How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth
By: Nick Greene
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game crea…
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1. Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated
By: Shea Serrano , Reggie Miller , Arturo Torres
3.11
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
#1 New York Timesbestseller Who is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jo… read more
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2. 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
4.02
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An irreverent, hilarious insider's look at big-time NCAA basketball, through the eyes of the nation… read more
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3. The Breaks of the Game
By: David Halberstam
3.73
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
"Among the best books ever written on professional basketball." The Philadelphia Inquirer David Hal… read more
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4. When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season
By: Rich Cohen
3.90
Format: 265 pages, Hardcover
The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and … read more
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- basketball
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- audiobook
5. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
By: Joanna Robinson
4.22
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. T… read more
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- history
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6. Letters to a Young Athlete
By: Chris Bosh
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A legendary NBA player shares his remarkable story, infused with hard-earned wisdom about the journ… read more
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7. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
8. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks
By: Chris Herring
4.30
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more
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- history
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9. Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
By: Jeff Pearlman
4.28
Format: 426 pages, Hardcover
The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combi… read more
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- history
- basketball
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10. The Sixth Man
By: Andre Iguodala
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion G… read more
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"A basketball player has to play for free for at least a year, a football player for three years before they are eligible to earn an income. But sports like tennis, baseball, golf, and even hockey all…"-Andre Iguodala, The Sixth Man
11. Sprawlball: A Visual Tour of the New Era of the NBA
By: Kirk Goldsberry
4.10
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the leading expert in the exploding field of basketball analytics, a stunning infographic deco… read more
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12. The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History
By: Dana O'Neil
4.29
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, compulsively readable story of the greatest era of the most iconic league in colleg… read more
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13. How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth
By: Nick Greene
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game crea… read more
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- history
- basketball
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- sports
- audiobook
14. Steve Kerr: A Life
By: Scott Howard-Cooper
3.99
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
"Thrilling." — Publishers Weekly (starred) | "Riveting." — Library Journal (starred) | "A fascinati… read more
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15. The Midrange Theory
By: Seth Partnow
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
At its core, the goal of any basketball team is relatively take and make good shots while preventi… read more
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16. The Joy of Basketball: An Encyclopedia of the Modern Game
By: Ben Detrick
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From writer Ben Detrick and artist Andrew Kuo, a vibrant, unconventional, highly opinionated guide … read more
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17. Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA
By: Kirk Goldsberry
4.28
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Sprawlball , Kirk Goldsberry returns with a visual feast of a book—equal… read more
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18. Thinking Basketball
By: Ben Taylor
4.20
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
Are top scorers really the most valuable players? Are games decided in the final few minutes? Does … read more
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19. Spaced Out: How the NBA's Three-Point Revolution Changed Everything You Thought You Knew About Basketball
By: Mike Prada
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A hands-on, illuminating deconstruction of NBA basketball, tracing the tactical evolution of the mo… read more
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20. How Basketball Can Save the World: 13 Guiding Principles for Reimagining What's Possible
By: David Hollander
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A thought-provoking exploration of how basketball--and the values rooted in the game--can solve tod… read more
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21. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
By: Nate Silver
3.84
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our… read more
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