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Forty minutes of hell Forty minutes of hell Rus Bradburd An exploration of the racial politics of American sports, from the Jim Crow era to the present day, witnessed through the life of legendary African-American basketball coach and NCAA title winner Nol… OL13844399W
Longshot Longshot Lance Allred Lance Allred was probably the last person you’d expect to make it in professional sports. Not only did he grow up on a polygamist commune in Montana, he struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder. … OL14981258W
Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain Matt Doeden 106 p. : 21 cm OL15042623W
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar William R. Sanford A biography of one of basketball's greatest stars. Includes a trivia quiz. OL15129709W
To hate like this is to be happy forever To hate like this is to be happy forever Will Blythe "It is a basketball rivalry that simply has no equal. Duke vs. North Carolina is Ali vs. Frazier, the Giants vs. the Dodgers, the Red Sox vs. the Yankees. Hell, it's bigger than that. This is the Dem… OL15845558W
Read about Kobe Bryant Read about Kobe Bryant David P. Torsiello "Kobe Bryant is the star player for the Los Angeles Lakers. He has gained much fame over the years for his sensational play and the championships he has won. He hopes to continue winning many more in… OL15952086W
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Travis Clark Portland Trail Blazers is a beginner's history of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Beginning with the franchise's early years, readers will experience the team's highest and lowest moments, meet the… OL16461554W
Read about Carmelo Anthony Read about Carmelo Anthony David P. Torsiello "Carmelo Anthony is the star player for the New York Knicks. As one of the greatest basketball players in the game, he electrifies basketball fans across the world whenever he has the ball in his han… OL16561419W
Phil Jackson Phil Jackson Peter Richmond "Phil Jackson--the legendary coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls--has told his own story. Now it is time for a different view--a deeply reported, unauthorized account by one of America'… OL17865634W
Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Anthony Jon M. Fishman The story of "Denver Nuggets' phenomenon, Carmelo Anthony who grew up in the rough streets of Baltimore to become a successful college basketball player and one of the youngest players in the NBA." OL17923264W
Kevin Garnett Kevin Garnett Kimberly Gatto "A biography of basketball star Kevin Garnett, highlighting his charitable work"--Provided by publisher. OL17923351W
David Robinson David Robinson Tom Owens Examines the life and achievements of the first graduate of the United States Naval Academy to play in the National Basketball Association. OL1810664W
Michael Jordan Michael Jordan Tom Owens Profiles the basketball superstar, who retired from the Chicago Bulls at age thirty, played minor league baseball, and then returned to professional basketball in 1994. OL1810675W
Karl Malone Karl Malone Richard Rambeck A career biography of power forward in the National Basketball Association, Karl Malone. OL1822840W
Michael Jordan Michael Jordan Phil Berger A biography of basketball player Michael Jordan, including color photographs and career statistics. OL1885456W
Women of sports Women of sports Rachel Rutledge Discusses the past and future of women's gymnastics and presents biographies of eight of the sport's most famous players: Simona Amanar, Vanessa Atler, Dominique Dawes, Ling Jie, Svetlana Khorkina, K… OL1909089W
Michael Jordan Michael Jordan Paul J. Deegan Describes the life and career of the Chicago Bulls basketball player who became the first player in twenty-four years to score more than 3,000 points in one season. OL1931125W
Long shot Long shot Craig Hodges "As a member of the 1992 world-champion Chicago Bulls, a dashiki-clad Hodges delivered a handwritten letter to President George H. W. Bush demanding that he do more to address racism and economic ine… OL19714238W
Sports great Patrick Ewing Sports great Patrick Ewing Jack Kavanagh Describes the life and career of the noted New York Knicks basketball player, from his childhood to the present. OL1990100W
Strong inside Strong inside Andrew Maraniss Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites … OL20049304W
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