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Author: Ben Taylor Publisher: ISBN: 9781532968174 Category : Languages : en Pages : 180
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Are top scorers really the most valuable players? Are games decided in the final few minutes? Does the team with the best player usually win?Thinking Basketball challenges a number of common beliefs about the game by taking a deep dive into the patterns and history of the NBA. Explore how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives. New basketball concepts are introduced, such as power plays, portability and why the best player shouldn't always shoot. Discover how the box score can be misleading, why "closers" are overrated and how the outcome of a game fundamentally alters our memory. Behavioral economics, traffic paradoxes and other metaphors highlight this thought-provoking insight into the NBA and our own thinking. A must-read for any basketball fan -- you'll never view the sport, and maybe the world, the same again.
Author: Ben Taylor Publisher: ISBN: 9781532968174 Category : Languages : en Pages : 180
Book Description
Are top scorers really the most valuable players? Are games decided in the final few minutes? Does the team with the best player usually win?Thinking Basketball challenges a number of common beliefs about the game by taking a deep dive into the patterns and history of the NBA. Explore how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives. New basketball concepts are introduced, such as power plays, portability and why the best player shouldn't always shoot. Discover how the box score can be misleading, why "closers" are overrated and how the outcome of a game fundamentally alters our memory. Behavioral economics, traffic paradoxes and other metaphors highlight this thought-provoking insight into the NBA and our own thinking. A must-read for any basketball fan -- you'll never view the sport, and maybe the world, the same again.
Author: Jalen Rose Publisher: Crown Archetype ISBN: 0804138907 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 297
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“I want to start conversations, and even better, arguments.” – From the Introduction One of the most outspoken and original voices in sports sounds off while revealing his incredible life story. Jalen Rose has never been quiet. Not as a kid growing up in Detroit in the 70’s and 80’s. Not as the brash, trash-talking leader of the legendary “Fab Five” at the University of Michigan. Not as the player under the stewardship of Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas and others throughout his 13-year NBA career. And certainly not as a commentator and analyst on ABC/ESPN and Grantland. In Got to Give the People What They Want, no topic is off limits. Honest, unfiltered, unbiased. Raw, refreshing, real. This colorful collection of stories and opinions about basketball and life gives people the kind of insight and understanding they don’t get anywhere else in the sports world.
Author: Vanessa Miller Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1460300823 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 217
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Ryla Evans is no stranger to tough choices. After growing up watching her mother bounce from one unfaithful man to the next, she's always been determined not to repeat the same mistakes. So when she catches her college-athlete boyfriend cheating on her, all her dreams of love and fidelity are crushed. Saying goodbye to the relationship is Ryla's only option. She resolves never to see Noel again, nor tell him how he has irrevocably changed her future.… Following a career-ending injury, former NBA star Noel Carter has worked hard to reconstruct his life. With an eye on a congressional seat, he knows he needs a wife to complete his image. What better choice than the passionate woman who has entered his life once again? Noel has never forgotten Ryla, but she has changed in the past seven years, and she is hiding a little secret that comes with some major consequences. Will their reawakened desire be able to heal past betrayals and broken promises and give them a chance at a bright tomorrow?
Author: Lynn Hagen Publisher: Siren-BookStrand ISBN: 1646377141 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 99
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[Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Alternative, Paranormal, Werewolves, Shape-shifters, Romantic Suspense, MM, HEA] After Jaylen’s boyfriend strikes him across the face, he’s done. Only, he has to sneak to get away from Michael. Jaylen ends up at Loose Lips in Willow Point, ready to drown his sorrows. If only the hot bartender named Tay would leave him alone. Tay is determined to flirt with Jaylen, and Jaylen wants no part of that, until he’s stranded on the back road with a flat tire. Tay comes to his rescue, offering more than Jaylen could ever hope for. As soon as Tay leaned on the bar, talking to Jaylen, he knew the human was his mate. Now he’s resolved to find out who put that bruise on Jaylen’s handsome face. A little bartender therapy goes a long way, helping Jaylen to open up and let Tay in. When Jaylen’s landlord, Cody, evicts Michael, Jaylen’s ex-boyfriend wants revenge, and Tay is just as determined not to let that happen. Lynn Hagen is a Siren-exclusive author.
Author: Brandi Johnson Publisher: Urban Books ISBN: 1622860055 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 343
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What's a girl gotta do to get what she wants out of life? According to Ra'Keeyah Jackson, she'll do whatever it takes. Ra'Keeyah has million-dollar dreams. She's determined to come up, and she won't stop until she does. Nothing is going to stop her from getting the hottest clothes, the finest men, and money to burn. Easily influenced by her conniving girls Shayna and Quiana, Ra'Keeyah resorts to shoplifting, stealing married men's credit cards, and passing bad checks to get what she wants. Ra'Keeyah is struggling to stay on top, and she has sunk to an all-time low when she meets Brick. He's a savvy, street-smart hustler who will surely take her young heart for a ride and make her want to change. Will she be able to resist, though, when Shayna comes to her with an idea that is sure to keep their pockets on swole? This idea could cost the girls a little more than they bargained for, along with teaching them that not everyone is to be tricked!
