How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way To Brainwash Your Child Into Becoming A Syracuse Fan    by Sean Keeley
Price: $3.99 USD. 79070 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2010. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball.
(4.75 from 4 reviews)
Being a parent is hard. Make the wrong decisions and your child can grow up to do something terrible, like root for Georgetown. How To Grow An Orange shows every parent how to make sure that never happens...by providing them with everything they could ever possibly want to know about Syracuse University sports. No Orange fan should be without this guide to the people, places and history of SU.

The Kobe Code: Eight Principles For Success -- An Insider's Look into Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant's Warrior Life & the Code He Lives By    by Pat Mixon
Price: $4.99 USD. 22220 words. Language: English. Published on October 30, 2010. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball.
Strength & Honor. A code that Kobe Bryant seems to live by. This inspiring & practical guide takes a unique spin on the traditional unauthorized biography by providing insight into how Kobe approaches his life, on & off the court. Also, by highlighting Eight Principles For Success pulled from various stages in his life, this book allows you to potentially apply these practices to your own life.

National Title: The Unlikely Tale of the NAIB Tournament    by Danny Stooksbury
You set the price! 50470 words. Language: English. Published on October 26, 2010. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball.
“National Title: The Unlikely Tale of the NAIB Tournament” is an archeological dig through the history of collegiate athletics. It details the origins of America's oldest collegiate national championship and the foundation of character-driven athletics. The NAIB (NAIA), began by Emil Liston and Dr. James Naismith, surpassed the NCAA in membership in just 10 years, and smashed color barriers.

The Big German: Dirk Nowitzki's journey to NBA champion    by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $2.99 USD. 10800 words. Language: English. Published on March 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Sports biography.
By being himself and becoming a champion, Dirk Nowitzki rose from 10-time All-Star and 2007 league MVP and being arguably the best European-born player in NBA history to transcendent athlete.

Lenny, Lefty, and the Chancellor: The Len Bias Tragedy and the Search for Reform in Big-time College Basketball    by C. Fraser Smith
Price: $6.99 USD. 131290 words. Language: English. Published by Bancroft Press on August 20, 2010. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball.
On June 19, 1986, Len Bias, one of the greats of college basketball, destined for NBA stardom, died of a cocaine overdose. The nation was stunned, and for the next several months, millions followed the unfolding tragedy at University of Maryland. In this account, Baltimore Sun reporter C. Fraser Smith examines the abuses that led to the Bias tragedy, and the crucial reform that followed.

A True Maverick: Mark Cuban's path to the NBA championship    by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $2.99 USD. 10490 words. Language: English. Published on March 22, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball.
Eight Dallas journalists capture Mark Cuban's development from a broke kid just arriving in town to a sophisticated team owner in this short collection of stories and essays from The Dallas Morning News.

LeBron James In His Own Words: an unofficial quotebook    by Phillip Hines
Price: $2.99 USD. 13020 words. Language: English. Published on April 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball.
Drawing from the last 10 years of media coverage of LeBron James, this book of quotations collects over 200 thought-provoking, insightful observations. With more than 100 subjects to choose from, topics range from basketball to life to success. This is the only book compilation of quotes by LeBron James.

CircBall - The Official Rules and Regulations    by Vero Vysosias
Price: $9.99 USD. 18870 words. Language: English. Published on April 14, 2010. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball.
CircBall is a unique game of skill for indoor or outdoor basketball sports. Circball is a new and alternative sport that uses a circular court and cluster of ring baskets which involves a mixture of competitive & cooperative game of play.

CircBall - A Summary of Official Rules and Regulations    by Vero Vysosias
Price: $0.99 USD. 3400 words. Language: English. Published on April 14, 2010. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball.
CircBall is a simulated indoor or outdoor basketball game of skill inside a circular court using a cluster of ring baskets which involves a mixture of competitive, interactive and cooperative game of play.

The Crossover: A Brief History of Basketball and Race, From James Naismith to LeBron James    by Doug Merlino
Price: $2.99 USD. 21600 words. Language: English. Published on July 16, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Basketball.
The history of basketball contains all the drama inherent in America’s long struggle with racial intolerance and quest for equality. Highlighting characters both famous (Bill Russell, Michael Jordan) and obscure (Earl Lloyd, Holcombe Rucker), this book explores how what’s happened on the basketball court has mirrored race relations in the United States—and often preceded changes off of it.