10 Best Books on Basketball

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by Yale R. Jaffe (BookSurge)

A neighborhood bookie peddles athletes to college coaches and develops a sport betting operation centered on high school games. He recruits an accomplice to execute his last bet, one that could set them up financially for life but is fraught with danger. The Chicago Police investigate the greedy gamblers who might try to manipulate a high school basketball playoff game. A chance meeting between the father of a mediocre student-athlete and the bookie puts in motion a sequence of events … (continue reading)

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Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

by Gary Mack (McGraw-Hill)

Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition.

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Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court

by John Wooden (McGraw-Hill)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER. "I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs."—John Wooden. Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, Wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In honest and telling passages about virtually every aspect of life, Coach shares his personal philosophy on family, achievement, success, and excellence. Raised on a small farm in south-central Indiana, he offers lessons … (continue reading)

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When the Game Was Ours

by Larry Bird (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

A compelling, up-close-and-personal portrait of basketball’s most inimitable duo. It is also a rollicking ride through professional basketball’s best times, the golden age of hoops for the boomer generation.

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Shaq Uncut: My Story

by Shaquille O'Neal (Grand Central Publishing)

Superman. Diesel. The Big Aristotle. Shaq Fu. The Big Daddy. The Big Shaqtus. Wilt Chamberneezy. The Real Deal. The Big Shamrock. Shaq. You know him by any number of names, and chances are you know all about his legendary basketball career: Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal is a four-time NBA champion and a three-time NBA Finals MVP. After being an All-American at Louisiana State University, he was the overall number one draft pick in the NBA in 1992. In his 19-year career, … (continue reading)

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West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life

by Jerry West (Little, Brown and Company)

He is one of basketball's towering figures: "Mr. Clutch," who mesmerized his opponents and fans. The coach who began the Lakers' resurgence in the 1970s. The general manager who helped bring "Showtime" to Los Angeles, creating a championship-winning force that continues to this day. Now, for the first time, the legendary Jerry West tells his story-from his tough childhood in West Virginia, to his unbelievable college success at West Virginia University, his 40-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and … (continue reading)

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How to Rig the NCAA Basketball Championship for Fun and Profit

by James Wolfe ()

How to Rig the NCAA Basketball Championship for Fun and Profit is a humorous, poignant and alarming novel about a guy who plans to rig the biggest college game of them all for revenge and a whole lot of money. Over the many years Stanley Osborn reffed, college basketball had grown into a huge business, enriching universities, coaches, equipment and apparel manufactures, donors and the NCAA at the expense of the players. The brutal treatment of refs by rabid fans … (continue reading)

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The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

by Bill Simmons (ESPN)

Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell. Newly updated with fresh takes on LeBron, Kobe, the Celtics & more. Including even more footnotes! Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. 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, … (continue reading)

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Michael Jordan: The Final Conquest

by Michael Essany (Sports Entertainment Publishing)

"Michael Jordan: The Final Conquest" is a compelling and controversial first-of-its-kind work by national bestselling author Michael Essany. This exclusive Kindle eBook explores in fascinating detail an intriguing prospect recently raised by 48-year-old Michael Jordan himself: Will the Chicago Bulls legend make one final NBA comeback at the age of 50 to prove that no feat or challenge is too great for the indomitable spirit of a true competitor? This unauthorized and gripping read sheds light on the elusive life … (continue reading)

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