Download or read book Basketball Jones written by Todd Boyd and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It began with Magic, Bird, and Dr. J. Then came Michael. The Dream Team. The WNBA. And, most recently, "Spree" Latrell Sprewell--American Dream or American Nightmare?--the embodiment of everything many believe is wrong--and others believe is exciting--about the game. Today, despite the NBA strike, despite home run derbies, despite football's headlock on network television ratings, despite the much-heralded return of baseball, basketball has assumed a role in American culture and consciousness impossible to imagine 20 years ago, when arenas were empty and the NBA finals were broadcast via tape delay in the wee hours. So what happened? How did a "black sport," plagued by drug scandal and decimated by white flight, come to achieve such prominence? What are the subtle and not-so-subtle racial codes that define how the game is played and perceived, and the reception of its high-profile stars? What does the shift in popularity from the predominantly white, working-class ethos of baseball to the black, urban ethos of basketball suggest about contemporary life in America? What linkages exist between basketball and hip-hop culture and how did these develop? How has the arrival of women on the scene changed the equation? Bringing together journalists, cultural critics, and academics, this wide-ranging anthology has something for everyone, from hard-core fan to casual observer. Contributors: Todd Boyd, Kenneth L. Shropshire, Gerald Early, James Peterson, Susan J. Rayl, Davis W. Houck, Mark Conrad, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Earl Smith, Sohail Daulatzi, Larry Platt, Tina Sloan Green, Alpha Alexander, Tara McPherson, Aaron Baker.

Download or read book Year of the Dunk written by Asher Price and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By embarking on a quest to dunk a basketball at the age of 34, journalist Asher Price investigates the limits of human potential—starting with his own. We all like to think that (with a little practice) we could run faster, learn another language, or whip up a perfect soufflé. But few of us ever put those hopes to the test. In Year of the Dunk, Asher Price does, and he seizes on basketball’s slam dunk--a feat richly freighted with distinctly American themes of culture, race, and upward mobility--as a gauge to determine his own hidden potential. The showmanship of the dunk mesmerized Asher as a child, but even with his height (six foot plus) and impressive wingspan, he never pushed himself to try it. Now, approaching middle age, Asher decides to spend a year remaking his body and testing his mind as he wonders, like most adults, what untapped talent he still possesses. In this humorous and often poignant journey into the pleasures and perils of exertion, Asher introduces us to a memorable cast of characters who help him understand the complexity of the human body and the individual drama at the heart of sports. Along the way he dives into the history and science of one of sports' most exuberant acts, examining everything from our genetic predisposition towards jumping to the cultural role of the slam dunk. The year-long effort forces him to ask some fundamental questions about human ability and the degree to which we can actually improve ourselves, even with great determination.

Download or read book Basketball Strength and Conditioning written by Jon Sanderson and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basketball Strength and Conditioning, Above the Rim with Camp Sanderson is a Basketball specific training book. This book covers all areas of training basketball athletes including strength, power, speed, conditioning, mobility, nutrition, and much more. This book also provides sample workouts and many diagrams to help coaches and athletes start implementing what they learn into their own workouts.

Download or read book Got Game written by Pat Williams and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2002-02-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Got Game draws profound and practical life lessons from the world of NBA Basketball and the words of Christian NBA stars. With powerful quotes, funny anecdotes, and dramatic stories, this book puts the reader right at center court, offering a first-hand look at life in the NBA. Read many insights to motivate the reader to live a supercharged, entusiastic, rewarding life - a life "above the rim." And who better to write this book than Pat Williams? He's the past general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, the Chicago Bulls, the Atlanta Hawks, and is currently executive vice president of the team he helped establish, the Orlando Magic. Inside you'll find a strong Christian message that is not preachy or religious-sounding. Each of the eight chapters focuses on one aspect of the game of basketball as a metaphor to illustrate an important truth about life and the Christian faith. sample chapters include Fast Break Keep Out of Foul Trouble Home Court Advantage Above The Rim

Download or read book Above the Rim written by Jen Bryant and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Elgin Baylor, basketball icon and civil rights advocate, from an all-star team Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players—an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was black. One night, Elgin had enough and staged a one-man protest that captured the attention of the press, the public, and the NBA. Above the Rim is a poetic, exquisitely illustrated telling of the life of an underrecognized athlete and a celebration of standing up for what is right.

Download or read book Above the Rim written by Brian Boone and published by Castle Point Books. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elevate your basketball trivia game with fresh facts and superfan challenges! Test your sports savvy and emerge a champion with this interactive, brain-busting trivia book written by fans for fans. Above the Rim delivers all the stats, figures, funny stories, and highlights your inner sports nerd craves. Take a shot at Who Said It?, Guess the Player, and True or False quiz questions. Discover little-known facts about the most iconic players of all time, from Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Boost your basketball wisdom and discover: - Who got thrown out of more games than any other player? - What's the punishment for dunking so hard you shatter the backboard (besides needing to pick the glass form your hair)? - Which team has the worst road record in NBA history? Hint: They went 1-40! Get ready to score fascinating new insights and push your existing knowledge to the ultimate limits with Above the Rim.

