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Showboat

The Life of Kobe Bryant

By: Roland Lazenby

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Showboat

The Life of Kobe Bryant

By: Roland Lazenby

The definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. "Lazenby's detailed research and fantastic writing paint a complex, engaging picture of one of the NBA's greats" (Kurt Helin, NBC Sports). Eighteen-time All-Star, scorer of 81 points in a single game, MVP, and one of the best shooting guards in NBA league history: Kobe Bryant is among basketball's absolute greatest players, and his importance to the sport is undeniable. Third on the NBA career scoring list and owner of five championship rings, he is an undisputed all-time great, one deserving of this deep and definitive biography. Even within the flashiest franchise in all of sports -- the Los Angeles Lakers, where he played his entire career -- Bryant always took center stage, and his final game captivated the basketball world, indeed the country. Roland Lazenby delves deep to look behind this public image, using classic basketball reporting and dozens of new interviews to reveal the whole picture, from Bryant's childhood through his playing years. Showboatis filled with large personalities and provocative stories, including details of Bryant's complicated personal life and explosive relationships on the court, and is a riveting and essential read for every hoops fan.

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Little, Brown

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0316387274

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9780316387279

Michael Jordan

The Life

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Michael Jordan

The Life

By: Roland Lazenby

The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is responsible for sublime moments so ingrained in sports history that they have their own names. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball -- hitting nothing but net. But for all his greatness, this scion of a complex family from North Carolina's Coastal Plain has a darker side: he's a ruthless competitor and a lover of high stakes. There's never been a biography that encompassed the dual nature of his character and looked so deeply at Jordan on and off the court -- until now. Basketball journalist Roland Lazenby spent almost thirty years covering Michael Jordan's career in college and the pros. He witnessed Jordan's growth from a skinny rookie to the instantly recognizable global ambassador for basketball whose business savvy and success have millions of kids still wanting to be just like Mike. Yet Lazenby also witnessed the Michael Jordan whose drive and appetite are more fearsome and more insatiable than any of his fans could begin to know. Michael Jordan: The Life explores both sides of his personality to reveal the fullest, most compelling story of the man who is Michael Jordan. Lazenby draws on his personal relationships with Jordan's coaches; countless interviews with Jordan's friends, teammates, and family members; and interviews with Jordan himself to provide the first truly definitive study of Michael Jordan: the player, the icon, and the man.

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Little, Brown

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0316228761

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The Show

The Inside Story of the Spectacular Los Angeles Lakers in the Words of Those Who Lived It

By: Roland Lazenby

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The Show

The Inside Story of the Spectacular Los Angeles Lakers in the Words of Those Who Lived It

By: Roland Lazenby

The first definitive oral history of the ever popular L.A. Lakers The L.A. Lakers have long been one of the NBA's most exciting teams. In The Show, critically acclaimed sportswriter Roland Lazenby brings the story of this charismatic team to life in an unprecedented oral history, featuring such legendary players as Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul- Jabbar, and Magic Johnson, along with current stars like Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. Through in-depth interviews with players, coaches, and many other key figures, Lazenby follows the Lakers from their birthplace in 1946 Minneapolis to their eventual successes and failures in Los Angeles, using his flair for storytelling and eye for detail to show you exactly why the 14-time NBA champion Lakers are a celebrated favorite for sports fans all over America.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071483233

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9780071483230

MAGIC

The Life of Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson

By: Roland Lazenby

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MAGIC

The Life of Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson

By: Roland Lazenby

The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, from the author of Michael Jordan: the Life. Magic Johnson is one of the most beloved, and also controversial, athletes in history. He lifted the dowdy sport of American pro basketball into the global spotlight, a transformation driven by his ability to eviscerate opponents with a grand sense of fun. He was a master entertainer who directed basketball to the heights of both glory and epic excess, all of it driven by his mind-blowing no-look passes and personal charm. At the charismatic height of his power, Johnson shocked the world with his personal story which pushed public awareness of the HIV and AIDs crisis. Through hundreds of interviews with Johnson's coaches, representatives past and present, teammates, opponents, friends and loved ones, including key conversations with Johnson himself, this is the first truly definitive study of the revolutionary player: the man, the icon, Magic Johnson.

