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Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph Best Price: $14.06 There are 2 things I absolutely HATED about this book...I hated having to put it down, and I... | Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich Best Price: $7.43 Especially being from North Carolina where Michael Jordan is seen as a demi-god, I have come to... | Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond Best Price: $8.31 I read a few of the reviews of this book and knew there would be some whining but come on! Every... | Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior Best Price: $6.41 This book is one of my favorites. It seems to have been written with a big heart, in-depth... | My Losing Season Best Price: $3.78 Amazon.com Book Review
My Losing Season by Pat Conroy
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Don't Let The Lipstick Fool You: The Making of a Champion Best Price: $11.00 I feel like I know Lisa now after reading her book. I not only like her as a player but as a... | They Call Me Coach Best Price: $5.78 Coach Wooden is the Monet of coaching. His philosophy and work ethic, both as a player and a... | The Game of My Life: A True Story Of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic Best Price: $0.30 This book was awesome, I could not put it down. You can really tell that he wrote it. It makes... | Drive: The Story of My Life Best Price: $2.99 As a fan of Larry Bird, I found that this book did not meet my expectations. As one of the best... | LeBron James: The Rise of a Star Best Price: $3.63 David Lee Morgan, Jr. has incorporated a unique view in The Rise of a Star: LeBron James. Morgan... |
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Maravich Best Price: $14.88 My boyfriend bought me this book for Christmas and I loved it! I love my biographies chock full... | Only the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson Best Price: $4.99 This book is about allen iverson and his life growing up in newport, virgina. It talks about his... | Man in the Middle Best Price: $10.00 a great book. shows what happens when a person can't be their real authenic selves. | I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It Best Price: $0.60 After reading this book and the many "opinions" espoused by Mr. Barkley, I can fully... | Mr. Basketball: George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Birth of the NBA Best Price: $12.89 By "typical book," I mean that it covers Mikan's career in great detail, give you some... |
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My Losing Season Best Price: $1.34 This book is an autobiography of Pat Conroy. If yourexecting the Prince of Tides...look... | When Nothing Else Matters: Michael Jordan's Last Comeback Best Price: $2.88 Published in 2004, author Michael Leahy shares his experiences during Michael Jordan's last... | Driven from Within Best Price: $2.48 This book overall was pretty good, the only pitfall are the pages where they talk about brand... | Shooting the Pistol: Courtside Photos of Pete Maravich at LSU Best Price: $11.25 Students today at LSU call the Pete Maravich Assembly Center the P-MAC. I can't stand to hear... | In the Paint: Tattoos of the NBA and the Stories Behind Them Best Price: $11.54 This may look odd but I was trying to post someone else's review of my book that they e-mailed... |
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Wilt, 1962: The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era Best Price: $6.14 THIS IS ABOUT THE NIGHT WILT CHAMBERLAIN SCORED 100 POINTS IN AN NBA GAME. I FOUND MOST OF THIS... | Breaking Through: John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer Best Price: $18.66 Breaking Through: John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer-The ESPN... | The John Wooden Pyramid of Success: The Authorized Biography, Philosophy and Ultimate Guide to Life, Leadership, Friendship and Love of the Greatest Coach in the History of Sports Best Price: $14.09 Basketball fan or not, this is a good read. Even better if you are. John Wooden's Pyramid is a... | The Gifts of Jimmy V: A Coach's Legacy Best Price: $14.69 I literally couldn't put this book down. Upon receiving this book as a Christmas gift from my... | Operation Yao Ming: The Chinese Sports Empire, American Big Business, and the Making of an NBA Superstar Best Price: $4.00 The story of Yao Ming--the NBA's tallest-ever player who stands 7'6''--is necessarily the tale... |
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The Inside Game: Race, Power, and Politics in the NBA (Ohio History and Culture) Best Price: $3.27 I just finished this book tonight, and it's one of the best sports autobiographies I've read in... | Coach's Life : My Forty Years in College Basketball Best Price: $3.95 26 Jun 2005
