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Book Synopsis Transcendental Basketball Blues by : Mike Pemberton
Download or read book Transcendental Basketball Blues written by Mike Pemberton and published by Mike Pemberton. This book was released on 2011-12-29 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Henderson, a star basketball player, has it all. Loving mother, Mary Lou, is a great musician, father, Sam, a local hero. But when Jack starts high school, Mary Lou disappears. Diagnosed a paranoid schizophrenic, she spends Jack's adolescence on the run, escaping imagined tormentors. Confined to a mental hospital, then released home, she skips her medication and the cycle repeats. By Jack's senior year, love of music and basketball intertwine as mother and son seek solace within the transcendent moments yielded by their twin passions. Set in the late 1970's in basketball crazy Illinois, "Transcendental Basketball Blues" brings to life the post-Vietnam, post-Watergate days where racial integration took tentative first steps, stagflation simmered, disco fever raged and Top 40 radio ruled. Yet the themes of love, forgiveness, humor in the face of hopelessness and acceptance of others for who they are ring true for readers from all eras.
Book Synopsis Go Girl! #11 Basketball Blues by : Thalia Kalkipsakis
Download or read book Go Girl! #11 Basketball Blues written by Thalia Kalkipsakis and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in Australia in 2005.
Book Synopsis Go Girl! #10: Basketball Blues by : Thalia Kalkipsakis
Download or read book Go Girl! #10: Basketball Blues written by Thalia Kalkipsakis and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Angie is told that she plays basketball like a boy she is heart-broken. She quits her favorite basketball team and dreams of cheerleading instead. But can cheerleading make Angie happy, or is basketball her real love? It's lucky Angie is more than just a pretty face!
Book Synopsis NBA BLUES The Dark Side Of A Dream by : Gerry Allen Lancaster
Download or read book NBA BLUES The Dark Side Of A Dream written by Gerry Allen Lancaster and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NBA Blues is a cautionary tale that can serve as a handbook for any young athlete and their families facing the bittersweet taste of success in professional sports. Along with entertaining the reader, this book acts as a guide to help understand the pitfalls that come with financial success in professional sports. Most have a greater chance of becoming a business professional before he or she becomes a professional athlete, however, whether a young person has the talent and opportunity to become a professional athlete or a productive citizen in society, the proper guidance is necessary to maintain their success. Told in a compelling and engaging voice, this urban contemporary is creatively written with authentic characters. Although based on actual events, names and scenarios have been changed slightly to protect the innocent, and not so innocent. The message of the book is being presented in an educational and entertaining platform as author, Gerry Lancaster, renamed Gary Allen, shares his experiences while working as a personal assistant to a childhood friend who became a professional athlete. The real baller, renamed Vaughn Fisher (an Olympic Gold Medal Winner and four -time NBA All-star Player with earnings of over 100 million dollars) is the subject of the book. Vaughn was a talented athlete who attained his dream of playing professional basketball in the NBA, but the fame and fortune disappeared quickly as the thrill of making a basket was replaced by the thrill of getting a high from prescription drugs and alcohol. His story is told through the words of a friend who knew him from his humble beginnings, to the great heights of fame and back down the slippery slope of drugs, promiscuity and financial ruin. No one could tell the complete story unless they were actually there, and Gerry was.
Book Synopsis Basketball Blues by : Thalia Kalkipsakis
Download or read book Basketball Blues written by Thalia Kalkipsakis and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl tries to choose between fitting in and playing the game she loves in Basketball Blues, the eleventh book of the Go Girl! chapter book series.When Angie is told that she plays basketball like a boy, she is heartbroken. She quits her favorite basketball team and dreams of cheerleading instead. Angie just wants to fit in, but is that worth giving up her true self?
Book Synopsis My Basketball Blues from the Basketball's Point of View by : Rich Linville
Download or read book My Basketball Blues from the Basketball's Point of View written by Rich Linville and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-14 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm a new born basketball. Yay! But why do I have to pass all of these tests? Finally, they ship me to a new place. What's going to happen to me? Will my life be happy or blue? Maybe, a combination of both happiness and sadness. I wonder where I'll end up?
