a young basketball prodigy who gave up an impressive basketball scholarship for family and selfdiscovery.Elena Delle Donne has always forged her own path. During her first year of college, she walked away from a scholarship and chance to play f...

"A Season on the Brink" chronicles the basketball season that John Feinstein spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach, Bob Knight. Knight granted Feinstein an unprecedented inside look at college basketball with complete access to every moment of the season. Feinstein saw and heard it all practices, team meetings, strategy s...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Basketball, Fiction, Humor, Sports lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Basketball, Sports lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for big-picture nonfiction and accessible learning. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

In this candid autobiography, Syracuse head coach and long time college basketball fixture Jim Boeheim reflects on his life, his teachers, and the game he loves.Jim Boeheim walked onto the Syracuse campus as a freshman in 1963 . . . and never walked off. A man who has been written off at various stages of his career and criticized for being disagre...

When all she wanted was to fit in, Tamika Catchings never imagined one day she'd stand outas a basketball superstar and an inspiration. Catchings faced being set apart by her hearing loss, separation from family, living up to high expectations, and the pain and discouragement of debilitating physical injuries. Yet she reached for the stars with h...

In this deeply felt, unforgettable book, Bill Reynolds journeys with a high school basketball team through the past and present of an American town. Fall River, Massachusetts, is a onceprosperous industrial center haunted by its history, the Durfee High School basketball team begins its annual drive for a state championship: a quest that inspires ...

?A star coach tells his inspiring tale . . . by the end of this engaging tale, you?ll realize why Williams is an unparalleled recruiter . . . He works as hard as anyone, and he knows how to tell a good story.? ?Sports Illustrated Now in paperback, updated with an afterword and new photos. One of the most respected and successful basketball coaches ...

Reggie Miller is the NBA's acknowledged king of the trash talkers and he's one of the few players since Larry Bird with the game to back up his talk. Miller's incendiary performance against the New York Knicks in the 1994 playoffs catapulted him to national attention; his 25 fourthquarter points in the fifth game brought the Indiana Pacers to th...

New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein exposes the real ?March Madness??behind the scenes at the Final Four basketball tournament. When Stevie wins a writing contest for aspiring sports journalists, his prize is a press pass to the Final Four in New Orleans. While exploring the Superdome, he overhears a plot to throw the champions...

"Did I ever tell you about Wilt Chamberlain" "Did I ever tell you about Bob Cousy" "Did I ever tell you about Joe DiMaggio" Whenever Arnold "Red" Auerbach starts a sentence with those six words "Did I ever tell you about . . ." anyone within earshot should prepare to hear a marvelous story. As a living legend among sports fans, Red Auerbac...

Almost two decades after its original publication and more than fifteen years after its author retired from the New York Knicks to become a United States senator, Bill Bradley's account of twenty days in a pro basketball season remains a classic in the literature of sports, unparalleled in its candor and intelligence.Bradley takes readers from the ...

My First Book of Basketball, the sixth book in the bestselling Rookie Book series from Sports Illustrated Kids, coaches young kids through the game of basketball with a visual retelling of a professional basketball game?from the jump ball to the gamewinning basket! Dribbling, passing, traveling, shooting, dunks, and more are all explained using a...

The Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash shines in running the break, but how do his teammates know where to go to get open to receive his passes Orlando's Dwight Howard is a tremendous talent in the post, but how has he improved and added new dimensions to his game And how is it that Utah's Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer run the screenandroll as smoothl...

Pistol is more 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 that dream. Even as Pete Maravich became Pistol Pete a basketball icon for baby boomers all the Maraviches paid a price. Now acclaimed author Mark Kriegel has brilliantly captured the sag...

INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER?ALLACCESS LOOK AT STEPH CURRY AND THE 2017 NBA CHAMPIONS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS?A revolutionary player like Curry?whose threepoint shooting altered basketball in a way similar to Babe Ruth changing baseball with the home run?deserves an inthemoment book. And in the same way so many of Curry?s outlandish shots nestle softly ...