Hanover Square Press, 2022. — 1208 p. — ISBN: 978-148-8078392 The definitive biography of Charles Barkley, exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his enduring legacy as a provocative voice in American pop culture. He’s one of the most interesting American athletes in the past fifty years. Passionate, candid, iconoclastic, and gifted both on and off the...
Greenwood Press, 2008. — 180 p. — ISBN 978–0–313–34361–2. LeBron James is simultaneously on the cutting edge of basketball greatness and as a cultural icon. Through the international exposure of the National Basketball Association and its televised games in more than 100 countries, and as a global marketing presence, the star of the Cleveland Cavaliers is rapidly becoming one...
Penguin Press, 2013. — 356 p. During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was tagged as the “Zen master” half in jest by sportswriters,...
BenBella Books, 2019. — 264 p. Fame. Sex. Pain. Drugs. Death. Booze. Money. Addiction. Redemption. Dizzying heights. Rock-bottom depths. Desperation and elation—sometimes in the same hour. Not to mention power...and the struggle for it. The world knows Lamar Odom as a two-time NBA world champion who rocketed to uncharted heights of fame thanks to being a member of both the...
W. W. Norton & Company, 2019. — 841 p. — ISBN 978-1-324-00306-9 The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the greatest players in basketball history. The Dallas Maverick’s legend revolutionized the sport, redefining the role of the big man in the modern game. Dirk moved differently: flexible and fast, confident and in control. He thought differently, too. On the court, his shots...
Grand Central Publishing, 2018. — 296 p. What really happened when LeBron James stunned the NBA by leaving a potential dynasty in Miami to come home to play with the Cleveland Cavaliers? How did the Cavs use secret meetings to put together the deal to add star Kevin Love? Who really made the controversial decision to fire coach David Blatt when the team was in first place?...
Городец, 2008. — 530 с.
В баскетбольном мире он - Папа. Для многих поколений игроков и тренеров. Александр Яковлевич Гомельский - великий тренер, мэтр отечественного баскетбола, президент профессионального баскетбольного клуба ЦСКА. У каждого, кто знал Гомельского, есть свои воспоминания о нем. И каждый может рассказать немало. Но человек, который действительно знает о папе...
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1988. — 224 с.: ил. — (Быстрее! Выше! Сильнее!). — ISBN: 5-278-00037-6. Книга посвящена выдающемуся советскому баскетболисту Арвидасу Сабонису, признанному лучшим баскетболистом Европы 1984—1986 гг., вошедшему в число трех лучших баскетболистов мира среди любителей. В книге рассказывается не только о стремительном взлете молодого талантливого...
М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1988. — 224 с.: ил. — (Быстрее! Выше! Сильнее!). — ISBN: 5-278-00037-6. Книга посвящена выдающемуся советскому баскетболисту Арвидасу Сабонису, признанному лучшим баскетболистом Европы 1984—1986 гг., вошедшему в число трех лучших баскетболистов мира среди любителей. В книге рассказывается не только о стремительном взлете молодого талантливого...
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