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81) Sooley
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
445 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
El narrador favorito de Estados Unidos pasa del juzgado a la cancha en una novela llena de suspense y emoción. -- Un hombre. Una esperanza. Una oportunidad para convertirse en leyenda. -- Samuel Sooleymon es un adolescente de Sudán del Sur con un gran amor por el baloncesto, un salto prodigioso y la velocidad del rayo. Un torneo de exhibición por Estados Unidos puede convertirse en su gran oportunidad, pero sus condiciones naturales necesitan trabajo...
82) Harvard man
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alan is an all-star Harvard man. He's ambitious, intelligent and star of the college basketball team. Enter Cindy, a sexy college cheerleader and mob boss daughter with all the right moves, including the beauty, money and power to lure Alan right where she wants him. Needing money, Alan agrees to fix the basketball games. The scheme works until the FBI catches on.
84) Play dead
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her husband, David Baskin, the Boston Celtics' star player, dies on their Australian honeymoon, fashion model Laura Ayars returns home to discover a half million dollars missing from his account and their house ransacked, prompting her to launch her own investigation into David's death.
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xvi, 332 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"If you could select the greatest basketball team in history, who'd make your roster? How do you even build a team--with pure talent alone or with a combination of talent and role players? In this book, the NBA tapped into top basketball experts, rounded up the greatest players, coach, and GM from different eras of the game, and now presents its argument for basketball's most unbeatable lineup. Each member of the team has been picked as the embodiment...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Won Lee, the first Asian American in the NBA, stuns the world in a seven-game winning streak, the global media audience dubs it "The Wonder"--much to Won's chagrin. Meanwhile, Won struggles to get attention from his coach, his peers, his fans, and most importantly, his hero, Powerball!, who also happens to be Won's teammate and the captain. Covering it all is sportswriter Robert Sung, who writes about Won's stardom while grappling with his own...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (1228 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Everyone is looking for their dreams to come true. Nathan dreams of a basketball comeback; Haley is looking for musical success; Peyton is hoping for happiness; Mouth needs to find a decent job; Jamie wants to be like his hero Q; Brooke is hoping to save the Clothes Over Bro's brand from her nasty mom; Lucas is hoping to find the right girl to marry. What isn't a dream: Dan learning what it's like to be on the other side of a sadist-victim relationship...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
205 p. (some folded) : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Michael Jordan is the rare global icon whose celebrity extends beyond his original stage and onto multiple platforms. His relentless determination produced six NBA Championships and some of the most spectacular performances in sports history, while his enduring grace and unique sense of style made him equally famous in the worlds of fashion, business, and marketing. In this book, he makes it clear that the basis for his phenomenal success came from...
92) Hoop dreams
Series
Criterion collection volume 289
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This documentary follows two inner-city basketball phenoms' lives through high school as they chase their dreams of playing in the NBA.
93) Kareem
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1990
Physical Desc
233 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life, basketball career, and daily routine of Tamika Whitmore, a player with the New York Liberty, a team in the Women's National Basketball Association.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 253 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media influencer about his recovery from addiction.
96) LeBron James
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
77 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Before he became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before he began speaking out for justice, LeBron James was just a kid. In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, illustrated by DeAndra Hodge, readers learn more about the life and work of LeBron James—from growing up with a single mother in Akron, Ohio, to his journey to the NBA and ten NBA championships, to his social justice work creating I PROMISE...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the past and future of women's basketball and presents biographies of eight of the sport's most famous players: Cynthia Cooper, Teresa Edwards, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Nikki McCray, Dawn Staley, Kate Starbird, and Sheryl Swoopes.
98) Coach Carter
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story, this inspirational account of a high school basketball coach who received high praise, and staunch criticism, for benching his entire undefeated team due to their poor academic performances.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Explore the relentless grit of Michael Jordan, as he powers through a mysterious illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, infamously known as the Flu Game. A story of athleticism, willpower, and triumph, this graphic novel invitesreaders to immerse themselves into the unyielding drive of one of the greatest basketball players of all time--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off...
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