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The Bruin 100: The Greatest Games in the History of UCLA Basketball
Scott Howard-Cooper, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Hardcover - 192 pages (February 1999)


Champions Again! UCLA Basketball and Championship Season
Keith Erickson, Forward by John Wooden
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Paperback (February 1996)

They Shoot Coaches, Don't They? UCLA and the NCAA Since John Wooden
Mark Heisler
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Hardcover (March 1996)
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UCLA won its first two NCAA basketball championships in 1964 and 1965 and went on to win 10 titles in 12 years under John Wooden, creating a standard of excellence that many schools have tried to match with intense recruiting and backdoor deals. Heisler traces the rise of college basketball and focuses on UCLA history, including the 1995 championship season, and features an in-depth interview with Wooden himself. 20 b&w photos.

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court
John R. Wooden, et al.1997
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Hardcover - 201 pages
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Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performance as for their success on the court, this unique and intimate work presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In honest and telling passages, Wooden shares the important personal philosophies that helped make him the winningest college coach of all time. of photos.

They Call Me Coach
John R. Wooden, et al
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Paperback - 272 pages

Hoopla; A Century of College Basketball
Peter C. Bjarkman, John R. Wooden 1996
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Hardcover (March 1996)
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Despite the increased popularity of professional basketball, college basketball still has a firm grip on most basketball fans. This book looks back at the game that evolved from a set of peach baskets nailed to a wall to today's slam-dunk, in-your-face, trash-talking version, touching on the all-time great players, coaches, teams, and moments along the way. Photos.

Wizards of Westwood: The UCLA Bruins Story (College Basketball Today)
Scott Wrobel
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Hardcover (August 1999)

Practical Modern Basketball (Coaching Legends in Basketball)
John R. Wooden 1999
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Paperback - 464 pages 3rd edition (February 1999)

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Coach Wooden outlines a pattern, a theory, a strategy, and a course for how to develop as a basketball player and as a person. This book organizes and dispenses the knowledge that Coach Wooden has accumulated over a lifetime in the game of basketball. Includes a new introduction by Bill Walton; and new, updated photos.

Teaching Kids Basketball With John Wooden
ESPN Instructional Video
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Black Profiles in Courage: A Legacy of African American Achievement
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, et al 1996
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Hardcover - 232 pages (October 1996)
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With all the flair of his last-second game-winning sky hooks, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar delivers a well-written and important collection highlighting the lives of America's greatest black heroes. Taking his title cue from John Kennedy's Profiles in Courage, Abdul-Jabbar brings to life the exploits of a wide variety of African Americans, including Estevanico, a Moorish slave who discovered Arizona and New Mexico; Cinque, a kidnapped African slave who led a mutiny aboard the slave ship Amistad and later won his freedom in the U.S.; and Harriet Tubman, who brought hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Sports Immortals)
Carl R. Green, William R. Sanford 1993
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Library Binding - 48 pages (May 1993)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Basketball Great (Black Americans of Achievement)
R. Thomas Cobourn, Nathan I. Huggins 1995
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Paperback - 111 pages (June 1995)
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The life story of the most prolific scorer in the history of the National Basketball Association. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar set a standard for all-around excellence that is unlikely to be surpassed.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Basketball Legends (NBA Legends)
Helen A. Borrello 1995
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Library Binding - 64 pages (October 1995)

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The story of the NBA's all-time leading scorer covers his childhood in New York City, attendance at UCLA, success as the top collegiate basketball player, and excellent play for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.

Selected from Giant Steps: The Autobiography of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1990
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Reggie Miller (Basketball legends Series)
Barry Wilner
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Library Binding - 64 pages (July 1997)

Sports Great Reggie Miller (Sports Great Book)
Stew Thornley 1996
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Library Binding - 64 pages (July 1996)

Reggie Miller: Star Guard (Sports Reports)
Peter C. Bjarkman 1999
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Library Binding (July 1999)
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I Love Being the Enemy: A Season on the Court With the NBA's Best Shooter and Sharpest Tongue
Reggie Miller, Gene Wojciecjowski
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A basketball superstar often called the King of the Trash Talkers offers his views on life in the NBA, candidly describing life on the Dream Team, offering his opinions on players and coaches, and much more.


The Wizard of Westwood; Coach John Wooden and His UCLA Bruins
Dwight Chapin
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The Walton Gang
Bill Libby
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Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets of a Winning Life!
Brian D. Biro, John Wooden (forward) 1995
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Hardcover - 368 pages (December 1995)

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Basketball's Balanced Offense
Jim Harrick
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Paperback - 107 pages (August 1995)

Embracing the Legend: Jim Harrick Revives the UCLA Mystique
Jim Harrick et al
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