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Forty minutes of hell
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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… |
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Longshot
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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. … |
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Wilt Chamberlain
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Matt Doeden |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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William R. Sanford |
A biography of one of basketball's greatest stars. Includes a trivia quiz. |
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To hate like this is to be happy forever
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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… |
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Read about Kobe Bryant
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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… |
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Portland Trail Blazers
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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… |
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Read about Carmelo Anthony
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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… |
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Phil Jackson
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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'… |
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Carmelo Anthony
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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." |
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Kevin Garnett
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Kimberly Gatto |
"A biography of basketball star Kevin Garnett, highlighting his charitable work"--Provided by publisher. |
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David Robinson
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Tom Owens |
Examines the life and achievements of the first graduate of the United States Naval Academy to play in the National Basketball Association. |
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Michael Jordan
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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. |
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Karl Malone
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Richard Rambeck |
A career biography of power forward in the National Basketball Association, Karl Malone. |
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Michael Jordan
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Phil Berger |
A biography of basketball player Michael Jordan, including color photographs and career statistics. |
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Women of sports
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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… |
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Michael Jordan
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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. |
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Long shot
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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… |
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Sports great Patrick Ewing
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Jack Kavanagh |
Describes the life and career of the noted New York Knicks basketball player, from his childhood to the present. |
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Strong inside
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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 … |
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