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Values of the Game
RosettaBooks 2002; US$ 5.99An insightful and inspirational book, Values of the Game is former Senator and basketball Hall-of-Famer Bill Bradley?s consideration of the value of competitive sports. Writing about things like teamwork, dedication and passion, Bradley evinces a deep appreciation for the values behind athletic achievement and argues convincingly for the need... more...
Dare to Dream
Crown Publishing Group 2000; US$ 15.00The charismatic basketball coach at the University of Connecticut reveals the victorious secrets behind his team's breathtaking journey to the 1999 NCAA Division I National Championship--and along the way shares his philosophy for winning. It was one of those games that basketball fans will talk about for years. Here was the seemingly unbeatable Duke... more...
Asphalt Gods
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2003; US$ 19.00The real basketball deal?the inside story of Harlem?s legendary tournament and the pros and playground legends who have made it world famous. Earl ?The Goat? Manigault. Herman ?Helicopter? Knowings. Joe ?The Destroyer? Hammond. Richard ?Pee Wee? Kirkland. These and dozens of other colorfully nicknamed men are the ?Asphalt Gods,? whose astounding... more...
Five-Point Play
Grand Central Publishing 2001; US$ 11.99The 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. more...
Loose Balls
Crown Publishing Group 2002; US$ 13.95The first candid report from a land of fragile egos, available women, unexpected tenderness, intramural fistfights, colossal partying, bizarre humor, inconceivable riches, and desperate competition, Loose Balls does for roundball what Ball Four did for hardball. From revelations about the meanest, softest, and smelliest players in the league,... more...
To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever
HarperCollins US 2006; US$ 11.99The story of the heated rivalry between North Carolina's and Duke University's basketball teams discusses the fervency of the long-term feud between the teams and their fans, citing a long history of race, family, loyalty, privilege, and Southern belief systems that contributed to its present state. 40,000 first printing. more...
Seven Seconds or Less
Touchstone 2006; US$ 19.99In Seven Seconds or Less, Sports Illustrated 's chief NBA writer, Jack McCallum, gets in the paint with the Phoenix Suns and takes a season-long look at the NBA's most exciting and controversial team. A few weeks before the 2005-2006 NBA training camps began, Jack McCallum called the Phoenix Suns ace director of public relations to propose... more...
The Show
McGraw-Hill 2005; US$ 27.95The first definitive oral history of the ever popular L.A. Lakers. The L.A. Lakers have long been one of the NBA's most exciting teams. In The Show , critically acclaimed sportswriter Roland Lazenby brings the story of this charismatic team to life in an unprecedented oral history, featuring such legendary players as Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Kareem... more...
Let's Talk Defense
McGraw-Hill 2004; US$ 16.95'' Let's Talk Defense! will help take you and your team to the next level.'' --Scottie Pippen, 10-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team and six-time NBA champion. ''Herb Brown's experience and defensive knowledge makes Let's Talk Defense! a mustread for any basketball player or coach. The concepts demonstrated in his book are the same ones I use... more...
More Five-Star Basketball Drills
McGraw-Hill 2003; US$ 16.95''That camp changed how I felt about basketball and my future. It was the turning point in my life.''--Michael Jordan. Before there was a Nike or Adidas camp for the nation's elite high-school players, there was Five-Star. Now in its37th year, Howard Garfinkel's Five-Star camp has produced hundreds of NBA and Division 1-A college players, including... more...