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Hachette UK

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1474613330

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Jerry West

The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon

By: Roland Lazenby

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Jerry West

The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon

By: Roland Lazenby

When in 1969 the NBA sought an emblem for the league, one man was chosen above all as the icon of his sport: Jerry West. Silhouetted in white against a red-and-blue backdrop, West’s signature gait and left-handed dribble are still the NBA logo, seen on merchandise around the world. In this marvelous book—the first biography of the basketball legend—award-winning reporter and author Roland Lazenby traces Jerry West’s brilliant career from the coalfields near Cabin Creek, West Virginia, to the bare-knuckled pre-expansion era of the NBA, from the Lakers’ Riley-Magic-Kareem Showtime era to Jackson–Kobe–Shaq teams of the early twenty-first century, and beyond. But fame was not all glory. Called “Mr. Clutch,” West was an incomparable talent—flawless on defense, possessing unmatched court vision, and the perfect jumper, unstoppable when the game was on the line. Beloved and respected by fans and fellow players alike, West was the centerpiece of Lakers teams that starred such players as Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain, and he went on to nine NBA Finals. Yet in losing eight of those series, including six in a row to the detested Boston Celtics, West became as famous for his failures as for his triumphs. And that notoriety cast long shadows over West’s life on and off the court. Yet as the author discovered through scores of exclusive interviews with West’s teammates, colleagues, and family members, West channeled the frustration of his darkest moments into a driving force that propelled his years as an executive. And in this capacity, the success that often eluded West on the court has enabled him to reach out to successive generations of players to enrich and shape the sport in immeasurable ways. Though sometimes overshadowed by flashier peers on the court, Jerry West nevertheless stands out as the heart and soul of a league that, in fifty years, has metamorphosed from a regional sideshow into a global phenomenon. And in Jerry West, Roland Lazenby provides the ultimate story of a man who has done more to shape basketball than anyone on the planet.

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ESPN

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0345519264

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Stockton to Malone

The Rise of the Utah Jazz

By: Roland Lazenby

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Stockton to Malone

The Rise of the Utah Jazz

By: Roland Lazenby

This is the hardest working team in the NBA — the Utah Jazz. Led by iron men Karl Malone, John Stockton and coach Jerry Sloan. Go behind the scenes to reveal the unparalleled competitiveness of a collection of over-achieving players and their demanding coach, whose never-say-die efforts have captured the hearts of the entire state of Utah and basketball fans throughout North America.

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Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson

By: Roland Lazenby

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Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson

By: Roland Lazenby

The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected, career sportswriter and author of Michael Jordan: The Life. Magic Johnson is one of the most beloved, and at times controversial, athletes in history. His iconic smile lifted the dowdy sport of American professional basketball from a second-tier sport with low ratings into the global spotlight—a transformation driven by Magic’s ability to eviscerate opponents with a playing style that featured his grand sense of fun. He was a master entertainer who directed the Los Angeles “Showtime” Lakers to the heights of both glory and epic excess, all of it driven by his mind-blowing no-look passes and personal charm. Then, in 1991, at the height of his charismatic power, Johnson shocked the world with a startling cautionary tale about sexually transmitted disease that pushed public awareness of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Then out came his confession of unprotected sex with hundreds of women each year, followed by his retirement, an attempted return, and a proper farewell on the iconic 1992 Olympic Dream Team. Longtime biographer Roland Lazenby spent years tracking the unlikely ascension of Johnson—an immensely popular public figure who was instantly scandalized but who then turned to his legendary will to rise again as a successful entrepreneur with another level of hard-won success. In Lazenby’s portrayal, Johnson’s tale becomes bigger than that of one man. It is a generational saga spanning parts of three centuries that reveals a great deal, not just about his unique basketball journey but about America itself. Through hundreds of interviews with Johnson’s coaches, representatives past and present, teammates, opponents, friends, and loved ones, as well as key conversations with Johnson himself over the years, Lazenby has produced the first truly definitive study, both dark and light, of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr.—the revolutionary player, the icon, the man.

