Still Got Game

Still Got Game
Author: Carlton Greene
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1503566668

Still Got Game is the extraordinary debut release from former professional basketball player, Carlton Moto Greene. This is the true story of a rising stars exceptional skills and self-sabotage. The NBA legend-in-the-making, recruited by the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks, paid a high emotional cost after witnessing a doublemurder at age 17. What unfolds is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Self-admitted stubbornness, silence and unchecked fear plunged this gifted athlete into homelessness for nearly five years, sleeping on the trains and living on the streets of New York City. Greene courageously lays his life bare as an example of how anyone can find themselves living beneath their potential. But, there is redemption and new possibilities as Greene pivots and transforms his many blocked shots into a winning season.

Girl Got Game Volume 3

Girl Got Game Volume 3
Author: Shizuru Seino
Publisher: TokyoPop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-05-04
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781591826989

So she can play on a major boy's basketball team, Kyo Aizawa's father makes her pose as a boy.

She's Got Game

She's Got Game
Author: Laura Heffernan
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2019-08-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1516108485

In this irresistible rom com for fans of Christina Lauren and Alisha Rai, travel blogger Gwen Williams’ pact to never mix love with gaming is put in serious jeopardy by her frustratingly handsome competition, Cody McKay. Will it be winner take all, or will Gwen be left with her heart on the table? "Charming, funny, and full of surprises, She's Got Game gave me all the feels, following Gwen on a romantic journey as she learns to let down her guard and play her hand at the game of love." —Kristin Rockaway, author of How to Hack a Heartbreak Travel blogger Gwen Williams is living the dream—competing in the annual American Board Game Championship. She's up against some stiff competition, namely legendary gamer and four-time champ Cody McKay. The seriously buff hottie and shameless flirt is going all-out to seduce her. That's when Gwen lays her cards on the table: She never, ever mixes gaming with romance . . . until resisting Cody becomes a losing proposition. As Gwen gives in to temptation, everything's in play for a major heartache. With the rounds heating up and players eliminated, she knows she's gambling a lot more than a seat at the final table in Vegas. But Cody's kisses promise more than a fleeting romance. If she plays her cards right, Gwen just might walk off with the championship and the man of her dreams. Praise for America's Next Reality Star "Smart, witty, and really freaking good . . . a fun read that has you cheering from the first paragraph through the last page." —Kerry Lonsdale, Wall Street Journal bestselling author "Reality TV fans, this is your book! Laura Heffernan captures all the drama and over-the-top craziness in this fun and flirty romance." —Amy E. Reichert, author of Love, Luck, and Lemon Pie "America's Next Reality Star is one sweet, sexy brain-candy read! You won't be sorry you indulged." —Leah Marie Brown

Reel Views 2

Reel Views 2
Author: James Berardinelli
Publisher: Justin, Charles & Co.
Total Pages: 627
Release: 2005
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1932112405

Thoroughly revised and updated for 2005! Includes a new chapter on the best special edition DVDs and a new chapter on finding hidden easter egg features.

Sister Got Game

Sister Got Game
Author: Leslie Esdaile
Publisher: Kensington Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: African American teenage girls
ISBN: 9780758208569

Philadelphia newcomer Darien Jackson may be young, gifted and beautiful but she's also up to her eyes in debt, unable to meet her credit card bills or her monthly car payments. Worse, this time her sensible older sisters won't bail her out. Then a gorgeous debt collector turns up to tow away her car...and steals her heart too. But Darien is exactly the kind of woman his family don't want as his wife. Can love change the odds...and her credit rating?

She's Got Game

She's Got Game
Author: Melissa Malamut
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2010-06-08
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1429996498

She's Got Game is the perfect resource for women who have it all together but just don't understand the rules—when it comes to professional and college sports, that is. Does baseball boggle your mind? Is football completely confusing? You're the kind of woman who can adapt to every situation. You know just what to wear and what to say. Nothing flusters you--except going to a game. Sporting events raise so many questions. What is March Madness all about? What on earth is a pop fly? If they just had the fourth down, then why is it the first down now and not the fifth? What's a down anyway? What do I wear? Will I wipe out if I wear heels? Should I wear makeup? And how do you say that player's name? Don't you wish you had a smart girlfriend who could explain it all without making you feel like an idiot? One who could tell you what's going on, what to wear to the game, and even when it's a good time to go to the ladies' room or get another beer? Now you do. Melissa Malamut brings a lifelong love of sports, a girly-girl's sensibility, and insight from fashion editors, friends and her own experiences to She's Got Game. The ultimate guide to enjoying yourself (and looking smart) at any sporting event, She's Got Game, is packed with all the rules and history of the games, personal anecdotes, and do's and don'ts. In this incredibly well-researched and engaging book, Melissa gives you everything you need to feel at ease and fall in love with sports.

The Last Shot

The Last Shot
Author: Darcy Frey
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780618446711

It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than that -- for many young men it represents their only hope of escape from a life of crime, poverty, and despair. In The Last Shot, Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of four of the neighborhood's most promising players. What they have going for them is athletic talent, grace, and years of dedication. But working against them are woefully inadequate schooling, family circumstances that are often desperate, and the slick, brutal world of college athletic recruitment. Incisively and compassionately written, The Last Shot introduces us to unforgettable characters and takes us into their world with an intimacy seldom seen in contemporary journalism. The result is a startling and poignant expose of inner-city life and the big business of college basketball.

Jet

Jet
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1998-05-04
Genre:
ISBN:

The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

Spike Lee

Spike Lee
Author: Jason P. Vest
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0313392277

Spike Lee's journey from guerrilla filmmaker to Hollywood insider is explored in light of his personal background, the cultural influence of his films, and the extensive scholarship his movies have inspired. This insightful study probes the iconic filmmaker's career as a director and shaper of American culture. It not only sheds light on the ways in which Lee's background, influences, and outlook affect his films but also discusses how he participates in, transforms, and transcends the tradition of black American filmmaking. Each chapter offers a critical assessment of at least one, and sometimes multiple, Lee films, examining their production history; their place in Lee's filmography; and their aesthetic, cultural, and historical significance. Readers will come away from this first scholarly assessment of Lee's career and work with a better understanding of his penchant for stirring up controversy about significant social, political, and artistic issues as well as his role as an American artist who provokes his audiences as much as he pacifies them.

Play Anything

Play Anything
Author: Ian Bogost
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2016-09-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0465096506

How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds -- forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient age Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities. The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games. Play Anything, reveals that games appeal to us not because they are fun, but because they set limitations. Soccer wouldn't be soccer if it wasn't composed of two teams of eleven players using only their feet, heads, and torsos to get a ball into a goal; Tetris wouldn't be Tetris without falling pieces in characteristic shapes. Such rules seem needless, arbitrary, and difficult. Yet it is the limitations that make games enjoyable, just like it's the hard things in life that give it meaning. Play is what happens when we accept these limitations, narrow our focus, and, consequently, have fun. Which is also how to live a good life. Manipulating a soccer ball into a goal is no different than treating ordinary circumstances- like grocery shopping, lawn mowing, and making PowerPoints-as sources for meaning and joy. We can "play anything" by filling our days with attention and discipline, devotion and love for the world as it really is, beyond our desires and fears. Ranging from Internet culture to moral philosophy, ancient poetry to modern consumerism, Bogost shows us how today's chaotic world can only be tamed-and enjoyed-when we first impose boundaries on ourselves.