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“josh swade”

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  • The Holy Grail of Hoops

    One Fan's Quest to Buy the Original Rules of Basketball

    by Josh Swade ...
    When Josh Swade found out that the original 13 rules of basketball, penned by Dr. James Naismith—the father of modern basketball—were up for auction, he knew that it was his duty as a lifelong Jayhawks fan to make sure that they ended up where they belonged.Penned in 1891, Naismith’s original rules were auctioned off by Sotheby’s in New York City on December 10, 2010. Upon hearing the news that ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Unfinished Business

    On and Off the Court with the 1990–91 Boston Celtics

    by Jack McCallum ...
    NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jack McCallum (DREAM TEAM) gives an inside look at the legendary Boston Celtics during a season of change."One of the five best NBA books ever written."—Bill Simmons, ESPNIn the 1990-91 basketball season, the Boston Celtics were a team in transition, both on and off the court. Jack McCallum, also the author of the critically-acclaimed SEVEN SECONDS OR LESS, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Complete Guide to Coaching Girls Basketball (EBOOK)

    Building a Great Team the Carolina Way

    by Sylvia Hatchell,Jeff Thomas ...
    "Coach Hatchell's book is a must-read for every girls' basketball coach. She is fantastic in every phase of the game, and I love watching her teams play." Roy Williams, head men's basketball coach, University of North Carolina, and Associated Press Coach of the Year, 2006 What does it take to turn a good coach into a great one? You need to be a teacher, a motivator, a guru of X's and O's. Coach ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Season on the Brink

    by John Feinstein ...
    Series series A Gift for Basketball Fans
    Decades after it spent weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, A Season on the Brink remains the most celebrated basketball book ever written—an unforgettable chronicle of his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach Bob Knight.Granted unprecedented access to legendary coach Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers during the 1985–86 season, John Feinstein saw and ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Grads Are Playing Tonight! (The)

    The Story of the Edmonton Commercial Graduates Basketball Club

    by M. Ann Hall ...
    Between 1915 and 1940 the amazing Edmonton Grads dominated women’s basketball in Canada. Coached by J. Percy Page, they played over 400 official games, losing only 20; they travelled more than 125,000 miles in Canada, the United States, and Europe; and they crossed the Atlantic three times to defend their world title at exhibition games held in conjunction with the Summer Olympics in Paris, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Bob Knight

    The Unauthorized Biography

    by Steve Delsohn, Mark Heisler ...
    Brilliant, intimidating, charming, or profane, Coach Bob Knight is an enduring contradiction who has long fascinated and repelled basketball fans, for whom he has provided as much to dislike as to respect.Bob Knight: The Unauthorized Biography is the first comprehensive biography of Knight, one of the most successful and controversial coaches in the history of American sports. Detailing the entire ... Read more

    $22.50 CAD

  • Resilience

    Faith, Focus, Triumph

    by Alonzo Mourning, Dan Wetzel ...
    Resilience. It’s not just the title of Alonzo Mourning’s stirring memoir; it’s the stuff he’s made of. Whether petitioning himself into foster care as an eleven-year-old, tirelessly studying his way onto the dean’s list at Georgetown University, making it as an all-star center in the NBA, or returning to peak form after organ-transplant surgery, Mourning has shown enormous inner strength. His ... Read more

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  • Five-Point Play

    Duke's Journey to the 2001 National Championship

    by Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips ...
    The story of Duke University's 2000-2001 championship basketball season is one of a young inexperienced team, insurmountable odds, and the visionary coach that brought them to victory. ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Wicked Good Year

    How the Red Sox, Patriots, & Celtics Turned the Hub of the Universe into the Capital of Sports

    by Steve Buckley ...
    From award-winning Boston Herald sports columnist Steve Buckley comes Wicked Good Year, an insightful, celebratory look at Boston's mega-successful 2007-2008 sports season, during which the Red Sox swept the World Series, the Patriots went undefeated during the regular season, and the Celtics won the NBA Championship. Wicked Good Year looks at the three teams through the eyes of the players, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stephen Curry

    by Amitha Anderson ...
    He was the son of shooting guard Dell Curry, who played for the Charlotte Hornets. Dell Curry often took his two sons, Stephen and Seth, to his games. The boys developed a passion for basketball early on through their father's fame and their frequent visits to his games, where they sometimes had the opportunity to shoot around with the Hornets during warm-ups and chat about the game. Curry also ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Court Justice

    The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA

    by Ed O'Bannon, Michael McCann ...
    "Like Curt Flood and Oscar Robertson, who paved the way for free agency in sports, Ed O'Bannon decided there was a principle at stake… O'Bannon gave the movement to reform college sports…passion and purpose, animated by righteous indignation." —Jeremy Schaap, ESPN journalist and New York Times bestselling authorIn 2009, Ed O'Bannon, once a star for the 1995 NCAA Champion UCLA Bruins and a first ... Read more

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  • A Eulogy for Professional Basketball in Idaho

    by Kevin Danna ...
    A Eulogy for Professional Basketball in Idaho dives into the history of the now-defunct Idaho Stampede, a minor league basketball franchise that played nearly 20 years in Boise. At the time of its relocation to Salt Lake City by the Utah Jazz (its NBA parent club), the Idaho Stampede was the second-longest running minor league basketball franchise in America and had outlasted more than 40 high ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD