Basketball in Sports & Nonfiction eBooks

Boom Town

The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis

by Sam Anderson ...

“A bonkers, kitchen-sink cultural history of Oklahoma City, with the local Thunder’s would-be dynasty as its driving soul.”—The New York Times“Dizzyingly pleasurable . . . curious, hilarious, and wildly erudite.”—The New YorkerA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Reviews, NPR, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, The Economist, DeadspinOklahoma City was born from ... ... Read more

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“A bonkers, kitchen-sink cultural history of Oklahoma City, with the local Thunder’s would-be dynasty as its driving soul.”—The New York Times“Dizzyingly pleasurable . . . curious, hilarious, and wildly erudite.”—The New YorkerA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Reviews, NPR, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, The Economist, DeadspinOklahoma City was born from ...
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Showboat

The Life of Kobe Bryant

by Roland Lazenby ...

The definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. "Lazenby's detailed research and fantastic writing paint a complex, engaging picture of one of the NBA's greats" (Kurt Helin, NBC Sports).Eighteen-time All-Star, scorer of 81 points in a single game, MVP, and one of the best shooting guards in NBA league history: Kobe Bryant is among basketball's absolute greatest players, ... Read more

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The definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. "Lazenby's detailed research and fantastic writing paint a complex, engaging picture of one of the NBA's greats" (Kurt Helin, NBC Sports).Eighteen-time All-Star, scorer of 81 points in a single game, MVP, and one of the best shooting guards in NBA league history: Kobe Bryant is among basketball's absolute greatest players,
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The Victory Machine

The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty

by Ethan Sherwood Strauss ...

How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty -- and then took it apartThe Golden State Warriors dominated the NBA for the better part of a decade. Since the arrival of owner Joe Lacob, they won more championships and sold more merchandise than any other franchise in the sport. And in 2019, they opened the doors on a lavish new stadium.Yet all this success contained some of the seeds of ... Read more

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How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty -- and then took it apartThe Golden State Warriors dominated the NBA for the better part of a decade. Since the arrival of owner Joe Lacob, they won more championships and sold more merchandise than any other franchise in the sport. And in 2019, they opened the doors on a lavish new stadium.Yet all this success contained some of the seeds of
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A Father First

How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball

by Dwyane Wade ...

Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat is one of the superstars of the NBA—and a Gold Medal winner at the Bejing Olympics—but he’s A Father First. In this moving and triumphant memoir, Wade shares his inspiring thoughts about fathers and sons, writing poignantly about the gratifying responsibilities of being a single dad to his two sons, Zaire and Zion, while recounting his own growing up years and his ... Read more

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Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat is one of the superstars of the NBA—and a Gold Medal winner at the Bejing Olympics—but he’s A Father First. In this moving and triumphant memoir, Wade shares his inspiring thoughts about fathers and sons, writing poignantly about the gratifying responsibilities of being a single dad to his two sons, Zaire and Zion, while recounting his own growing up years and his
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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

by Will Blythe ...

An obsessively personal history of the blood feud between North Carolina's and Duke's basketball teams and what that rivalry says about class and culture in the SouthThe basketball rivalry between Duke and North Carolina is the fiercest and longest-running blood feud in college athletics, and perhaps in all of sports. To legions of otherwise reasonable adults, it is a conflict that surpasses ... Read more

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An obsessively personal history of the blood feud between North Carolina's and Duke's basketball teams and what that rivalry says about class and culture in the SouthThe basketball rivalry between Duke and North Carolina is the fiercest and longest-running blood feud in college athletics, and perhaps in all of sports. To legions of otherwise reasonable adults, it is a conflict that surpasses
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Only the Strong Survive

The Odyssey of Allen Iverson

by Larry Platt ...

Part sports star, part antihero, part hip-hop icon, Allen Iverson has managed to cross over into the mainstream of American culture -- without compromise. Defiantly tattooed, with his hair in cornrows, the six-foot Philadelphia 76ers point guard is one of the most recognizable and controversial stars of the sports world. His meteoric rise from a troubled childhood in the ghetto to NBA superstardom ... Read more

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Part sports star, part antihero, part hip-hop icon, Allen Iverson has managed to cross over into the mainstream of American culture -- without compromise. Defiantly tattooed, with his hair in cornrows, the six-foot Philadelphia 76ers point guard is one of the most recognizable and controversial stars of the sports world. His meteoric rise from a troubled childhood in the ghetto to NBA superstardom
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Life's Work

How Tara VanDerveer and Stanford Women's Basketball Changed the Sport

by Michelle Smith ...

