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The Story of Basketball In 100 Photographs

Author : Sports Illustrated

Publisher : Triumph Books

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 50,8 MB

Release : 2023-10-24

Category : Photography

ISBN : 1637275196

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Book Description

Through 100 evocative, often stunning photographs, as well as the stories that accompany them, Sports Illustrated visits the great arc of basketball history Featuring historical coverage and vivid photography covering the men's, women's, and college games, basketball's rich and remarkable history is here. Unforgettable events live in a continuum with stirring photos of the game's most beloved and largest personalities such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Larry Bird, Stephen Curry, Diana Taurasi, Lisa Leslie. Sue Bird, and many more. Sports Illustrated's unmatched storytelling is in high form in a book that renders exquisite anecdotes, and explores basketball's heritage and increasingly global character, all in unforgettable style.



The Story of Basketball Reader's Theater Script and Lesson

Author : Cathy Mackey Davis

Publisher : Teacher Created Materials

Page : 7 pages

File Size : 30,32 MB

Release : 2014-01-01

Category :

ISBN : 1480767352

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Book Description

Improve reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice for performance. Motivate students with this reader's theater script and build students' knowledge through grade-level content. Included graphic organizer helps visual learners.



The Book of Basketball

Author : Bill Simmons

Publisher : ESPN

Page : 754 pages

File Size : 20,67 MB

Release : 2010-12-07

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0345520106

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The NBA according to The Sports Guy—now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more! Foreword by Malcom Gladwell • “The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.”—The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The 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, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. 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.



A Brief History of American Sports

Author : Elliott J. Gorn

Publisher : University of Illinois Press

Page : 310 pages

File Size : 41,54 MB

Release : 2004

Category : History

ISBN : 9780252071843

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Book Description

Elliott J. Gorn and Warren Goldstein show us where our games and pastimes came from, how they developed, and what they have meant to Americans. The great heroes of baseball and football are here, as well as the dramatic moments of boxing and basketball. Beyond this, the authors show us how sports fit into the larger contours of our past. A Brief History of American Sports reveals that from colonial times to the present, sports have been central to American culture, and a profound expression of who we are.



Historical Dictionary of Basketball

Author : John Grasso

Publisher : Scarecrow Press

Page : 533 pages

File Size : 28,74 MB

Release : 2010-11-15

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0810875063

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Book Description

In less than 120 years an activity invented by one man to alleviate winter boredom for a college gym class has evolved into a worldwide multi-billion dollar enterprise. It is impossible for Dr. James Naismith, basketball's inventor, to have envisioned the extent to which his simple game would reach. Without major changes to his original 13 rules, basketball is now played in more than 200 countries by people of all ages. Thanks to basketball, players like Michael Jordan, Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O'Neal have become some of the most famous people in the world. The Historical Dictionary of Basketball is a comprehensive account of all forms of basketball_amateur, professional, men's, women's, Olympic, domestic, and international_from its invention in 1891 through the present day. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on the people, places, teams, and terminology of the game.



The Basketball Book of Why (and Who, What, When, Where, and How)

Author : Wayne Stewart

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 185 pages

File Size : 48,79 MB

Release : 2023-11-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1493072773

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Book Description

How was basketball born? Why is the area in the paint and around the free throw circle known as the key? When did the NBA begin play? What team was arguably the worst NBA squad ever? Who was the highest drafted college player who never played a single game in the NBA? This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of basketball. Organized by the sport’s three eras—its birth through 1945, the NBA from 1946 through 1999, and the game today—it answers questions about the sport at all levels, from college games to the Olympics. A bonus chapter provides a who, what, when, where, why, and how of basketball—the perfect resource to settle arguments or to answer challenging trivia questions.



Just for Fun: the Story of Aau Women's Basketball (c)

Author : Robert W. Ikard

Publisher : University of Arkansas Press

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 25,83 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Basketball for women

ISBN : 9781610752220

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Book Description

"In the decades before the 1972 passage of Title IX, premier women's basketball was played by the teams in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) ... [this book] is the history of these all-but-forgotten players and coaches who, while playing for an exuberant love of the game, laid the groundwork for modern women's basketball."--Back cover.



Reader's Theater Scripts, Grade 3

Author : Cathy Mackey Davis

Publisher : Shell Education

Page : 108 pages

File Size : 17,35 MB

Release : 2010-02-15

Category : Oral reading

ISBN : 9781425806934

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Book Description

Students love the spotlight! Improve Grade 3 students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful reading practice for performance. You'll motivate students with these easy-to-implement reader's theater scripts that also build students' knowledge through grade-level content. Book includes 14 original leveled scripts, graphic organizers, and a Teacher Resource CD including scripts, PDFs, and graphic organizers. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards. 104pp.



Basketball's Greatest Records

Author : Ryan Nagelhout

Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Page : 34 pages

File Size : 32,7 MB

Release : 2014-12-15

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1499402325

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points during his professional basketball career! Readers discover this and many other fascinating facts as they explore the history of basketball and its most impressive records. From points to blocks, the fundamentals of the sport are explained in a creative way—through the players who were the best at each aspect of the game. Engaging photographs accompany informative text about both men’s and women’s basketball, and stat boxes help readers learn to use charts to compare information. Biographies of the game’s most famous players are also included.