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1	When the Game Was Ours more books like this by Larry Bird, Earvin Johnson, Jackie Macmullan add to wishlist With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, "When the Game Was Ours" transports readers to an electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. see all copies from $8.99! new only from $8.99! \| SVS
2	Fade away more books like this by Harlan Coben add to wishlist Former pro-basketball-player turned sports agent, Myron Bolitar, has a chance to get back in the game--sort of. The owner of the New Jersey Dragons wants him to use the skills he developed working for the FBI to find a missing star player. Winner of the 1997 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Basketball Jones more books like this by E Lynn Harris add to wishlist E. Lynn Harris returns to explore the down low culture that made his first novel "Invisible Life" a groundbreaking phenomenon in his latest rip-roaring tale of sex, secrets, and betrayal. see all copies from $8.74! new only from $11.62! \| first editions \| SVS
4	My Losing Season: A Memoir more books like this by Pat Conroy add to wishlist PAT CONROY–AMERICA’S MOST BELOVED STORYTELLER -- IS BACK! “I was born to be a point guard, but not a very good one. . . .There was a time in my life when I walked through the world known to myself and others as an athlete. It was part of my own definition of who I was and certainly the part I most respected. When I was a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.89! \| first editions \| SVS
5	One False Move more books like this by Harlan Coben add to wishlist Sports agent Myron Bolitar is a reluctant hero. Hired to protect a women's basketball star after she receives threats on her life, Bolitar doesn't take the case seriously until he begins to fall for her. As he learns more about her tragic past, he also comes to realize that he must act quickly to save not only her, but himself as well. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at Princeton more books like this by John McPhee add to wishlist First published in 1965, this title deals primarily with Bill Bradley's basketball career at Princeton University in the early 1960s. The star player and Rhodes scholar later joined the New York Knicks, and won a U.S. Senate seat in 1979. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist David Halberstam, the author of many highly regarded books on sports and American culture, examines the life and career of Michael Jordan--and in doing so, profiles the personalities and the business practices that have changed the game of basketball. This book follows Jordan from his youth to his final game as an NBA player. A New York Times ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Resilience: Faith, Focus, Triumph more books like this by Alonzo Mourning, Dan Wetzel add to wishlist Alonzo Mourning--NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, kidney disease survivor, and community activist--details the faith, focus, and determination that have carried him through life. Photos throughout. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $15.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism more books like this by Walter LaFeber add to wishlist Using basketball and Michael Jordan as prime examples, historian LaFeber investigates the issue of whether corporations like Nike use sports and sports personalities as cultural coercion in the global marketplace. The author warns of a negative backlash against America. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
10	Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, the American Dream more books like this by Mitch Albom add to wishlist The bestselling author of Bo chronicles the amazing story of the first string Michigan basketball team--composed entirely of freshmen--that took the 1992 NCAA Tournament by storm and began the 1993 season burdened by more expectations than any team in collegiate history. 8 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	For the Love of the Game: My Story more books like this by Michael Jordan, Mike Vancil (Editor) add to wishlist Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls looks back on his distinguished career. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond more books like this by Paul Shirley add to wishlist Offering an often hilarious, occasionally heart wrenching memoir of his life as a professional basketball player, Shirley details his years playing in America, Spain, and even Siberia. see all copies from $3.32! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich more books like this by Mark Kriegel add to wishlist Pete Maravich, the basketball virtuoso who battled personal demons off the court, is the focus of this narrative by the bestselling author of "Namath: A Biography." of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Bad as I Wanna Be more books like this by Dennis Rodman add to wishlist Dennis Rodman, arguably the greatest rebounder in the history of basketball, holds forth on topics such as fame, money, race relations, sex, drugs, Madonna, prison, fatherhood, and basketball. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Hoodlum more books like this by K'Wan Foye, K'wan add to wishlist From the bestselling author of "Street Dreams" comes an urban tale about a young man who inherits an underworld empire and ruthlessly puts the streets on lock. see all copies from $5.21! new only from $11.19! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Man in the Middle more books like this by John Amaechi, Chris Bull add to wishlist Man in the Middle chronicles John Amaechi's extraordinary journey from awkward, overweight English lad to jet-setting NBA star. Along the way, he endured endless obstacles to his hoop dreams-being abandoned by his father, being cut from his first college team, recovering from his life-threatening injury, playing for abusive coaches, and losing his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Heaven is a Playground more books like this by Rick Telander add to wishlist In 1974 Rick Telander intended to spend a few days doing a magazine piece on the court wizards of Brooklyn's Foster Park. He ended up staying the entire summer, becoming part of the players' lives, and eventually the coach of a loose aggregation known as the Subway Stars. Telander tells of everything he saw: the on-court flash, the off-court ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.46! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It more books like this by Charles Barkley, Michael Wilbon (Introduction by) add to wishlist Tough guy on the court, plainspoken philosopher off it, Barkley expresses his opinions on such serious issues as racism, education, and the burden of being rich and famous. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Under the Frog more books like this by Tibor Fischer add to wishlist Two young men are part of a traveling basketball team in postwar Hungary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	King James: Believe the Hype--The Lebron James Story more books like this by Ryan Jones add to wishlist For every fan of LeBron James and for anybody interested in reading about an NBA legend in the making, this hit biography is updated to include the 2005 basketball season. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Second Wind: The Memoirs of an Opinionated Man more books like this by Bill Russell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $84.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball more books like this by John Taylor add to wishlist Journalist John Taylor offers a masterly and brilliantly written account of basketball's golden age, as viewed through its greatest rivalry: the one between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.46! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Full Court Press more books like this by Mike Lupica add to wishlist Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News writes a comic novel about the first woman player in the NBA. Needless to say, she finds it a mixed blessing in a career that includes scandal, jealousy, sexism, and her own doubts about her abilities. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	A View from Above more books like this by Chamberlain add to wishlist Most people know that Wilt Chamberlain is seven feet tall, that he once scored 100 points in a night and had a per-game average of 50 points for an entire season. They may know that he began his career with the Harlem Globetrotters, and that two years ago he was approached about a comeback--15 seasons after he retired. But there are many things ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Pete Maravich: The Authorized Biography of Pistol Pete more books like this by Wayne Federman, Marshall Terrill, Jackie Maravich add to wishlist Pistol Pete Maravich is recognized by the NBA as one of the all-time top 50 players. Yet, despite his success, he suffered deep depression and unhappiness. Things changed dramatically when he found Christ and, at last, he experienced peace and purpose that extended beyond the basketball court. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $10.99! \| SVS

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