The definitive story of Tara VanDerveer, Stanford women's basketball, and an unmatched legacy of excellence By the time Tara Vanderveer stepped down from nearly four decades at the helm of Stanford women's basketball, she had surpassed both Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski to become the winningest head coach in NCAA college basketball history. Along the way, she'd led the Cardinal to three national ... Read more

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The definitive story of Tara VanDerveer, Stanford women's basketball, and an unmatched legacy of excellence By the time Tara Vanderveer stepped down from nearly four decades at the helm of Stanford women's basketball, she had surpassed both Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski to become the winningest head coach in NCAA college basketball history. Along the way, she'd led the Cardinal to three national
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One Small Town, One Crazy Coach

The Ireland Spuds and the 1963 Indiana High School Basketball Season

by Mike Roos ...

In the summer of 1962, the peripatetic and irrepressible Pete Gill was hired on a whim to coach basketball at tiny Ireland High School. There he would accomplish, against enormous odds, one of the great small-town feats in Indiana basketball history. With no starters taller than 5'10", few wins were predicted for the Spuds. Yet, after inflicting brutal preseason conditioning, employing a variety ... Read more

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In the summer of 1962, the peripatetic and irrepressible Pete Gill was hired on a whim to coach basketball at tiny Ireland High School. There he would accomplish, against enormous odds, one of the great small-town feats in Indiana basketball history. With no starters taller than 5'10", few wins were predicted for the Spuds. Yet, after inflicting brutal preseason conditioning, employing a variety
... Read more
Reborn

The Pacers and the Return of Pro Basketball to Indianapolis

by Mark Montieth ...

Author, Mark Montieth spent decades researching this book through extensive interviews and access to previously unseen internal documents regarding the formation and early seasons of the Indiana Pacers in 1967. He tells the dramatic story of the noble, city-wide effort to establish the franchise after a 14-year hiatus from professional basketball in Indianapolis, as well as the tumultuous and ... Read more

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Author, Mark Montieth spent decades researching this book through extensive interviews and access to previously unseen internal documents regarding the formation and early seasons of the Indiana Pacers in 1967. He tells the dramatic story of the noble, city-wide effort to establish the franchise after a 14-year hiatus from professional basketball in Indianapolis, as well as the tumultuous and
... Read more
Hidden Mountains

Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong

by Michael Wejchert ...

NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNERThe story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place ... Read more

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NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNERThe story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place
... Read more
Every Shot Counts

A Memoir of Resilience

by Carlos Boozer ...

**"With Every Shot Counts, I hope that you’ll be as inspired by Carlos' journey as I’ve been."—Shaquille O’NealFrom NBA All-Star and ESPN commentator Carlos Boozer, a gripping, intimate and inspiring memoir about overcoming trauma, achieving your dreams and staying true to who you are in the process**Most know Carlos Boozer as the beloved power forward whose dazzling basketball career spanned two ... Read more

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**"With Every Shot Counts, I hope that you’ll be as inspired by Carlos' journey as I’ve been."—Shaquille O’NealFrom NBA All-Star and ESPN commentator Carlos Boozer, a gripping, intimate and inspiring memoir about overcoming trauma, achieving your dreams and staying true to who you are in the process**Most know Carlos Boozer as the beloved power forward whose dazzling basketball career spanned two
... Read more
Bubbleball

Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season

by Ben Golliver ...

A captivating account of the NBA's strangest season ever, from shutdown to championship, from a prominent national basketball writer living inside the bubbleWhen NBA player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020, the league shut down immediately, bringing a shocking, sudden pause to the season. As the pandemic raged, it looked as if it might be the first year in league history with ... Read more

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A captivating account of the NBA's strangest season ever, from shutdown to championship, from a prominent national basketball writer living inside the bubbleWhen NBA player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020, the league shut down immediately, bringing a shocking, sudden pause to the season. As the pandemic raged, it looked as if it might be the first year in league history with
... Read more
Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

by Jack McCallum ...

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 a global sensation.As a senior staff writer for ... Read more

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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 a global sensation.As a senior staff writer for
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NBA絕殺75式：用圖看懂改變NBA的偉大球員和其神技的精采瞬間（附NBA手繪球星書衣海報插圖）

by 紀坪 ...

