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Unguarded / by Pippen, Scottie,author.; Arkush, Michael,author.;
"Scottie Pippen has been called one of the greatest NBA players for good reason. Simply put, without Pippen, there are no championship banners-let alone six-hanging from the United Center rafters. There's no Last Dance documentary. There's no "Michael Jordan" as we know him. The 1990s Chicago Bulls teams would not exist as we know them. So how did the youngest of twelve go from growing up poor in the small town of Hamburg, Arkansas, enduring two family tragedies along the way, to become a revered NBA legend? How did the scrawny teen, overlooked by every major collegiate basketball program, go on to become the fifth overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft? And, perhaps most compelling, how did Pippen set aside his ego (and his own limitless professional ceiling) in order for the Bulls to become the most dominant basketball dynasty of the last half century? In Unguarded, the six-time champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist finally opens up to offer pointed and transparent takes on Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and Dennis Rodman, among others. Pippen details how he cringed at being labeled Jordan's sidekick, and discusses how he could have (and should have) received more respect from the Bulls' management and the media. Pippen reveals never-before-told stories about some of the most famous games in league history, including the 1994 playoff game against the New York Knicks when he took himself out with 1.8 seconds to go. He discusses what it was like dealing with Jordan on a day-to-day basis, while serving as the facilitator for the offense and the anchor for the defense. On the 30th anniversary of the Bulls' first championship, Pippen is finally giving millions of adoring basketball fans what they crave; a raw, unvarnished look into his life, and role within one of the greatest, most popular teams of all time"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Pippen, Scottie.; African American basketball players; Basketball players;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The education of Kendrick Perkins / by Perkins, Kendrick,1984-author.; Rogoff, Seth,1976-author.;
"The Education of Kendrick Perkins is an intimate memoir about race, fatherhood, and basketball, from former NBA player and outspoken cultural critic, Kendrick "Perk" Perkins. At age eighteen, Kendrick Perkins left his grandparents' run-down yellow house in Beaumont, Texas for the last time. Sure, he'd traveled the country for camps and tournaments. He'd banged and bruised with the biggest and most skilled players the amateur basketball world had to offer. But he'd always come back home. In this powerful and intimate memoir, readers follow Perkins on his journey from small-town Texas athlete to the NBA. Both on and off the court, Perk gained a reputation for his candor and conviction--his unabiding sense of right and wrong. Now he tells all, offering the sports insights for which he has become a stellar ESPN commentator, and for the first time ever, sharing frank opinions about racial justice, political consciousness, and fatherhood. Years spent playing against and alongside giants like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James helped shape Perk's athleticism, but this is a story all his own, the story of an education"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Perkins, Kendrick, 1984-; African American athletes; African American basketball players; Basketball players;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Alex Cross, run / by Patterson, James,1947-;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; African American detectives; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character);
© 2013., Little, Brown and Co.,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Hope to die / by Patterson, James,1947-;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; African American detectives; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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I'm growing great / by Roe, Mechal Renee.;
"Girls' growth and positivity are celebrated in this garden-themed inspirational book"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; African American girls; Growth; Gardens; Self-esteem;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The rhythm of time / by Questlove.; Cosby, S. A.; Akpan, Godwin.;
After accidentally traveling back in time and rewriting the future, twelve-year-old best friends Rahim and Kasia must work together to restore their timeline.
Subjects: Time-travel fiction.; Science fiction.; Time travel; Best friends; Friendship; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Merry Christmas, Alex Cross / by Patterson, James,1947-;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; African American detectives; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character);
© 2012., Little, Brown and Co.,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Getting to happy / by McMillan, Terry.;
Subjects: African American women; Female friendship; Middle-aged women;
© c2010., Viking,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye : a novel / by Cameron, Briony,author.;
"An epic, dazzling tale based on true events, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history"--
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Interpersonal relations; Pirates; Women pirates;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Black girls must be magic : a novel / by Allen, Jayne,1978-author.; Allen, Jayne,1978-tBlack girls must die exhausted: and baby makes two.;
For Tabitha Walker, her grandmother's old adage, "Black girls must die exhausted" is becoming all too true. Discovering she's pregnant--after she was told she may not be able to have biological children--Tabitha throws herself headfirst into the world of "single mothers by choice." Between her job, doctor's appointments, and preparing for the baby, she's worn out. And that's before her boss at the local news station starts getting complaints from viewers about Tabitha's natural hair. When an unexpected turn of events draws Marc--her on and off-again ex-boyfriend--back into her world with surprising demands, and the situation at work begins to threaten her livelihood and her identity, Tabitha must make some tough decisions about her and her baby's future. It takes a village to raise a child, and Tabitha turns to the women who have always been there for her. Bolstered by the fierce support of Ms. Gretchen, her grandmother's best friend, the counsel of her closest friends Laila and Alexis, and the calming presence of her doula Andouele, Tabitha must find a way to navigate motherhood on her own terms. Will she harness the bravery, strength, and self-love she'll need to keep "the village" together, find her voice at work, and settle things with Marc before the baby arrives?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; African American women journalists; African American women; Female friendship; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Pregnant women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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