Author: Alexis Nicole Publisher: Urban Books ISBN: 1599831252 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 220
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Carl Weber brings together two popular literary divas to give readers what they’ve been asking for: stories about big, beautiful women. Age is just a number, and whoever said that full-figured women don’t know how to bring fire to a relationship was sadly mistaken. Symone Davenport is a 22-year-old college senior who has set herself up for a very secure future, but all her achievements feel more like a duty than a labor of love. Her true love is singing R&B, but she doesn’t believe her plus-size figure could ever be diva material. She settles for fading into the background in her father’s church choir. It takes the help of Jaylen Richards, the handsome new choir director to not only unlock her talent and try to bring her into the spotlight, but to unlock her heart. Janice was never thin, but the fifty pounds she packed on after her sister’s sudden death two years ago sent her way beyond the size 14 she used to be. With a gorgeous face, personality, and brains she isn’t lacking friends, but her insecurities about her weight gain get in the way of things reaching the next level with men. Flirting over the phone and via e-mail with Tony is easy, since he’s hundreds of miles away, but when business brings him to Janice’s Chicago office, she goes out of her way to avoid meeting him face to face. She assumes he’ll take one look at her and not even remember their conversations. She couldn’t be further from the truth, and soon their romance blossoms. In his arms nothing, especially size, matters; however, when lies are uncovered and things come undone, layers of Tony are exposed. Will it reveal a golden pear or a rotten apple? Did he play on her insecurities for his own selfish gain, and is he just more dead weight she will eventually have to lose?
Author: Branden J. Davis Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1483685721 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 263
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Jaylen finds himself constantly taunted by supernatural forces. The love that he shares with Marlanna restores his strength when facing extermination. He has to overcome the challenges brought to him by the realm of the unknown all while being perceived to be a patient at a mental institution. The very people that he vows to protect only consider him to be delusional. His only means of survival is a forbidden spirit bend on the destruction of all humanity. Will he have the courage and strength to protect his loved ones from the supernatural forces or will the dark forces consume the human existence.
Author: Sarah Getchell Publisher: Sarah Getchell ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 254
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"A rich blend of swordplay, majestic creatures, and the timeless struggle for harmony in a kingdom on the brink of chaos." –NewInBooks.com A thousand years ago, humans and dragons lived in harmony. Can Princess Jaylen restore their bond before war tears her kingdom apart? When Jaylen crosses paths with a wounded dragon named Aurelia, she resolves to not only heal her new friend but also prove to her father, the king, that dragons are gentle giants sworn to protect humankind. However, the king is convinced that Aurelia is a dangerous liar—so convinced, in fact, that he would rather betray his own daughter than reforge an ancient alliance. Heartbroken and in hiding, Jaylen must still find a way to secure victory before her father’s rash decree spells their entire kingdom’s downfall. But even as Jaylen races against time, their true enemies are preparing to strike, and they may have a powerful ally of their own... Book 1 of 3 in the Firebound Harmony Series
Author: Robert W. Cohen Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 149307766X Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 449
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One of professional basketball's most iconic franchises, the Boston Celtics—along with the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots, both of whom have been the subject of "50 Greatest" treatments by sports historian Robert W. Cohen—represent a multistate region rather than just a city or state. Many of the sport's very best have played for the Celtics, including Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Paul Pierce. But who is the greatest of them all? In The 50 Greatest Players in Boston Celtics History, Cohen attempts to determine just that. Using as measuring sticks the degree to which these players impacted the fortunes of the team, the extent to which they added to the Celtics legacy, and the levels of statistical compilation and overall dominance they attained while wearing a Celtics uniform, this book ranks, from 1 to 50, the top 50 players in team history. Quotes from opposing players and former teammates are provided along the way, as are summaries of each player’s greatest season, most memorable performances, and most notable achievements.
Author: The Boston Globe Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal ISBN: 0762487542 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 787
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Includes the 2024 Championship Win! Experience the illustrious and passionate history of The Boston Celtics, the winningest team in NBA history, as it happened through the articles, features, and lens of their hometown and national news outlet, The Boston Globe. From the moment the Boston Celtics first set foot on their parquet floor in the inaugural 1946 season through the 2024 championship season, The Boston Globe has covered the NBA’s most storied franchise with the journalistic equivalent of a fullcourt press. For nearly 80 years, The Boston Globe’s generations of stalwart writers and reporters have been there to document it all in real time, with feature stories, columns, and game reports, from founder Walter A. Brown’s early faith in the fledgling team through the Bill Russell dynasty, the Larry Bird golden era, and of course, the 18 championships, the most by any NBA franchise. The Boston Globe Story of the Celtics is a never-before-published collection of hundreds of the most incisive, informative, and entertaining articles edited by award-winning columnist Chad Finn and written by acclaimed reporters such as Bob Ryan, Jackie MacMullan, Leigh Montville, Dan Shaughnessy, Baxter Holmes, Gary Washburn, and Adam Himmelsbach. Story of the Celtics brings to life the most important and impactful moments in the team’s illustrious history, and archival photographs illustrate every era up to the current season in this special collection brought to you by two storied Boston institutions.
Author: Ben Taylor
Author: Ben Taylor
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Author: Lynn Hagen
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Author: Alexis Nicole
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