Dean Smith wrote a very good book. Humble, and self-effacing. Very worthwhile... | Michael Jordan: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies) Best Price: $27.98 He is among the best-known and wealthiest athletes in the history of organized sports. With the... | Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man? Best Price: $0.01 I grabbed this in a bookstore discount bin because it was cheaper than the magazine I had in... | The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game Best Price: $2.36 I usually don't trust athletes to tell their own story well, especially the unsavory parts, but... |
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Getting Open: The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett and the Integration of College Basketball Best Price: $1.94 This well-written book took me back to Shelbyville IN in the 1950s, when every barber shop... | Knight: My Story Best Price: $2.02 Coach Bob Knight is a colorful figure who ranks among the all- time greats in college... | Glory Road: My Story of the 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and How One Team Triumphed Against the Odds Best Price: $3.99 An amazing person as well as basketball player and coach, Don Haskins relates the history of... | Kobe: The Story of the NBA's Rising Young Star Kobe Bryant Best Price: $2.19 i don't care if you like this review or not, but kobe should realize now what he had w/ shaq:... | Paddy on the Hardwood: A Journey in Irish Hoops Best Price: $11.99 I passed this around to several friends. One had played high school basketball and the other... |
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Bad as I Wanna Be Best Price: $4.25 In my opinion, in his prime, Dennis Rodman was a better athlete than Michael Jordan in his... | She's Got Next : A Story of Getting In, Staying Open, and Taking a Shot Best Price: $0.01 just wanted to say I loved Ms. King's book, " she's got next." it was refreshing to... | Lute!: The Seasons of My Life Best Price: $3.83 I got this book for my husband for Father Day and he absorbed it in about 3 days! Must be some... | Pete Maravich: Magician of the Hardwood (Great American Sports Legends) Best Price: $7.47 Pete Maravich might not have been the greatest basketball player of his generation, but he was... | The Wizard of Odds: How Jack Molinas Almost Destroyed the Game of Basketball Best Price: $6.97 Charley Rosen provides readers with an entertaining book about one of basketball's most talented... |
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Slick Watts's Tales from the Seattle Supersonics Hardwood Best Price: $5.19 I grew up a Sonics fan in the era of Slick Watts. While I played basketball in various youth... | The Mogul: Eddie Gottlieb, Philadelphia Sports Legend and Pro Basketball Pioneer Best Price: $21.89 | Don't Call Me Coach: A Lesson Plan for Life Best Price: $15.63 Don't Call Me Coach: A Lesson Plan for Life
Over the years we have watched Phil Martelli... | John Starks: My Life Best Price: $1.99 Outside of Patrick Ewing, former CBA veteran John Starks is probably one of the most... | Bo Ryan: Another Hill to Climb Best Price: $24.95 Bo knows hoops. As a member of the exclusive 500-win club, University of Wisconsin head coach Bo... |
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Yao: A Life in Two Worlds Best Price: $1.94 A good biography teaches you something not just about the subject of the book but about life... | My Life Best Price: $1.99 For those seeking the limelight, a must read. Be prepared for all the pitfalls that come along... | Allen Iverson: Fear no One Best Price: $2.93 If you like biographies about famous sports people then should read Allen Iverson:Fear No One by... | Taking Shots: Tall Tales, Bizarre Battles, and the Incredible Truth About the NBA Best Price: $2.38 I read a ton of books, mostly history and sports books. This book does have some interestng... | Cousy: His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-Time Basketball Best Price: $3.98 After reading 75% of this book (258 of 342 pages), I am putting it down. Why? It's boring and,... |
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Runnin' Rebel: Shark Tales of "Extra Benefits", Frank Sinatra and Winning It All Best Price: $8.69 Jerry Tarkanian seems to be a decent, likeable guy, evidenced by both his autobiography's... | In the Land of Giants: My Life in Basketball Best Price: $4.99 This is a really good book about a basketball player who overcame his great height disadvantage... | Going Home Again: Roy Williams, the North Carolina Tar Heels, and a Season to Remember Best Price: $8.51 I read this book after UNC won the 2005 NCAA basketball tournament, and to me the most... | | |