Series series 認真生活
◎隨書附贈NBA熱血手繪書衣海報插圖◎文字＋動作分解圖，看懂NBA史上最強75絕殺技！◎75週年的NBA，75招的經典！◎國內體育界熱血好評NBA的75大球星共有76人，紀坪的絕殺75式也選了76名球星。人數的相同是巧思，人選的出入是取捨。而紀坪的選擇，讓本書更貼近這一代球迷的記憶。如果說紀坪寫的文字是鹽，那麼黃敬中的插畫就是胡椒。結合了這兩款不敗的經典調味，這本「話中有畫」的NBA絕殺75式，讓內行球迷在看門道時更有味道。　　　　　——周汶昊　《柯瑞平凡中的不一樣》暢銷書作者／udn聯合新聞網運動專欄作家「欲練此功，不必自宮；煉丹服藥不及本書讀通！」如同籃球的武功祕笈，作者以生動活潑的文字搭配繪者細膩的插圖，帶讀者領略NBA巨星必殺技的風采與精髓。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　——10N　NBA籃球YouTuber非常詳細又有趣的解說 ... Read more

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◎隨書附贈NBA熱血手繪書衣海報插圖◎文字＋動作分解圖，看懂NBA史上最強75絕殺技！◎75週年的NBA，75招的經典！◎國內體育界熱血好評NBA的75大球星共有76人，紀坪的絕殺75式也選了76名球星。人數的相同是巧思，人選的出入是取捨。而紀坪的選擇，讓本書更貼近這一代球迷的記憶。如果說紀坪寫的文字是鹽，那麼黃敬中的插畫就是胡椒。結合了這兩款不敗的經典調味，這本「話中有畫」的NBA絕殺75式，讓內行球迷在看門道時更有味道。　　　　　——周汶昊　《柯瑞平凡中的不一樣》暢銷書作者／udn聯合新聞網運動專欄作家「欲練此功，不必自宮；煉丹服藥不及本書讀通！」如同籃球的武功祕笈，作者以生動活潑的文字搭配繪者細膩的插圖，帶讀者領略NBA巨星必殺技的風采與精髓。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　——10N　NBA籃球YouTuber非常詳細又有趣的解說
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The Game of My Life

A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic

by Daniel Paisner, Jason "J-Mac" McElwain ...

Now in paperback: ?An impressive achievement...Not likely to be forgotten anytime soon.?(Washington Times)Here is the riveting true story of Jason McElwain? better known as ?J-Mac??the autistic student who made headlines when he scored twenty points, including a school record six three-pointers, for his high school basketball team in 2006. Including the revealing perspectives of J-Mac?s family and ... Read more

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Now in paperback: ?An impressive achievement...Not likely to be forgotten anytime soon.?(Washington Times)Here is the riveting true story of Jason McElwain? better known as ?J-Mac??the autistic student who made headlines when he scored twenty points, including a school record six three-pointers, for his high school basketball team in 2006. Including the revealing perspectives of J-Mac?s family and
... Read more
Life on the Run

by Bill Bradley ...

This classic memoir about life in the pros by the NBA hall of famer and former US senator was named a top 100 Sports Books by Sports Illustrated.Before Bill Bradley became known as a US senator and presidential candidate, he was famous for being a part of the world championship–winning New York Knicks. Now, long after his athletic and political careers have come to a close, his account of twenty ... Read more

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This classic memoir about life in the pros by the NBA hall of famer and former US senator was named a top 100 Sports Books by Sports Illustrated.Before Bill Bradley became known as a US senator and presidential candidate, he was famous for being a part of the world championship–winning New York Knicks. Now, long after his athletic and political careers have come to a close, his account of twenty
... Read more
The Boston Celtics

Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, Red Auerbach, and Other Legends Recall Great Moments in Celtics History

by Michael D. McClellan ...

Since the team’s inception in 1946, the Boston Celtics have been at the heart of the culture and history of the city they call home. And as Boston has transformed over the years, the Celtics too have evolved to reflect and embrace the changing times. In a book like no other, veteran writer and lifelong Celtics fan Michael McClellan brings Celtics history to life through exclusive interviews with ... Read more

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Since the team’s inception in 1946, the Boston Celtics have been at the heart of the culture and history of the city they call home. And as Boston has transformed over the years, the Celtics too have evolved to reflect and embrace the changing times. In a book like no other, veteran writer and lifelong Celtics fan Michael McClellan brings Celtics history to life through exclusive interviews with
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Basketball's Most Wanted™

by Floyd Conner ...