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Celadon Books

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1250248019

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Mindgames

Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey

By: Roland Lazenby

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Mindgames

Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey

By: Roland Lazenby

Mindgames follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball?s coaching hierarchy, a rise that took him from obscurity in the Continental Basketball Association to nine championship rings in the NBA. Along the way he turned multimillionaire players on to meditation, transformed the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls from a one-man show to a five-man team of domination, and after battling with Bulls management, ended one dynasty to start another on the West Coast. ø Sportswriter Roland Lazenby, author of the bestselling Blood on the Horns, reveals the fascinating story of Jackson's life, from his years with the New York Knicks under the legendary Red Holzman to his remarkable nine championships coaching first the Chicago Bulls and then the Los Angeles Lakers. ø In Mindgames Lazenby compellingly portrays a man with a unique determination to control the competitive environment he inhabits. A clear picture of the Jackson mystique emerges: philosopher, teacher, manipulator, counselor, psychologist, shaman, champion, master of mind games.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803259980

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Showboat

The Life of Kobe Bryant

By: Roland Lazenby

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The Life of Kobe Bryant

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Michael Jordan

The Life

By: Roland Lazenby

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The Life

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Notre Dame

College Football Dynasties

By: Roland Lazenby

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Notre Dame

College Football Dynasties

By: Roland Lazenby

Describes the 100 year tradition of football at Notre Dame University, great players and coaches, and includes football records.

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Smithmark Publishers

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0831734779

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Greatest Moments in Football

By: Roland Lazenby

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Greatest Moments in Football

By: Roland Lazenby

Looks at the history of football through some of it's greatest moments, landmarks of achievementthat will never be forgotten.

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Salamander Books

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0861243595

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Determinants of Innovative Behaviour

A Firm's Internal Practices and its External Environment

By: Cees van Beers,Roland Ortt,Robert Verburg

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Determinants of Innovative Behaviour

A Firm's Internal Practices and its External Environment

By: Cees van Beers,Roland Ortt,Robert Verburg

A rich overview of current research on determinants of innovative behaviour. It is a unique work as it illuminates these from different perspectives such as, economics, management and psychology. Using several methods of analysis, it shows what specific determinants are predominant in explaining firm performance on innovation.

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Springer

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0230285732

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Annotations to Finnegans Wake

By: Roland McHugh

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Annotations to Finnegans Wake

By: Roland McHugh

The essential guide to Joyce’s famously difficult book. Roland McHugh’s classic Annotations to Finnegans Wake provides both novice readers and seasoned Joyceans with a wealth of information in an easy-to-use format uniquely suited to this densely layered text. Each page of the Annotations corresponds directly to a page of the standard Viking/Penguin edition of Finnegans Wake and contains line-by-line notes following the placement of the passages to which they refer, enabling readers to look directly from text to notes and back again, with no need to consult separate glossaries or other listings. McHugh’s richly detailed annotations distill decades of scholarship, explicating foreign words, unusual English connotations and colloquial expressions, place names, historical events, song titles and quotations, parodies of other texts, and Joyce’s diverse literary and popular sources. This thoroughly updated fourth edition draws heavily on Internet resources and keyword searches. For the first time, McHugh provides readers with a synopsis of the action of Finnegans Wake. He also expands his examination of possible textual corruption and adds hundreds of new glosses to help scholars, students, and general readers untangle the dense thicket of allusions that crowds every sentence of Joyce’s nearly inscrutable masterpiece.

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JHU Press

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1421419084

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Annotations to Finnegans Wake

By: Roland McHugh

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Annotations to Finnegans Wake

By: Roland McHugh

Long considered the essential guide to Joyce's famously difficult work, Roland McHugh's Annotations to "Finnegans Wake" provides both novice readers and seasoned Joyceans with a wealth of information in an easy-to-use format uniquely suited to this densely layered text. Each page of the Annotations corresponds directly with a page of the standard Viking/Penguin edition of Finnegans Wake and contains line-by-line notes following the placement of the passages to which they refer. The reader can thus look directly from text to notes and back again, with no need to consult separate glossaries or other listings. McHugh's richly detailed notes distill decades of scholarship, explicating foreign words, unusual English connotations and colloquial expressions, place names, historical events, song titles and quotations, parodies of other texts, and Joyce's diverse literary and popular sources. The third edition has added material reflecting fifteen years of research, including significant new insights from Joyce's compositional notebooks (the "Buffalo Notebooks"), now being edited for the first time.

