Howard Beck Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Cover Story: The NBA and Modern Basketball as Told Through Its Most Iconic Magazine Covers
Alex Wong
Supersized Crossover pod today: First, @paugasol talks retirement, Kobe and his new docuseries. Then, Alex Wong (@steven_lebron) discusses his excellent new book about SI and SLAM basketball covers, "Cover Story." Listen/subscribe: https://link.chtbl.com/crossover https://t.co/Mb8eTtvbMV
Hardcover, 2021
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Muggsy: My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball
Muggsy Bogues
Today on the Crossover pod: The legend @MuggsyBogues on his new book, "Muggsy: My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball." Buy the book! Listen to the pod: https://t.co/lhCvpA2us5 https://t.co/VnOPpPSsn9
Paperback, 2023
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Midrange Theory
Seth Partnow
Coming tomorrow on the Crossover, the most excellent and wise @SethPartnow, on his new book, "The Midrange Theory," and other statistical matters Subscribe: https://link.chtbl.com/crossover https://t.co/higSSje1LQ
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
Mike Sielski
Thinking about Kobe today. If you'd like to learn more about his formative years -- before Kobe became KOBE -- I highly recommend @MikeSielski's new book, "The Rise," and our discussion about it on the Crossover pod: Listen/subscribe: https://link.chtbl.com/crossover
Paperback, 2023
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving
Scott O'Neil
New Crossover pod, w/Sixers CEO @ScottONeil, dropping tomorrow: On the loss to Atlanta, what's next for the Sixers and what you'll learn from his new book, "Be Where Your Feet Are." Listen/subscribe: https://link.chtbl.com/crossover https://t.co/7ItVgjU9a7
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream
Dan Grunfeld
Ernie Grunfeld's parents survived the Holocaust. His son @Dan_Grunfeld wrote an incredible book about it: "By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy and an Unprecedented American Dream." They joined me to discuss it on the Crossover: https://t.co/lhCvpA2us5
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Pearl Hunter
Miya T. Beck
NBA peeps! Know a kid who loves to read? Want some free NBA stuff? I'll make you a deal: Preorder "The Pearl Hunter" by @miya_t_beck, DM the receipt, and I'll send you one of the NBA items (books, etc) piled up in my office. (Details in this thread.) https://t.co/r1jIPbYir5
Paperback, 2024
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book