Sports & Recreation : Basketball

The 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. more...

Price: $9.95

Brilliant, intimidating, charming, or profane, Coach Bob Knight is an enduring contradiction who has long fascinated and repelled basketball fans, for whom he has provided as much to dislike as to respect. Bob Knight: The Unauthorized Biography is the first comprehensive biography of Knight, one of the most successful and controversial coaches in the history of American sports. Detailing the entire scope of Knight's playing and coaching career through extensive interviews -- including many with people who have never gone on record about him before -- authors Steve Delsohn and Mark Heisler give a candid yet balanced account of the man who will likely end up as the all-time winningest coach in college basketball. more...

Price: $11.99

Chuck Taylor is one of the most famous names in basketball history that no one knows anything about. His name is synonymous with the Converse tennis shoes ("Chucks") that bear his name. In 2001, while researching a story on the bankruptcy of Converse, Inc., the oldest continuous sport shoe manufacturer in America, newspaper reporter Abraham Aamidor discovered that little was truly known about the company's famous personality, and it sparked an interest to know more. The result is the first-ever biography of Taylor. more...

Price: $17.55

The hands-on guide to coaching children on the court. Over 1.7 million parents and other adults volunteer to coach children's sports, and many are not completely familiar with the sport they're coaching. Coaching Basketball For Dummies offers both new and experienced coaches advice on understanding the fine points of the rules, teaching basketball skills to different age groups, instilling good sportsmanship in players and fans, and using creative, fun drills to reinforce basketball fundamentals. The National Alliance For Youth Sports is America's leading advocate for positive and safe sports for children. Greg Bach (West Palm Beach, FL) is the Director of Communications for the Alliance. more...

Price: $19.99

In Native American tradition, a warrior gained honor and glory by 'counting coup': touching his enemy in battle and living to tell the tale. This is a modern story of... Counting Coup In this extraordinary work of journalism, Larry Colton journeys into the world of Montana's Crow Indians and follows the struggles of a talented, moody, charismatic young woman named Sharon LaForge, a gifted basketball player and a descendant of one of George Armstrong Custer's Indian scouts. But Counting Coup is far more than just a sports story or a portrait of youth. It is a sobering expose of a part of our society long since cut out of the American dream. more...

Price: $10.95