there is a lot of red marker and pen drawings on the first page but the rest of the pages are untouched #fiction #manga #graphicnovels #paperback #fantasy #comics #tokyopop #basketball #sports #action

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Connecticut

Rebound - Vol. 1

#paperback #americangirl #beforever #julie #doll #basketball #friendship

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Ohio

Beforever Julie

Lot of 4 American Girl Trade Paperbacks

Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws

Virginia

“A lacerating story of loss and of seeking, written in prose that is charged with emotion but is always held under impeccable control.”—Kansas City Star Rabbit, Run is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his—or any other—generation. Its hero is Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, a onetime high-school basketball star who on an impulse deserts his wife and son. He is twenty-six years old, a man-child caught in a struggle between instinct and thought, self and society, sexual gratification and family duty—even, in a sense, human hard-heartedness and divine Grace. Though his flight from home traces a zigzag of evasion, he holds to the faith that he is on the right path, an invisible line toward his own salvation as straight as a ruler’s edge.

Rabbit, Run

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

North Carolina

How the NCAA Tournament Became the Greatest Sporting Event in America

Told through the voices of players, coaches, and announcers, accounts the first primetime telecast of a college basketball game, Houston versus UCLA in the Astrodome in 1968, and includes a DVD of the historic game.

How March Became Madness

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#hardcover #fiction #basketball #marchmadness

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Rhode Island

Four players at the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament struggle with the pressures of tournament play and the expectations of society at large.

The Final Four

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#autobiography #hardcover #sports #basketball #nba #lakers #magicjohnson #halloffame #nonfiction

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Maryland

My life

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Missouri

#juvenilefiction #basketball #newberrymedalwinner ##nytimesbestseller #sportsstories

New York

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

The Crossover

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Montana

The Incredible Story of a Professional Basketball Player Trapped in Libya's Civil War

A Nigerian native who emigrated to the United States at age 11, Alex Owumi's exploits on the basketball court led him to a successful career as a small college player. Undrafted by the NBA, Owumi pursued his pro basketball dream overseas, eventually signing with Al-Nasr of Libya, a state-run athletic club privately funded by the family of then-Libyan president Muammar Qaddafi.

Owumi's tenure with Al-Nasr was interrupted by the Libyan uprising and resulting civil war. Imprisoned in his Benghazi apartment for more than 2 weeks with no food, phone, Internet, or hope, Owumi wondered whether he would make it out of Libya alive. Despite his weakened condition and the dangers lurking in the city, he was able to escape Benghazi and flee the country. Smuggled to a refugee camp in Egypt, he was, much to his surprise, contacted by an Egyptian team seeking his services. And so, in a bizarre, storybook ending, Owumi finished the year by helping lead the team to an unlikely league championship, earning league MVP honors in the process.

Qaddafi's Point Guard is a book about hope and longing, conflict (cultural, political, and military), and ultimately, triumph--to overcome obstacles and survive against the most desperate odds.

Qaddafi's Point Guard

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In like new condition with no problems. Smoke free home! #basketball #sports #history #drama #ncaa #college

A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers

A Season on the Brink chronicles the basketball season that John Feinstein spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach, Bob Knight. Knight granted Feinstein an unprecedented inside look at college basketball -- with complete access to every moment of the season. Feinstein saw and heard it all -- practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and mid-game huddles -- during Knight's struggle to avoid a losing season. A Season on the Brink not only captures the drama and pressure of big-time college basketball but paints a vivid portrait of a complex, brilliant coach walking a fine line between genius and madness.

A Season on the Brink

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#hardcover #basketball #beyondthestreak #ku #jayhawks 

Kansas

Untold Stories from Kansas Basketball's Big 12 Reign

Beyond the Streak

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Outstanding. Unbelievable. Mindblowing. These are just a few of the words used to describe the talents of LeBron James. He was a sensation in his early days playing AAU ball in Akron, Ohio-and continued to amaze through his four years as a high school phenomenon. Now going into his fifth year as a star of the Cleveland Cavaliers, he is touted as the best player in basketball today. And for good reason: his dunks are monstrous, his no-look passes are things of beauty, his three-pointers seem effortless. But even more importantly, he is that one-of-a-kind superstar whose main goal isn't to rack up the stats-it's to make his team better.

