The Genius Kid's Guide to Pro Football

Author: Brendan Flynn
Publisher: North Star Kids
ISBN: 9781952455094
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Exciting and information-packed, The Genius Kid's Guide to Pro Football gives readers everything they need to know about their favorite pro athletes and teams, as well as plenty of fun trivia to impress their friends.

Rockin' Steady

Author: Walt Frazier
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1633190994
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
For millions of basketball fans in the 1970s, Walt “Clyde” Frazier defined the word cool. An iconic piece of basketball history and sports journalism, this meticulously documented account tells the story of one of the greatest point guards in NBA history and how he led the Knicks to their only two championships with a style and flair that was wholly his own. Now, three decades later, Rockin’ Steady is back with an all-new introduction, afterword, and everything that made it one of the most unusual sports books of all time.

The Official Blackbook Price Guide To United States Postage Stamps 2009

Author: Marc Hudgeons
Publisher: House of Collectibles
ISBN: 0375721738
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 666

Book Description
Describes and lists current prices for thousands of stamps

My Basketball Book

Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688171400
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Basketballs fun--let's play! Find all the basics ion this lively guide. The markings on a basketball court What basketball players wear The three team positions The excitement of passing the ball The thrill of making a basket All these and more are included, with a useful glossary at the end.

FreeDarko Presents: The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History

Author: Bethlehem Shoals
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
ISBN: 9781608190836
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The history of basketball has always belonged to champions like the Celtics, the Lakers, and the Bulls. Yet the game's history cuts much deeper than that. The bottom line, the record books and retired jerseys, can never fully do justice to this wild, chaotic, and energetic game. In between the championships, there's the sight of Earl Monroe, spinning and cajoling his way to every corner of the court; or Allen Iverson, driving headlong into players twice his size. The real history of the game is not its championships, which are indisputable, but the personalities of its heroes, which are, at least, undisputed. It's in the larger-than-life pathos of Wilt, the secret ties that bind Larry Bird to the flashy ABA, and Michael Jordan when he flew a little too high. From the prehistoric teachings of Dr. James Naismith to pioneering superstars such as LeBron James and Kevin Durant, you'll never see roundball the same way again.

The Crossover

Author: Kwame Alexander
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544107713
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245

Book Description
New York Times bestseller ∙ Newbery Medal Winner ∙Coretta Scott King Honor Award ∙2015 YALSA 2015 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults∙ 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers ∙Publishers Weekly Best Book ∙ School Library Journal Best Book∙ Kirkus Best Book "A beautifully measured novel of life and line."--The New York Times Book Review "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering, " announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too, that tell his family's story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood from Kwame Alexander. Josh and Jordan must come to grips with growing up on and off the court to realize breaking the rules comes at a terrible price, as their story's heart-stopping climax proves a game-changer for the entire family.

The Official Price Guide to Basketball Cards 1998

Author: James Beckett
Publisher: House of Collectibles
ISBN: 9780676601107
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 460

Book Description
THE OFFICIAL BECKETT SOURCEBOOK, WITH MORE THAN 30,000 PRICES LISTED! *COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE. Complete listings from 1948 to 1998, featuring prices for full sets and individual cards--plus the current market values, including: COLLECTOR'S CHOICE FINEST FLAIR FLEER HOOPS JAM SESSION SKYBOX SP SP CHAMPIONSHIP STADIUM CLUB STAR TOPPS ULTRA UPPER DECK *WRITTEN BY AN EXPERT. Dr. James Beckett is the leading sports card statistician. *CLEAR IDENTIFICATION. Every basketball card is identified by year, manufacturer, size, format, team, and player. *VALUABLE TIPS. Expert advice on buying, selling, caring for, and storing your cards. *BASKETBALL CARD HISTORY. The fascinating story from early issues to today's high-tech versions. *CONDITION GRADE PRICING. Each listing includes prices for each of the three different condition grades. *FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

Year of the Dunk

Author: Asher Price
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0804138044
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
By embarking on a quest to dunk a basketball at the age of 34, journalist Asher Price investigates the limits of human potential—starting with his own. We all like to think that (with a little practice) we could run faster, learn another language, or whip up a perfect soufflé. But few of us ever put those hopes to the test. In Year of the Dunk, Asher Price does, and he seizes on basketball’s slam dunk--a feat richly freighted with distinctly American themes of culture, race, and upward mobility--as a gauge to determine his own hidden potential. The showmanship of the dunk mesmerized Asher as a child, but even with his height (six foot plus) and impressive wingspan, he never pushed himself to try it. Now, approaching middle age, Asher decides to spend a year remaking his body and testing his mind as he wonders, like most adults, what untapped talent he still possesses. In this humorous and often poignant journey into the pleasures and perils of exertion, Asher introduces us to a memorable cast of characters who help him understand the complexity of the human body and the individual drama at the heart of sports. Along the way he dives into the history and science of one of sports' most exuberant acts, examining everything from our genetic predisposition towards jumping to the cultural role of the slam dunk. The year-long effort forces him to ask some fundamental questions about human ability and the degree to which we can actually improve ourselves, even with great determination.

The Book of Basketball

Author: Bill Simmons
Publisher: ESPN
ISBN: 0345520106
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 754

Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The wildly opinionated, thoroughly entertaining, and arguably definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA—from the founder of The Ringer and host of The Bill Simmons Podcast “Enough provocative arguments to fuel barstool arguments far into the future.”—The Wall Street Journal In The Book of Basketball, Bill Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major NBA debate, from the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.

The Official 2010 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps

Author: Marc Hudgeons
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0375723242
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 682

Book Description
An easy-to-use sourcebook for collectors, this guide is filled with the most current values and the latest market report along with all the information needed to become a knowledgeable stamp collector. Original.