 | Maravich by Wayne Federman
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $2.00 Easily the most comprehensive basketball biography I've ever read. Staggering work. A masterpiece.
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 | Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam
Buy used from: $0.33 The Pulitzer Prize winner takes you there as no one else can. The gold standard.
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 | Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court by John Wooden
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.97 Words from the master. Simple and powerful.
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 | Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association by Terry Pluto
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $8.62 Great fun and memories of that wild "other" league.
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 | The Jordan Rules by Sam Smith
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.55 Smith writes the ultimate "inside" book on MJ and the Bulls. Wow.
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 | Foul! Connie Hawkins: Schoolyard Star Exile NBA Superstar by David Wolf
Buy used from: $19.94 Out of print. Find it. Amazing story of a horrible injustice.
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 | Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure by Alexander Wolff
Buy used from: $3.19 Alex Wolff, one of the best modern sports writers takes you on a journey around the basketball world. Fascinating.
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 | Season on the Brink by John Feinstein
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.01 Indiana. Bobby Knight. John Feinstein.
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| Second Wind by Bill Russell
Buy used from: $0.36 Often overlooked - the greatest "winner" in sports history explains how he did it (I'll give you a hint: visualization.)
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 | The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams by Darcy Frey
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $0.87 Have you ever heard of Lincoln High School in Brooklyn? You will never forget it after reading this amazing book.
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 | Heaven Is a Playground by Rick Telander
Buy new: $15.34 / Used from: $8.63 This is my personal favorite. Beautiful.
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 | The City Game: Basketball from the Garden to the Playgrounds by Pete Axthelm
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $1.24 The Classic.
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 | A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at Princeton by John McPhee
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.99 There is a bit of idol worshiping here but this is a wonderful read.
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 | Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia by Leonard Koppett
Buy used from: $24.95 More than just an Encyclopedia. Great articles on the history of the game.
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 | Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior by Phil Jackson
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $2.85 A little out there....
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 | Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich by Mark Kriegel
Buy used from: $0.18 A really fun read from the FoxSports writer.
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