To The Hoop

Author : John Coy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781584301783
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strong to the Hoop written by John Coy and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old James tries to hold his own and prove himself on the basketball court when the older boys finally ask him to join them in a game. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Reuben A. Buford May
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 081479596X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living Through the Hoop written by Reuben A. Buford May and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the lives and hopes of the players on Georgia's Northeast High School Knights' basketball team, discussing the important role of the sport in their lives along with such issues as race, masculinity, and sportsmanship.

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Norwood House Press
ISBN 13 : 159953357X
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shoot for the Hoop written by Matt Christopher and published by Norwood House Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rusty Young wants to play basketball in the summer league, but his parents object because Rusty has been diagnosed with diabetes. That is only one of the obstacles Rusty has to overcome before he can join the team.

Author : Emily Stamey
Publisher : Weatherspoon Art Museum, Unc Greensboro
ISBN 13 : 9781890949181
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book To the Hoop written by Emily Stamey and published by Weatherspoon Art Museum, Unc Greensboro. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its storied invention in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith as a recreational activity for "incorrigible" youth, to its current multibillion-dollar industry of franchises, stars, and merchandise, basketball has captured America's--and stolen North Carolina's--heart. To the Hoop is the exhibition catalog for the Weatherspoon Art Museum's spring 2020 exhibit featuring portrayals of basketball in contemporary art, which coincides with Greensboro hosting both ACC and NCAA tournament games. The book includes scholarly writing about the artworks by Curator Emily Stamey, and a personal reflection on the game by Coach Wes Miller. Embedded in basketball's history are many of the topics fueling current social concerns. Divisions between rural and urban cultures can be considered in the distinctions between the sport's development in farming town gymnasiums and city playgrounds. Increasing commercialization can be traced through its intersections with fashion, franchising, and pop music. Issues of racial equity reverberate through the NBA and NCAA. And, the advancement of women's roles can likewise be considered through the early adaptations of rules for female athletes, the passing of Title IX, and the successes of the WNBA. The game's golden era of the 1980s and 1990s coincided with an explosion of the contemporary art market, and the sport's celebrated players and signature orange ball appear in the work of many art world stars. That moment also corresponded with an artistic shift towards work that addresses so many of the social issues--race, gender, economics--that readily surface in basketball's widespread popularity. The game also has distinct visual qualities that make it an apt subject for artists: unlike a baseball concealed in a glove or a football buried under a pileup, a basketball is readily seen, and athletes wear relatively minimal uniforms on an indoor field where cameras easily capture their expressions as they soar towards elevated goals. Last, but not least, artists have seen the star power of so many players and the nearly religious devotion of fans to their teams as compelling markers of social values and aspirations. To the Hoop explores these myriad facets of basketball's intersection with contemporary art and culture. Featuring the work of both internationally recognized and emerging artists, it offers an opportunity to consider the world in which we live through the overlapping lenses of sport and art. Dr. Emily Stamey is curator of exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNC Greensboro. She is a specialist in American art and popular culture.

Author : Jake Maddox
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 143428915X
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jake Maddox Girl: Drive to the Hoop written by Jake Maddox and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl on the JV basketball team was injured, and Mel has been asked to take her place. Mel is thrilled. But the girls on the freshman team aren't happy for her. In fact, they're being downright mean. How can Mel play to win when she doesn't have teammates on her side?

Author : John Coy
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®
ISBN 13 : 1728464803
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoop Genius written by John Coy and published by Carolrhoda Books ®. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all. The last two teachers of this class quit in frustration. The students—a bunch of energetic young men—are bored with all the regular games and activities. Naismith needs something new, exciting, and fast to keep the class happy—or someone's going to get hurt. Saving this class is going to take a genius. Discover the true story of how Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at a school in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Author : Brian Doyle
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820351709
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoop written by Brian Doyle and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian Doyle himself explains it best: “A few years ago I was moaning to my wry gentle dad that basketball, which seems to me inarguably the most graceful and generous and swift and fluid and ferociously-competitive-without-being-sociopathic of sports, has not produced rafts of good books, like baseball and golf and cricket and surfing have . . . Where are the great basketball novels to rival The Natural and the glorious Mark Harris baseball quartet and the great Bernard Darwin’s golf stories? Where are the annual anthologies of terrific basketball essays? How can a game full of such wit and creativity and magic not spark more great books?" “‘Why don’t you write one?’ said my dad, who is great at cutting politely to the chase." And so he has. In this collection of short essays, Brian Doyle presents a compelling account of a life lived playing, watching, loving, and coaching basketball. He recounts his passion for the gyms, the playgrounds, the sounds and scents, the camaraderie, the fierce competition, the anticipation and exhaustion, and even some of the injuries.

Author : Mark Stewart
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780761318002
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kobe Bryant written by Mark Stewart and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Home Run Heroes provides an illustrated biography of this famous starting forward for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers.

Author : Walter Dean Myers
Publisher : Ember
ISBN 13 : 0553512129
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoops written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Ember. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults New Bonus Content: -Q&A with Walter Dean Myers -Q&A with screenwriter John Ballard -Teaser chapter from On a Clear Day -Excerpt from 145th Street All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance—but sold out. As the tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away, Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime?

Author : Ben Joravsky
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060976896
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoop Dreams written by Ben Joravsky and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1996-02-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly five years Arthur Agee's and William Gates' remarkable lives were chronicled by a team of filmmakers. Roughly 250 hours of film were devoted to their journeys from the playgrounds to high school competition to college recruitment and -- whittled down to three hours -- it became the award-winning film Hoop Dreams. Now journalist Ben Joravsky vividly brings to light all the richness and subtlety of their stories, and the impact their aspirations had on themselves, their families and their relationships. It is an intimate look, complete with an up-to-date epilogue on the latest developments in their lives.