Books in the Genre Biographies
List of recommended books of the genre biographies, with author and brief synopsis of each book.
(arranged alphabetically)
Featured books for the genre Biographies
Book: Black Profiles In Courage: A Legacy of African-American Achievement
Author: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar y Alan Steinberg
Description: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (the NBA's all-time scoring leader) brings us this compilation of inspiring true stories of heroic African-Americans where he looks beyond the worlds of sports and entertainment to other areas in which African-Americans, through their courage and integrity, have contributed mightily to US's history.
In this ideal introduction to black history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar examines the lives of heroic African Americans and offers their stories as inspiring examples for young people, who too rarely... (keep reading...)
Book: Eleven RIngs
Author: Phil Jackson
Description: During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was tagged as the “Zen master” half in jest by sportswriters, but the nickname speaks to an important truth: this is a coach who inspired, not goaded; who led by awakening and challenging the better angels of his players’... (keep reading...)
Book: Living to Tell the Tale
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Description: Enter the fascinating world of Gabo, a master of narrative who gives us his memory in Living to Tell the Tale.
This work is much more than a simple autobiography; is a journey through his childhood and youth, where the foundations of the imagination that would later give life to masterpieces such as One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, No One Writes to the Colonel and Chronicle of a Death Foretold were forged.
In its pages, you... (keep reading...)
Book: They Call Me Coach
Author: John Wooden y Jack Tobin
Description: For 27 years, John Wooden led the UCLA basketball team to unsurpassed victories and records. His dedication and inspiration made him America's "winningest" coach. In this classic bestselling autobiography--updated with a new foreword by Hall-of-Famer Bill Walton--the college basketball legend reflects on his record-breaking career, his life behind the scenes, and how his top players went on to shape and change the NBA.
From the everyday basics to important life lessons ("It's not how tall you are, but how... (keep reading...)
Book: Wilt, 1962: The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era
Author: Gary Pomerantz
Description: A portrait of Wilt Chamberlain and his stunning 1962 achievement when he scored one hundred points in a single game examines the meaning of the event in terms of professional basketball, American sports, and a nation on the verge of social and cultural revolution...
On the night of March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, Wilt Chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the Big Dipper, scored one hundred points in a game against the New York... (keep reading...)
Book: Wilt: Larger Than Life
Author: Robert Cherry
Description: This book is an authoritative and entertaining biography of Wilt Chamberlain, one of the twentieth century's most controversial athletes, examines his extraordinary athletic achievements, as well as his unique and sometimes turbulent lifestyle...
There are celebrities and so-called legends. And then there is Wilton Norman Chamberlain, unique and unforgettable, and one of the 20th century’s greatest and most controversial athletes.
Wilt Larger Than Life examines Chamberlain’s fascinating story,... (keep reading...)