On the Court with... LeBron James

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#paperback #basketball #memoir #bounceback #oregon #tillamook #earlgoldmann #osu #hope

Oregon

"You can keep going long after you think you can't." Earl Goldmann's poignant and moving memoir is a story about a young boy growing up in Tillamook, Oregon, and the terrible injury inflicted by the man who should have been his mentor. As he struggled to understand and to forgive, an unexpected gift from a far away relative gave him an outlet for channeling his anger into a positive life. While playing basketball at Oregon State University, Goldmann is severely injured in a horrific car wreck and is forced to return to his hometown to recover. With his athletic scholarships gone, can he realize the life he always dreamed about? Bounce Back is the true story of one man's journey to survive, forgive and recapture his fractured future.

Bounce Back

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#hardcover #fiction #africanamerican #basketball #crossover #kwamealexander #newberry #ya 

A middle-grade novel in verse follows the experiences of twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan, who struggle with challenges on and off the court while their father ignores his declining health. 20,000 first printing.

SIGNED and personalized copy! #dalebrown #sports #basketball #signed #hardcover 

North Dakota

Dale Brown's Memoirs from LSU Basketball provides an inside look at Coach Brown's 25 years of coaching at Louisiana State University. In taking an LSU basketball program on life support and turning it into a highly competitive program, Brown was thrown into the national spotlight. His opinions on the NCAA and matter-of-fact voice in the media proved to be a way for the coach to earn the respect of his peers. In this book, Brown remembers his trips to the Final Four, the great teams and coaches he battled through the years, the hundreds of talented players he coached, and the recruiting tactics he employed in luring some of the nation's top recruits to the Bayou. He also devotes a chapter to his memories of LSU legend Shaquille O'Neal, who has always been a vocal supporter of Coach Brown.

Dale Brown's Memoirs from LSU Basketball

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I’ve never been a big sports-person, but I loved this book in middle school. Outside cover is a bit warn from the years but it’s in otherwise great condition! #hardcover #fiction #africanamerican #crossover #kwamealexander #newberry #basketball #ya 

#hardcover #sportsillustrated #nba #basketball #shaq #michaeljordan #bball 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Florida

Highlighted by dozens of photographs, a celebration of America's college and professional basketball captures the great teams, players, games, memorabilia, artifacts, and important moments throughout the more than one hundred years of basketball history.

The Basketball Book

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District of Columbia

What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal about the Greatest Game on Earth

A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, winemakers, therapists, and more Basketball is the second-most popular sport in the world--an insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while it's enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because it's a game of culture, art, and all the things that make us human. How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius deconstructs the sport from top to bottom and then puts it back together again, detailing its intricacies through reporting and dozens of interviews with experts. These experts, however, are a diverse group: wine critics weighing in on LeBron's ability to delegate on the fly, magicians analyzing Kyrie Irving's mystifying dribbling techniques, SpaceX rocket scientists breaking down Steph Curry's deadeye three-point shooting. Every chapter treats basketball to a multi-disciplined study that adventures far beyond the lines of the court, examining key elements of the sport from some surprising and revealing angles. There's a reason it has conquered the world, and every game is a chance to learn about pop culture, fashion, history, science, art, and anything else that bounces our way.

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius

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#paperback #youngadult #nostoppingusnow #sports #basketball #fiction

"A timeless and triumphant story of courage in the face of opposition." --Foreword Reviews (starred review)


"20 Super Sports Books for Kids of All Ages!" --We Are Teachers

It's 1974. Title IX has passed two years ago, but Louisa's high school still refuses to fund an all girls' basketball team. After hearing Gloria Steinem speak, Louisa learns an important lesson: "The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off." Now what can she do but stand up and fight back?

When Louisa asks her principal to start a girls team, she's soon viciously targeted by male coaches at her school, lied to by the school board, and dismissed as "out of line" as she fights for a fair chance to be an athlete. No Stopping Us Now is a story about finding one's own voice through the joys of sports, love, and the power of sisterhood. Based on the author's true story, it is a compelling examination of the courage it takes to stand up for what's right.

Young adult, LGBTQ historical fiction perfect for the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

No Stopping Us Now

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A new day. A new place. A new life.
 
In the past few years, Mclean has pretended to be so many different people that she hardly remembers who she really is anymore.
 
The adorable guy next door might be able to help her figure it out.
 
But is she ready for it?
 