Download or read book Off the Rim written by Sonya Spreen Bates and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dylan’s wish comes true when Coach Scott names him to the starting lineup for the Mountview High Hunters’ first game of the playoffs. But just when he should be concentrating on basketball, Dylan becomes the target of some off-court aggression. As he’s driving his girlfriend, Jenna, home one night, a black pickup truck tries to run them off the road. The police call it an accident. But even as Dylan tries to put it behind him, he has a sense of impending danger that he can’t shake. When Jenna starts receiving threats from an anonymous cyberbully telling her to “keep quiet,” Dylan becomes seriously concerned about her safety. Jenna has no idea what the cyberbully thinks she knows. But Dylan will have to help her figure it out fast if they’re ever going to feel safe again.

Download or read book Teetering on the Rim written by Lesley Gill and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this age when many trumpet the shrill fanfares of market triumphalism, few stop to ask how global political and economic restructuring is affecting impoverished states and transforming the daily lives of ordinary people. Teetering on the Rim asks just that question as it offers a critique "from below" of what has been called neoliberalism—the latest set of capitalist-inspired policies that posit "the market" as the remedy for all social and economic problems. Focusing on an impoverished city on the periphery of La Paz, the Bolivian capital, Lesley Gill examines the ways in which neoliberal policies reorder social relations among poor men and women—and between them and the state. These vulnerable low-income people teetering on the edge of survival are forced to contend not only with the state but with each other as well as an array of international organizations to get what they need to continue to live. In an effort to understand ordinary people's changing sense of what is, and is not, possible, collectively and individually, after more than a decade of economic restructuring, Teetering on the Rim reveals the vast and relentless changes wrought in the fabric of social life and offers an instructive example of just what is wrong with the global economic order.

Download or read book Life Above the Rim written by Terry Crowder, Jr and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a conversation for those who felt like the sad times would always be. I want you to know that God acknowledges you as a amazing, extraordinary and intelligent person created by him .I love to inspire those who had to inspire themselves in those dark days. I am one of you!

Download or read book Life on the Rim written by David Levine and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in the National Basketball Association is the Big Time. But for many former college stars, the NBA is still a bus ticket away, and to stay sharp, they play in the NBA's official minor league--the Continental Basketball Association. Levine provides a hilarious account of minor league basketball at its very best--or worst! 8-page photo insert.

Download or read book Lords of the Rim written by Sterling Seagrave and published by Corgi. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Be so subtle that you are invisible. Be so mysterious that you are intangible. Then you will control your rivals's fate' un Tzu, from The Art of War A community of fifty five million expatriates. Up to two trillion dollars in assets. A highly integrated interconnected network of influence and favour. A firm base on the Pacific Rim. Ambitions to influence the West. Imagine the potential power of such an organisation. You don't have to. This is the Overseas Chinese. Sterling Seagrave's brilliant new book, Lords of the Rim, uncovers a complex web of operations which already dominates the Far East and which is already making inroads into the West. It is a superbly researched and spectacularly told account of an extraordinary phenomenon, telling just who the Overseas Chinese are and how they became so powerful. Spanning thousands of years it encompasses stories of murder and betrayal, bravery and corruption; of triads, syndicates, kingmakers, merchants, emperors, generals, spies and pirates. In telling this masterful and entertaining history, Seagrave provides the reader with a cautionary tale- that Chinese strategies so effective for centuries are just as succesful today."

Download or read book Night Animals written by Gianna Marino and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bedtime picture book favorite now available as an adorable board book! Something’s out there in the dark! First Possum hears it. Then Skunk. Then Wolf comes running. “What could it possibly be?” asks Bat. “Night Animals!” the animals declare. “But you are night animals,” Bat informs this not-so-smart crew. Children will love the oh-so-funny animals in this twist on a cozy bedtime book.

Download or read book Michael Jordan written by Robert Lipsyte and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A career biography of basketball player Michael Jordan, including photographs.

Download or read book Above the Rim written by Gary Tuell and published by Sports Pub. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Out on the Rim written by Ross Thomas and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-01-03 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Booth Stallings, 60-year-old Washington expert on terrorism and perennial drunk," is fired from his job, but Georgia Blue plans to deliver $5 million to rebels in the Philippine jungle, and Stallings, Otherguy Overby, Artie Wu, and Stallings' sidekick Durant "have other destinations in mind."--Audio cassette container.

Download or read book Grand Canyon written by Craig Childs and published by Arizona Highways Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A combination of photographs and text create a unique look at the Grand Canyon's natural vegetation, trails, and wildlife.

Download or read book On the Rim written by Mark Neumann and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving history, ethnography, and documentary photography, the author describes how the Grand Canyon became an internationally renowned tourist attraction and cultural icon. 58 photos.