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0801883814

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Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson

By: Roland Lazenby

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Celadon Books

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Mad Game

The NBA Education of Kobe Bryant

By: Roland Lazenby

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Mad Game

The NBA Education of Kobe Bryant

By: Roland Lazenby

At just 19 years of age, the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant is arguably the youthful sensation of the NBA. "Mad Game" documents the highs and lows this future legend's first two NBA seasons. Color photo insert.

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1570282250

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9781570282256

Bull Run!

The Story of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls : the Greatest Team in Basketball History

By: Roland Lazenby

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Bull Run!

The Story of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls : the Greatest Team in Basketball History

By: Roland Lazenby

A powerful new translation of the great epic that rings both ancient and modern, enhanced with on-page notes and embedded illustrations Book jacket.

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1886110107

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Yo Baby It's Attitude!

The New Bad Boyz of the NBA, Take the Jordan Test

By: Roland Lazenby

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Yo Baby It's Attitude!

The New Bad Boyz of the NBA, Take the Jordan Test

By: Roland Lazenby

Yo, Baby, It's Attitude!!! is a behind-the-scenes look at the teen-age invasion of pro basketball and how today's bright young players match up against Michael Jordan. It gives young readers the information they crave on the hottest young NBA players, including Shawn Kemp, Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury and many others.This is the first book to catch the crest of this trend. Author Roland Lazenby has spent his career immersed in the subculture of hoop. This is a book researched from the playground right on up to the NBA, and it's splashed with the flashy language, photos and graphics that today's young readers demand.

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1886110158

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Johnny Unitas

The Best There Ever Was

By: Roland Lazenby

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Johnny Unitas

The Best There Ever Was

By: Roland Lazenby

As “the Golden Arm” of the National Football League, Johnny Unitas became ensconced in history as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. With his record of 47 consecutive games throwing a touchdown pass, his performance in the “Greatest Game Ever Played,” ten Pro Bowl appearances, and his steadfast devotion to Baltimore, Unitas earned himself the hushed reverence with which his name is still spoken. Despite his long legacy, there is much to discover about the man himself, such as the NFL’s near miss in discovering his talent after a draft flop and Unitas turning to construction work and a semi-pro team. With photos to elaborate on the exciting background given about the football legend, this biography is an entertaining profile that will delight any fan of the sport.

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Triumph Books (IL)

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1572435461

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The Bulls A Pocket Primer

By: Roland Lazenby

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The Bulls A Pocket Primer

By: Roland Lazenby

Here's a handy, inexpensive guide to the world's greatest basketball team filled with things you didn't know about them. For example, what's it like to ride on the team bus? Why didn't GM Jerry Krause and coach Phil Jackson get along? Roland Lazenby has written extensively about the Bulls. His title Bull Run! sold better than 50,000 copies and was named Small Press Sports Book of the Year for 1997. This title is guaranteed to delight as the Bulls make their way through the final season of their great run of five championships in seven years.

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1886110417

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Tom Brady

Sudden Glory

By: Roland Lazenby,Bob Schron

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Tom Brady

Sudden Glory

By: Roland Lazenby,Bob Schron

Tom Brady: Sudden Glory is the story of a young quarterback's improbable rise from fourth-string to become the starter for the New England Patriots and then lead his team to victory in Super Bowl XXXVI.

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1572435313

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Ted Williams

A Splendid Life

By: Roland Lazenby,Jim Prime

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Ted Williams

A Splendid Life

By: Roland Lazenby,Jim Prime

When people think of baseball they think of Ted Williams and his .406 batting average, still standing since 1941. His incomparable ability to hit a baseball would set him above and apart all other baseball greats.

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Jerry West

The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon

By: Roland Lazenby

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The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon

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ESPN

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Mad Game

The NBA Education of Kobe Bryant

By: Roland Lazenby

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The NBA Education of Kobe Bryant

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Blood on the Horns

The Long Strange Ride of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls

By: Roland Lazenby

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Blood on the Horns

The Long Strange Ride of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls

By: Roland Lazenby

“A must read!” —USA TODAY How big was the pressure? How deep was the division? Those were the questions that would beg answering long after the Chicago Bulls had completed their strife-ridden 1997-98 season in the National Basketball Association. BLOOD ON THE HORNS details the infighting & conflict between Jordan, coach Phil Jackson, teammate Scottie Pippen and the team's general manager, Jerry Krause, and managing partner, Jerry Reinsdorf. Through exclusive interviews with the team and staff, Lazenby expertly recreates the drama of 1997-98 and the Bulls’ struggle to remain a team.