“A cut above” —People
 
Sarah Dessen is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her contributions to YA literature, as well as the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award.

Following her parents' bitter divorce as she and her father move from town to town, seventeen-year-old Mclean reinvents herself at each school she attends until she is no longer sure she knows who she is or where she belongs.

What Happened to Goodbye

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#paperback #sports #basketball #trailblazers 

Hawaii

A New York Times bestseller, David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game focuses on one grim season (1979-80) in the life of the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers, a team that only three years before had been NBA champions.


More than six years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected journalists and revered authorities on American life and history in the years since WWII. A Pulitzer Prize-winner for his groundbreaking reporting on the Vietnam War, Halberstam wrote more than 20 books, almost all of them bestsellers. His work has stood the test of time and has become the standard by which all journalists measure themselves.


The tactile authenticity of Halberstam's knowledge of the basketball world is unrivaled. Yet he is writing here about far more than just basketball. This is a story about a place in our society where power, money, and talent collide and sometimes corrupt, a place where both national obsessions and naked greed are exposed. It's about the influence of big media, the fans and the hype they subsist on, the clash of ethics, the terrible physical demands of modern sports (from drugs to body size), the unreal salaries, the conflicts of race and class, and the consequences of sport converted into mass entertainment and athletes transformed into superstars -- all presented in a way that puts the reader in the room and on the court, and The Breaks of the Game in a league of its own.

The Breaks of the Game

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The Boy Who Never Gave Up

The Boy Who Never Gave Up is the inspiring true story of NBA superstar Stephen Curry. This Fully illustrated picture book biography tells the story of a young boy who many said was too short to play in high school, too weak to play in college and not good enough to play in the NBA. Against all odds, this small boy who follows his dream, not only makes it to the NBA, but becomes one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball. Children's/Kids Picture Book Biography K-3 Be sure to check out the new release: NFL All Stars 2017: Coloring and Activity Book for Adults and Kids featuring 30+ of today's hottest stars including Ezekiel Elliott, Tom Brady, Julio Jones, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and so many more!

Stephen Curry: the Children's Book

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#paperback #kevindurant #basketball #basketballplayer #biography

California

Real Sports Content Network Presents

Learn about NBA superstar Kevin Durant in this book in a nonfiction series about your favorite athletes’ childhoods and what (or who) helped them become the stars they are today! He’s 6’ 9” with a wingspan of 7’ 5”, and everyone knows him as KD. He’s a two-time NBA champ, two-time Finals MVP, and four-time Scoring Champ. He’s Kevin Durant, and the NBA has never seen a player quite like him before. However, as impressive as the stats may be, what’s even more impressive is the journey that Kevin Durant took to come to the NBA. Born in a suburb of Washington, DC, Durant quickly discovered basketball as a way off of the dangerous streets and out of a life of laboring for little reward. But he also learned that if he wanted to make it as a professional, he would need to work—and work hard! Durant wasn’t afraid to do that and by high school he had become one of the best prospects in the thriving DC basketball scene. After a year of college, KD made the leap to the pros and he’s never looked back. Learn all about the childhood that put him on the path to success in this fascinating biography.

Yuriko Nishiyama

Rebound - Vol. 1

American Girl

Lot of 4 American Girl Trade Paperbacks

Janette Rallison

Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws

John Updike

Rabbit, Run

Eddie Einhorn; Ron Rapoport

How March Became Madness

Paul Volponi

The Final Four

Earvin Johnson

My life

John Updike

Rabbit, Run

Kwame Alexander

The Crossover

Alex Owumi; Daniel Paisner

Qaddafi's Point Guard

John Feinstein

A Season on the Brink

Jason King

Beyond the Streak

Matt Christopher; Stephanie Peters (Text by)

On the Court with... LeBron James

Earl Llewellyn Goldmann

Bounce Back

Kwame Alexander

The Crossover

Dale Brown (Contribution by)

Dale Brown's Memoirs from LSU Basketball

Kwame Alexander

The Crossover

Alexander Wolff (Foreword by); Jack McCallum (Introduction by); Sports Illustrated Editors

The Basketball Book

Nick Greene

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius

Lucy Jane Bledsoe

No Stopping Us Now

Sarah Dessen

What Happened to Goodbye

David Halberstam

The Breaks of the Game

Anthony Curcio

Stephen Curry: the Children's Book

Craig Ellenport

Kevin Durant