Termed "America's New National Pastime" by USA Weekend, basketball has come a long way since 1891, when a Massachusetts teacher experimented with an overinflated ball and a peach basket. This vibrantly illustrated and informative guide offers fans up-to-the-minute reporting on the 1995-96 season, superstar and team histories, stats, and more. 160 color photos.

NBA: The Official Fan's Guide

Arts & Photography

Mark Vancil

Performing Arts

Carlton

NBA at Fifty

A photographic celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the NBA incorporates the history of professional basketball, interviews, personal vignettes, great teams and plays, the rules of the sport, the coaches, and the best fifty players in NBA history. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

Nba at Fifty

Random House Inc (P)

NBA Basketball Basics

"Fundamentals of ball handling, shooting, passing, and playing share space with illustrated directions for skill-development drills...filled with great tips...as far removed from the usualy dryly written kids' how-to as you can imagine."--Booklist. "One of the key features...is the NBA's cooperation ...thoroughly unlike any of the dull sports how-to books crowding library shelves...richly illustrated with color actions shots"--Library Journal A Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers' Choice 1997.    128 pages (all in color), 8 x 10.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Nba Basketball Basics

Children's Books

Sports & Outdoors

Bt Bound

Nba Basketball Offense Basics

How would you like to practice with Michael Jordan? Or attend a coaching clinic led by Larry Brown? Now you can, as the great players & coaches of the NBA share their secrets here. Practice these dribbling & passing drills to become so comfortable with the basketball that it feels like an extension of your own hand. Then try shooting exercises for jump shots, hook shots, layups & much more. Watch the stars in action, with lots of hard-driving, slam-dunking, coast-to-coast scoring photos. Then listen to their advice on how to achieve the basic skills needed to make those moves. See how to run the most successful, hardest-to-defend offensive plays, with diagrams off NBA coaches clipboards. Photos of kids in NBA-run training sessions doing each exercise.

NBA Basketball Offense Basics

Sterling_Publishing

The sports icon pays tribute to the mentors, teachers, and role models who shaped his life and career, sharing the intimate lessons he has learned about the power of collaboration and teamwork. 200,000 first printing.

Driven from Within

michael-jordan

Photography & Video

Atria

Learn what it takes to become a star basketball player, as pros like Michael Jordan share the ballhandling exercises & techniques they used to become superstars. Train with coaches like Pat Riley, & learn to play the NBA way. Get tips from Reggie Miller & other NBA stars in these important offensive areas: dribbling/ballhandling, passing, shooting, rebounding, team offense, & plays. Advice from pro coaches & players, plus photos of their flawless execution, will fire you up to hit the court. Pictures of kids in NBA-run training sessions doing each exercise & drill will make the instructions easy to understand. 100+ color photos.

Basketball

Sterling_Pub

minor wear on dust jacket, nothing major, OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION buy with confidence

Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective

Alfred Santasiere III

Pocket_Books

Join the 2008/2009 New York Yankees on their journey to their 27th World Championship.

Twenty-Seven: The Official Yankees World Series Championship Commemorative

Rare Air Book

This is the NBA's authorized guide for the 1996-1997 season. Includes portraits of 15 of the superstars who dominated the game in that season, including Michael Jordan, Grant Hill, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Scottie Pippen.

National Basketball Association Basketball: An Official Fan's Guide

Reference

Carlton Books Ltd.

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Books by Mark Vancil

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NBA: The Official Fan's Guide

Nba at Fifty

Nba Basketball Basics

NBA Basketball Offense Basics

Driven from Within

NBA Basketball Offense Basics

Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective

Twenty-Seven: The Official Yankees World Series Championship Commemorative

National Basketball Association Basketball: An Official Fan's Guide