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FreeDarko Presents... The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History by Bethlehem Shoals and Big Baby and Dr. Lawyer IndianChief and Billups and Silverbird 5000 Staff Pick The guys at FreeDarko have delivered another outstanding basketball book, this time about the history of the game. While not a complete history, they hit many of the highlights of the sport, including the first organized leagues, the Celtics of the 1960s,... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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Brave Dragons: A Chinese Basketball Team, an American Coach, and Two Cultures Clashing by Jim Yardley Publisher Comments The wonderfully original story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixotic, often comical attempt to right its fortunes by copying the American stars of the NBA—a season of cultural misunderstanding that transcends sports and reveals... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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My Losing Season by Pat Conroy Publisher Comments NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Pat Conroy, one of America’s premier novelists, has penned a deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball—and life itself. During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Conroy... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Hoop Dreams: True Story of Hardship and Triumph, the by Ben Joravsky Publisher Comments For nearly five years Arthur Agee's and William Gates' remarkable lives were chronicled by a team of filmmakers. Roughly 250 hours of film were devoted to their journeys from the playgrounds to high school competition to college recruitment and --... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam Staff Pick Portland: Read this. The Breaks of the Game, finally back in print, is almost certainly one of the best books ever written about the NBA, but that statement hardly does it justice. Halberstam's subject far transcends any action on the court. In 1979... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine by George Dohrmann Publisher Comments Winner of the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting Winner of the Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Youth Sports Eight years of unfettered access and a keen sense of a story’s deepest truths allow Pulitzer Prize–winning... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Raise the Roof (99 Edition) by Pat Summitt Publisher Comments "It wasn't a team. It was a tent revival." So says Pat Summitt, the legendary coach whose Tennessee Lady Vols entered the 1997-98 season aiming for an almost unprecedented "three-peat" of NCAA championships. ... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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My Losing Season by Pat Conroy Publisher Comments Turning to nonfiction, the bestselling author of "Beach Music" has written an American classic about young men and the bonds they form, about losing and the lessons it imparts, and about finding one's self in the midst of defeat.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench by Mark Titus Publisher Comments An irreverent, hilarious insider's look at big-time NCAA basketball, through the eyes of the nation's most famous benchwarmer and author of the popular blog ClubTrillion.com (3.6m visits!). Mark Titus holds the Ohio State record for career wins, and made... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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They Call Me Coach ((Rev)04 Edition) by John Wooden Publisher Comments The legendary coach talks about his life, his players, and his winning philosophies in this bestselling autobiography John Wooden's dedication and inspiration made him America's "winningest" coach. His beliefs in hard work and preparedness brought the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Make It Count: The Life and Times of Basketball Great Jojo White by Mark C. Bodanza Publisher Comments In an age dominated by overhyped athletes who are sometimes short on character, JoJo White's story offers a refreshing look back at one athlete's career-a career that was the product of genuine good values. In Make It Count, author Mark C. Bodanza... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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Basketball Junkie by Chris Herren Publisher Comments I was dead for thirty seconds. Thats 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, junior... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley Inside Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty by Adrian Wojnarowski Publisher Comments On the mean streets of Jersey City, St. Anthony High School is more than a tiny brick schoolhouse—it is a beacon of hope. Though the school constantly teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, it is held together by Felician nuns devoted to helping students... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul by Phil Jackson Publisher Comments For the countless basketball fans who were spellbound by the Los Angeles Lakersandrsquo; 2003andndash;2004 high-wire act, this book is a rare and phenomenal treat. In The Last Season, Lakers coach Phil Jackson draws on his trademark honesty and insight... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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When the Game Was Ours by Larry Bird Publisher Comments A riveting portrait of two legendary players whose fierce rivalry came to define one of the most exciting periods of professional basketball In Celtic green was Larry Bird, the hick from French Lick with laser-beam focus, relentless determination,... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Free Throw: 7 Steps to Success at the Free Throw Line by Tom Amberry Publisher Comments On November 15, 1993, a white-haired, 72-year-old gentleman named Dr. Amberry stepped up to the free throw line and into the Guinness Book of World Records by sinking 2,750 shots in a row. He ended his 12-hour streak without a miss, stopping only because... (read more) Your price: $11.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball by John Taylor Publisher Comments A BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE NBAS GLORY DAYS, AND THE RIVALRY THAT DOMINATED THE ERA In the mid-1950s, the NBA was a mere barnstorming circuit, with outposts in such cities as Rochester, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Most of the best players... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wisdom of Wooden: My Century on and Off the Court by John Wooden Publisher Comments The Wisdom of Wooden is John Woodens final book, completed just weeks before his passing in June 2010. In it he shares his most treasured memories and never-before-seen photographs as he looks back on an extraordinary life on and off the court. Hailed... (read more) Your price: $22.00 New - Hardcover
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Leading With the Heart : Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life (00 Edition) by Mike Krzyzewski Publisher Comments Duke University's head basketball coach has proven himself a leader both on and off the court. Now Coach K offers the insights he uses to coax peak performances from his team, relying on lessons he learned as a captain in the U.S. Army, sportsmanship... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Whore of Akron: One Man's Search for the Soul of Lebron James by Scott Raab Publisher Comments A native son of Akron, Ohio, LeBron James seemed like a miracle heaven-sent by God to transform Cleveland's losing ways when he was drafted by the Cavaliers in 2003. But after seven years—and still no parade down Euclid Avenue—he left... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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