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Diversion Books

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1938120809

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Mind Games

Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey

By: Roland Lazenby

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Mind Games

Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey

By: Roland Lazenby

MIND GAMES follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball’s coaching hierarchy, a rise that took him from obscurity in the Continental Basketball Association to nine championship rings in the NBA. Along the way he turned multimillionaire players on to meditation, transformed the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls from a one-man show to a five-man team of domination, and after battling with Bulls management, ended one dynasty to start another on the West Coast. Sportswriter Roland Lazenby, author of the bestselling BLOOD ON THE HORNS, reveals the fascinating story of Jackson's life, from his years with the New York Knicks under the legendary Red Holzman to his remarkable nine championships coaching first the Chicago Bulls and then the Los Angeles Lakers. In MIND GAMES Lazenby compellingly portrays a man with a unique determination to control the competitive environment he inhabits. A clear picture of the Jackson mystique emerges: philosopher, teacher, manipulator, counselor, psychologist, shaman, champion, master of mind games. Originally published in 2007, now available in eBook format for the first time.

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1938120817

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Johnny Unitas

The Best There Ever Was

By: Roland Lazenby

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The Best There Ever Was

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Kobe Bryant - Showboat

By: Roland Lazenby

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Kobe Bryant - Showboat

By: Roland Lazenby

La biographie définitive de Kobe Bryant par l’auteur de Michael Jordan – The Life Kobe Bryant est l’un des meilleurs joueurs de l’histoire de la NBA. Un joueur fascinant à la personnalité complexe qui a toujours su, très jeune, qu’il serait meilleur que Michael Jordan. Si ce débat est toujours vivace, il est indéniable qu’avec le troisième record de points de la NBA et cinq titres de champion, il a marqué son sport à jamais. Au sein des Los Angeles Lakers, où il a joué toute sa carrière, Kobe Bryant reste une énigme. Un joueur intransigeant passé maître dans l’étude du jeu et la préparation. Il était en perpétuel conflit avec ses coéquipiers, comme Shaquille O’Neal, son entraîneur, Phil Jackson, la loi, sa femme, Vanessa, ou ses adversaires. Grâce à de nombreuses interviews exclusives, Roland Lazenby nous plonge dans l’itinéraire de la nouvelle légende de la NBA.

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Talent Sport

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2378150113

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9782378150112

Chicago's Greatest Sports Memories

By: Roland Lazenby

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Chicago's Greatest Sports Memories

By: Roland Lazenby

From the Bears' 73-0 win in 1940 over the Redskins in the most lopsided playoff game in NFL history to Michael Jordan and the Bulls' six NBA championships in the '90s, Chicago's Greatest Sports Memories presents the greatest moments in Chicago sports history. This book features stories and photographs from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times, plus introductions and original essays by award-winning writer Roland Lazenby. The book contains historical and eyewitness accounts of such feats as Rocky Marciano's knockout of Jersey Joe Walcott in 1953; Walter Payton breaking Jim Brown's rushing record in 1984; and Bobby Hull becoming the first NHL player to exceed 50 goals in a season in 1966.

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Sports Publishing LLC

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1582613516

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Yo Baby It's Attitude!

The New Bad Boyz of the NBA, Take the Jordan Test

By: Roland Lazenby

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The New Bad Boyz of the NBA, Take the Jordan Test

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Bird

Portrait of a Competitor

By: Roland Lazenby

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Portrait of a Competitor

By: Roland Lazenby

Look in his eyes", opponent Dominique Wilkins once said of Larry Bird, "and you see a killer". It was that uncompromising competitiveness that marked Bird's storied career as he led the Boston Celtics to three NBA world championships in the 1980s. The same unconquerable hunger to win has been captured in this special collection of dramatic work from longtime Boston sports photographer Steve Lipofsky, supported by an insightful essay from veteran NBA writer Roland Lazenby. Bird, Portrait of a Competitor, pays tribute to an immensely popular athlete who came from a humble Indiana background on his way to defining the essence of basketball dedication.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

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1886110395

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9781886110397

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