All-American George Glamack was known as the "Blind Bomber" because his eyesight was so poor that he couldnt see the basket. Bobby Bailey once fouled out of a game in three minutes. The first professional basketball player, Fred Cooper, earned sixteen dollars per game. Swedish player Mats Wermelin scored all 272 points in a game. Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach punched out the owner of the St. ... Read more

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All-American George Glamack was known as the "Blind Bomber" because his eyesight was so poor that he couldnt see the basket. Bobby Bailey once fouled out of a game in three minutes. The first professional basketball player, Fred Cooper, earned sixteen dollars per game. Swedish player Mats Wermelin scored all 272 points in a game. Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach punched out the owner of the St.
... Read more
Three-Ring Circus

Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty

by Jeff Pearlman ...

The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combined—and collided—to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouseIn the history of modern sport, there have never been two high-level teammates who loathed each other the way Shaquille O’Neal loathed Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant loathed Shaquille O’Neal. ... Read more

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The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combined—and collided—to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouseIn the history of modern sport, there have never been two high-level teammates who loathed each other the way Shaquille O’Neal loathed Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant loathed Shaquille O’Neal.
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Eleven Rings

The Soul of Success

by Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty ...

**"Through candor and comprehensiveness, Jackson writes a convincing revisionist take, in which he emerges as an excellent coach . . . highly readable . . . reflects Jackson’s polymathy." —The New York Times Book Review"Part sports memoir, part New Age spirit quest, part pseudo-management tract . . . But the primary thing with Jackson—as with all the old bards, who were also known for repeating ... Read more

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**"Through candor and comprehensiveness, Jackson writes a convincing revisionist take, in which he emerges as an excellent coach . . . highly readable . . . reflects Jackson’s polymathy." —The New York Times Book Review"Part sports memoir, part New Age spirit quest, part pseudo-management tract . . . But the primary thing with Jackson—as with all the old bards, who were also known for repeating
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Basketball Junkie

A Memoir

by Chris Herren, Bill Reynolds ...

As seen in ESPN Films' Unguarded, a "powerful . . . bracing . . . exceptional" true account of the former NBA and overseas pro's rise and harrowing fall ( NPR Books).I was dead for thirty seconds.That's what the cop in Fall River told me.When the EMTs found me, there was a needle in my arm and a packet of heroin in the front seat.At basketball-crazy Durfee High School in Fall River, Massachusetts, ... Read more

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As seen in ESPN Films' Unguarded, a "powerful . . . bracing . . . exceptional" true account of the former NBA and overseas pro's rise and harrowing fall ( NPR Books).I was dead for thirty seconds.That's what the cop in Fall River told me.When the EMTs found me, there was a needle in my arm and a packet of heroin in the front seat.At basketball-crazy Durfee High School in Fall River, Massachusetts,
... Read more
Jump

My Secret Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom

by Larry Miller, Laila Lacy ...

IN THE MARGINS 2023 TOP TITLE FOR NONFICTIONOne of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike’s Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland violence to the pinnacles of international business.Jump, an unflinching business biography, tells Larry Miller’s journey from the violent ... Read more

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IN THE MARGINS 2023 TOP TITLE FOR NONFICTIONOne of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike’s Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland violence to the pinnacles of international business.Jump, an unflinching business biography, tells Larry Miller’s journey from the violent
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Prehistoric

The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of the Toronto Raptors

by Alex Wong ...

The improbable story of the birth of modern-day pro basketball in TorontoIn just over 25 years, the Toronto Raptors have evolved from an intrepid expansion team to an NBA champion. But for all the triumphs of the past decade, the beginning looked a bit different. When the franchise began its first season in 1995, a pro basketball team in Toronto was viewed as an experiment. There was no playbook ... Read more

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The improbable story of the birth of modern-day pro basketball in TorontoIn just over 25 years, the Toronto Raptors have evolved from an intrepid expansion team to an NBA champion. But for all the triumphs of the past decade, the beginning looked a bit different. When the franchise began its first season in 1995, a pro basketball team in Toronto was viewed as an experiment. There was no playbook
... Read more
Top 10 Events In Sports That Changed Sports History Forever

by Teddy Stanowski ...

In the wide world of sports, the top 10 sports moments in history can span across many events, places and times. While not everyone is going to agree on the same ten moments, they can agree on the greatness of each moment as they echo in every sports enthusiast’s heart. In fact, sports memories can invoke the sense of smell and not just sight and sound, and they can electrify and excite a room ... Read more

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In the wide world of sports, the top 10 sports moments in history can span across many events, places and times. While not everyone is going to agree on the same ten moments, they can agree on the greatness of each moment as they echo in every sports enthusiast’s heart. In fact, sports memories can invoke the sense of smell and not just sight and sound, and they can electrify and excite a room
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