| 1. | ![]() | Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph
from Three Rivers Press
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
When Vivian Stringer recruits players for the Rutgers women's basketball team, she doesn't just promise them that they'll play on a wonderful team. She looks the parents in the eye and promises them that if their daughter plays for her, she'll treat her like a daughter, and do everything she can to... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
from Free Press
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
I felt sad after finishing this excellent biography; sad for "The Pistol." I don't think he ever got his due as a basketball player, despite his notoriety.
Some know exactly how good he was; ask Magic Johnson about Maravich and his eyes will light up. However, this isn't just another sports... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Bo Ryan: Another Hill to Climb
from KCI Sports Publishing
Price: $19.56
Customer Review:
Really enjoyed this book after receiving it as a Christmas gift. Bo Ryan deserves all of the accolades he gets. I've always admired those that earn their way up which Bo certainly has - from JV high school coach to head coach of a top flight DI program like the Univ. of Wisconsin. Great insight and... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | They Call Me Coach
from McGraw-Hill
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
I loved the coach and his teams. Book is just a slow read, but interesting for those of us who witnessed his talented teams. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Pete Maravich: The Authorized Biography of Pistol Pete
from Focus
Price: $10.19
Customer Review:
I did not read this book. It was a gift for my grandson. He said it is a really good book. Very interesting. | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior
from Hyperion
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
This book is one of my favorites. It seems to have been written with a big heart, in-depth knowledge of NBA basketball and good understanding of human behavior. The book shows how the writer has gotten over many challenges in his own life and I bet he will excel in whatever he puts his heart in. He... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond
from Villard
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
Hi there, this is a Review coming from GERMANY.
I never heard of Paul Shirley before i started reading this book, even tough i'm a Basketball Fanatic and a regular NBA Watcher. Now i know why i haven't heard of him. Well, i found this book on Amazon and thought that the Title is funny and i... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Assist: Hoops, Hope, and the Game of Their Lives
from PublicAffairs
Price: $10.92
Customer Review:
Neil Swidey's THE ASSIST chronicles three years in the life of coach Jack O'Brien and the players of Charlestown HS in Boston. O'Brien is a minature high school version of a young Bobby Knight--obsessive, compulsive, and brilliant. It is his way or no way. And the results, at least the wins, are a... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | My Losing Season
from The Dial Press
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
Pat Conroy sets out to digest his college basketball career but quickly develops a case of literary diarrhea. The Prologue is interesting and Part 1 sets the tone of his story but the rest of the book is overstated, melodramatic, repetitious, and occasionally unbelievable. Taking the book at face... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Basketball Diaries (Audio Literature Presents)
from Audio Literature
Customer Review:
A story of growing up balling it in private-school, writing poetry, getting hooked on H, living down & out on the streets, you know, the usual riches-to-rags story.
The follow-up diary isn't as good as this one though I believe his poetry books are highly underrated. `Book of Dreams' is... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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