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Title Author Secondary Author(s)
A Rocket at Heart Rudy Tomjanovich Robert Falkoff
A Sense of Where You Are McPhee, John
A View from Above Wilt Chamberlain
A View from the Bench Red Holzman
Bird Lee Daniel Levine
Bird: Portrait of a Competitor Roland Lazenby
Bird Watching Larry Bird Jackie MacMullan
Bob Cousy Bartholomew House
Born to Coach Rick Pitino Bill Reynolds
Bull Session Johnny Kerr Terry Pluto
Coach Tex Winter: Triangle Basketball Ann Parr
Chaney: Playing for a Legend Donald Hunt
Chocolate Thunder Darryl Dawkins Charley Rosen
Clyde: The Walt Frazier Story Walt Frazier Joe Jakes
Confessions of a Basketball Gypsy Rick Berry Bill Libby
Cousy Bill Reynolds
Doc Vincent M. Mallozi
Drive Larry Bird Bob Ryan

Flying High
Spud Webb Reid Slaughter
Forward: Rick Barry Robert Geline Pricilla Turner
Foul! The Connie Hawkins Story David Shaw
Giants Mark Heisler
Giant Steps Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Peter Knobler
Give 'Em the Hook Tommy Heinsoln Joe Fitzgerald
Glory Road Don Haskins Josh Wetzel
Go Up for Glory Bill Russell William McSweeny
Hang Time: Days and Dreams with Michael Jordan Bob Greene
Heir to a Dream Pete Maravich Darrell Campbell w/ Frank Schroeder
Hondo: Celtic Man in Motion John Havlicek Bob Ryan
Hoop Dreams Ben Jarorsky
I Love Being the Enemy Reggie Miller Gene Wojcieckowski
In the Land of Giants Muggsy Boggues David Levine
I Remember Pete Maravich Mike Towle
Jerry West Roland Lazenby
Jordan: the man, his words, his life Mitchell Krugel
John Starks: My Life John Starks Dan Markowitz
Larry Legend Mark Shaw
Let me tell you a story Red Auerbach John Feinstein 
Life on the Run Bill Bradley
Living the Dream Hakeem Olajuwon Peter Knobler
Long Time Coming Chet Walker Chris Messenger
Loose Balls Jason Williams Steve Friedman
Magic Michael Morgan
Manute Leigh Montville
Michael Jordan Mitchell Krugel
Michael Jordan: Beckett Great Sports Heroes Miscellaneous
Michael Jordan * Magic Johnson Richard Brenner
My Life Magic Johnson Peter Novak
NBA Rookie Experience Mike Monroe
Nothing but Net Bill Walton Gene Wojcieckowski
On and Off the Court Red Auerbach Joe Fitzgerald
On court with the Superstars of the NBA Merv Harris
Only the Strong Survive Larry Platt
Outrageous! Charles Barkley Roy S. Johnston, Jr.
Pistol Mark Kriegel
Pistol Pete Maravich Bill Gutman
Rebound Dennis Rodman Pat Rich & Alan Steinberg
Rebound: The Odyssey of Michael Jordan Bob Greene
Red and Me Bill Russell Alan Steinberg
Red on Red Red Holzman Harvey Frammer
Reggie Lewis: Quiet Grace Craig Windham
Sacred Hoops Phil Jackson Hugh Delehanty
Second Wind Bill Russell Taylor Branch
Seeing Red: The Red Auerbach Story Dan Shaughnessy
Spanning the Game Ralph Miller
Special Delivery: The Amazing Basketball Career of Karl Malone Clay Latimer
Stand Tall Phil Pepe
Stand up for Something Spencer Haywood Bill Libby
Stockton to Malone Roland Lazenby
Taking to the Air Jim Naughton
The Big O Oscar Robertson
The Big Three Peter May
The Bob Love Story Robert Earl Love Mel Watkins
The Book of Isiah Paul Challen
They call me Coach John Wooden
This Game's the Best! George Karl Don Yeager
Those who Loved the Game Glenn Rivers Bruce Brooks
Unguarded Lenny Wilkens Terry Pluto
Unstoppable: The George Mikan Story George Mikan Joseph Oberle
Unsung Heroes of Pro Basketball Raymond Hill
Walt Frazier: A Magical Season & a Player's Life Walt Frazier Neil Offen
When the Game was Ours Larry Bird Earvin "Magic" Johnson with Jackie MacMullen
Willis Reed Larry Fox
Wilt Wilt Chamberlain David Shaw
Wilt: Larger than Life Robert Cherry
Winning a Day at a Time John Lucas Joseph Moriarity
Winning is an Attitude Steve Wartenberg
Yao Yao Ming Ric Buchler