Book Synopsis Legacy of the Blues: a Century of Athletics at the W by : Garrett
Download or read book Legacy of the Blues: a Century of Athletics at the W written by Garrett and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mississippi University for Women was a pioneer in the Southeast Region as well as the State of Mississippi in encouraging, promoting, and sponsoring intercollegiate athletics for women. The programs were always of the highest quality and conducted with integrity. The students and coaches involved were dedicated and committed to their respective sport. Loss of the Physical Education Assembly Building, destroyed by a tornado in 2002, and the subsequent decision (2003) by the university to cease participation in intercollegiate athletics prompted the writing of this book. Physical resources and historical records had been destroyed. Concern that the knowledge of this program would be lost along with its signifi cance to the university alumnae, and womens sport history, challenged five retired Health and Kinesiology faculty members to write this book. They knew that their collective knowledge and experiences were invaluable in recording a century of athletic competition at the W. These women promoted the educational model of sport believing that the opportunity to participate in sports brings both value and pleasure to the quality of life.
Download or read book The Blues written by John McDermott and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Back in the innocent days of the 1970s, John McDermott was a terrific basketball player from Monmouth County, NJ; a sweet stroking lefty who played at a high level at Raritan HS and Brookdale Community College with savvy and ease that matched his friendly, easy going nature. Until I read his book, however, I was not aware of the depths of his alcohol and drug addictions or his numerous medical issues. McDermott's autobiography, A Legend in His Own Mind, is an extraordinary confessional that makes Keith Richards' life (as told in his great 2010 bio, A Life), look mild by comparison. McDermott hasn't has an easy day since he was 19, yet on nearly every page he expresses his love and gratitude for his family and friends, and his enduring connection to basketball. This is a tale worth reading." ________________________________________ "4.0 out of 5 stars Story from the heart" ________________________________________ "In his book, John was able to recall his life through the experiences and relationships established through his journey back from addiction. An effective story that helped John reach his goals and begin a new life. Well written I thought, and the stories brought vivid images back to me having grown up in Hazlet in the same time period and knowing John as an athlete of the highest level in Raritan High School sports." ________________________________________ "5.0 out of 5 stars. Just like making a bank shot at Leocadia court." ________________________________________ "I find it remarkable that John could remember all the characters that pass through his life while he was slipping in and out of substance abuse. I hope and pray John stays clean and continues to be a great role model." ________________________________________ "I am only half way through the book and cannot put it down. I graduated with John but, never knew him. He made me aware of a subculture in my town that I never knew existed. John provides play by play in many of the games he played in and tells his story well. An amazing journey. Keep the faith....5.0 out of 5 stars."
Book Synopsis Trancendental Basketball Blues by : Mike Pemberton
Download or read book Trancendental Basketball Blues written by Mike Pemberton and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jack Henderson, a star basketball player, has it all. Loving mother, Mary Lou, is a great musician, father, Sam, a local hero. But when Jack starts high school, Mary Lou disappears. Diagnosed a paranoid schizophrenic, she spends Jack's adolescence on the run, escaping imagined tormentors. Confined to a mental hospital, then released home, she skips her medication and the cycle repeats. By Jack's senior year, love of music and basketball intertwine as mother and son seek solace within the transcendent moments yielded by their twin passions. Set in the late 1970's in basketball crazy Illinois, "Transcendental Basketball Blues" brings to life the post-Vietnam, post-Watergate days where racial integration took tentative first steps, stagflation simmered, disco fever raged and Top 40 radio ruled. Yet the themes of love, forgiveness, humor in the face of hopelessness and acceptance of others for who they are ring true for readers from all eras"--Page 4 of cover.
Book Synopsis The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia by : Dave Blevins
Download or read book The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia written by Dave Blevins and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-12-23 with total page 1303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame was established to honor the legends of the sport. The first inductees were some of the greatest names of the dugout, including Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. Less than ten years later, in 1945, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted its first members. The Soccer Hall of Fame was established in 1950, followed by the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959, and the Football Hall of Fame in 1963. In all, more than 1,400 inductees—players, teams, and behind the scenes personnel—have been enshrined in these five halls of fame. The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia is a comprehensive listing of each inductee elected into one or more of these major sports halls of fame. From Hank Aaron to Fred Zollner, this book contains biographical information, sport and position(s) played, and career statistics (when applicable) of each of the more than 1,400 honorees. The book also includes specific appendixes for each shrine, in which inductees are listed alphabetically and by year of induction. Also included are appendixes briefly describing the history of each hall of fame.
