The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams
By: Darcy Frey
3.61
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than tha…
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1. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
By: Bill Simmons
4.20
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to wri… read more
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"But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper."-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
"If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up."-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
2. Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
By: James Andrew Miller , Tom Shales
3.76
Format: 763 pages, Hardcover
In the exclusive behind the scenes look, sports fans can unlock the fascinating history of the chan… read more
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- nonfiction
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3. Shaq Uncut: My Story
By: Shaquille O'Neal , Jackie MacMullan
4.06
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
Superman. Diesel. The Big Aristotle. Shaq Fu. The Big Daddy. The Big Shaqtus. Wilt Chamberneezy. Th… read more
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- biography
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4. Michael Jordan: The Life
By: Roland Lazenby
4.31
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of a legendary athleteThe Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is… read more
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5. Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson
By: Kent Babb
3.90
Format: 311 pages, Hardcover
“This is more than just great sports writing, this is writing at its best. Babb strips away the pub… read more
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- nonfiction
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6. Drive: The Story of My Life
By: Larry Bird , Bob Ryan , Earvin "Magic" Johnson
2.57
Format: 210 pages,
"Of all the people I play against, the only one I truly fear is Larry Bird."--Magic Johnson, from t… read more
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7. Seven Seconds or Less: My Season on the Bench with the Runnin' and Gunnin' Phoenix Suns
By: Jack McCallum
3.82
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In "Seven Seconds or Less, Sports Illustrated"'s chief NBA writer, Jack McCallum, gets in the paint… read more
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- nonfiction
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- basketball
8. Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
By: Mark Kriegel
4.40
Format: 172 pages, Hardcover
"Pistol" is more than the biography of a ballplayer. It's the stuff of classic novels: the story of… read more
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9. Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
By: H.G. Bissinger
3.33
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Return once again to the enduring account of life in the Mojo lane, to the Permian Panthers of Odes… read more
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10. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
By: Michael Lewis
3.64
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
When we first meet Michael Oher, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he d… read more
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11. Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, The American Dream
By: Mitch Albom
3.93
Format: 316 pages,
Recounts the remarkable story of University of Michigan basketball players Chris Webber, Jalen Rose… read more
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12. The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams
By: Darcy Frey
3.61
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than tha… read more
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- new york
- race
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13. Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity
By: Chris Fabry , None , None
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
When a potentially career-ending shoulder injury left quarterback Drew Brees without a team--and fa… read more
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14. The Jordan Rules
By: None , None
3.72
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
A SUPER TEAM...A SUPERSTAR...A SUPER EGO The most gifted athlete ever to play the game, Michael Jor… read more
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15. Moneyball
By: Michael Lewis
4.26
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and protagonist of Michael Lewis's Moneyball, had… read more
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"Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,"-Michael Lewis, Moneyball
"If you’ve got a dozen pitchers, you need to speak 12 different languages."-Michael Lewis, Moneyball
"Baseball is a soap opera that lends itself to probabilistic thinking. [Dick Cramer]"-Michael Lewis, Moneyball
"That's what happens when you're thirty-seven years old: you do the things you always did but the result is somehow different."-Michael Lewis, Moneyball
16. Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine
By: George Dohrmann
3.37
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Eight years of unfettered access, a keen sense of a story's deepest truths, and a genuine compassio… read more
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17. 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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18. 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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19. Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made
By: David Halberstam
3.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
From The Breaks of the Gameto Summer of '49, David Halberstam has brought the perspective of a grea… read more
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20. Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s
By: Jeff Pearlman
3.78
Format: None pages, Hardcover
TheNew York Timesbestselling author of Sweetnessdelivers the first all-encompassing account of the … read more
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22. Return of the King: LeBron James, The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History
By: Brian Windhorst , None
4.00
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
Now a New York Times bestseller! The inside story of LeBron James's return and ultimate triumph in… read more
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23. Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant
By: Roland Lazenby
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Finalist for the Cross British Sports Biography of the Year Award in the UK"With surgical precision… read more
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24. Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever
By: Jack McCallum
4.00
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
They were the Beatles of basketball, the MercurySeven in sneakers. In Dream Team, acclaimed sports … read more
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25. The Last Season: A Team In Search of Its Soul
By: Phil Jackson , Michael Arkush
4.00
Format: None pages,
For the countless basketball fans who were spellbound by the Los Angeles Lakers' 2003-2004 high-wir… read more
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26. A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
By: John Feinstein
4.08
Format: 288 pages,
"A Season on the Brink" chronicles the basketball season that John Feinstein spent following the In… read more
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27. 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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28. When the Game Was Ours
By: Larry Bird
4.23
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physic… read more
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29. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
By: Kobe Bryant
4.26
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more
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"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
30. LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
By: Brian Windhorst
3.85
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's… read more
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31. The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty
By: Ethan Sherwood Strauss
3.73
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty--and then took it apart The Golden State War… read more
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