Download or read book Golden Days written by Jack McCallum and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers, two extraordinary teams playing in extraordinary times and linked by one extraordinary man: Jerry West. With an update on Jerry West’s new gig In Golden Days, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum uses two teams—today’s Golden State Warriors and the L.A. Lakers of the early 1970s—to trace the dynamic history of the National Basketball Association, which for much of the last half-century has marched memorably through the state of California. Tying together the two strands of McCallum’s story is Hall of Famer Jerry West, the ferociously competitive Laker guard who later became one of the key architects of the Warriors. With “the Logo” as his guide, McCallum takes us deep into the locker rooms and front offices of these two era-defining teams, leveraging the access and authority he has amassed over his forty-year career to create a picture of the cultural juggernaut that the NBA has become. Featuring up-close-and-personal portraits of some of the biggest names in basketball history, from Wilt Chamberlain to Steve Kerr to the transcendent duo of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, as well as an update on the Warriors’ continuing run of dominance and West’s first season with the L.A. Clippers, Golden Days is a history, not just of a changing sport, but a changing America. Featuring vintage photos and contemporary shots of NBA greats including Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Pat Riley, and more. “Full of juicy anecdotes and wagging fun . . . McCallum holds legitimate claim for being the greatest NBA writer of all time.”—The Wall Street Journal “Only one writer I know could pull all this together: two iconic champions, two roundball revolutions, and the deadeye legend whose silhouette binds them both. If basketball writing had a logo, it would be the image of Jack McCallum.”—Lee Jenkins, senior writer, Sports Illustrated “I had the pleasure of playing with, coaching with, and coaching for Jerry West, one of the great influences in the history of the NBA. Golden Days gets at the essence of the man as a player and an executive, while also exploring today’s game through the Golden State Warriors.”—Pat Riley, president, Miami Heat “An original, fascinating, and breezy read.”—Zach Lowe, senior writer, ESPN
Book Synopsis Just for Fun: the Story of Aau Women's Basketball (c) by : Robert W. Ikard
Download or read book Just for Fun: the Story of Aau Women's Basketball (c) written by Robert W. Ikard and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.
Book Synopsis Elevating the Game by : Nelson George
Download or read book Elevating the Game written by Nelson George and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Links the history of race relations to the history of basketball by reviewing the era of the first Black teams, the first integration of teams, and the innovations that Black players have brought to the game
Book Synopsis The Phantom Striker by : Jonny Zucker
Download or read book The Phantom Striker written by Jonny Zucker and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2008 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tom and Dan's soccer team is losing and really needs some help, Harry, a soccer ghost, offers to help out.
Book Synopsis Brushes and Basketballs by : Michele Jakubowski
Download or read book Brushes and Basketballs written by Michele Jakubowski and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feeling torn apart by the Taylors� recent move, Ashley Sanchez (Ash) and Ashlee Taylor (Lee) hope to find an activity they can enjoy together. Being so different from one another, this isn�t as easy as it sounds. Ash wants to teach Lee some basketball moves, while Lee hopes to share her love of art with Ash. But sharing their hobbies doesn�t go as planned, and soon Ash and Lee worry that they will never find the perfect activity for the two of them.
Book Synopsis Turpin Times: An Illini Sports Scrapbook by : Jim Turpinn
Download or read book Turpin Times: An Illini Sports Scrapbook written by Jim Turpinn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Turpin Times, Jim Turpin, the radio play-by-play voice of University of Illinois football and basketball for the past 40 years, takes readers behind the scenes for an intimate glimpse of players, coaches, and others associated with big-time intercollegiate athletics. Turpin follows the Illini through the 2001 football and 2001-2002 basketball seasons with flashbacks to other years, other teams, and other memories and stories that only an insider would know. Turpin's tenure with the Illini has spanned six basketball coaches, nine football coaches, eight Big 10 championships, 11 bowl games, 17 NCAA tournaments and three generations of Illinois fans. Read about Turpin's favorite players, many of whom were not headline makers; the coaches he liked best-and worst; his most memorable radio calls - not all were Illini victories. This is a rare opportunity to share Illini history with an announcer who has lived it. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Book Synopsis The One Year Devotions for Kids #1 by : Children's Bible Hour
Download or read book The One Year Devotions for Kids #1 written by Children's Bible Hour and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 10 years, kids have had fun learning about Scripture with The One Year Devotions for Kids series. Now The One Year Devotions for Kids, Volume 1 is available with a great look for a new generation of readers. Each day’s lesson focuses on a key theme from a Bible story. A contemporary story, application questions, a memory verse, and an action phrase combine to reinforce the theme for each day. A great way to help kids connect with God!
