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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Candlewick Press,U.S., 2013

    0763664421 / 9780763664428

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    Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A New York Times bestseller! "Get ready to have your mind blown with this fun book." -- The Washington Post Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's all-time leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Offering profiles with fast facts and framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is a tribute to black inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, better, and brighter. Back matter includes an authors' note and sources. Boos, Ben; Ford, A.G. (illustrator). …

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Candlewick Press,U.S., 2013

    0763664421 / 9780763664428

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    Paperback. Zustand: Good. A New York Times bestseller! "Get ready to have your mind blown with this fun book." -- The Washington Post Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's all-time leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Offering profiles with fast facts and framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is a tribute to black inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, better, and brighter. Back matter includes an authors' note and sources. Boos, Ben; Ford, A.G. (illustrator). …

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Hyperion Book CH, 2013

    142317870X / 9781423178705

    Serie: Buch 1 von 2 - Streetball Crew

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Zustand: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Hyperion Book CH, 2013

    142317870X / 9781423178705

    Serie: Buch 1 von 2 - Streetball Crew

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Candlewick Press,U.S., 2013

    0763664421 / 9780763664428

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    Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A New York Times bestseller! "Get ready to have your mind blown with this fun book." -- The Washington Post Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's all-time leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Offering profiles with fast facts and framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is a tribute to black inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, better, and brighter. Back matter includes an authors' note and sources. Boos, Ben; Ford, A.G. (illustrator). …

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Candlewick, 2013

    0763664421 / 9780763664428

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    Anbieter: Gulf Coast Books, Cypress, TX, USAGulf Coast Books

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    Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Boos, Ben; Ford, A.G. (illustrator).

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Hyperion Book CH, 2013

    142317870X / 9781423178705

    Serie: Buch 1 von 2 - Streetball Crew

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    Anbieter: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, USAOrion Tech

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    hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Candlewick, 2013

    0763664421 / 9780763664428

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    Anbieter: Dream Books Co., Denver, CO, USADream Books Co.

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    Zustand: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps. Boos, Ben; Ford, A.G. (illustrator).

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Random House, 1990

    0394559274 / 9780394559278

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    Anbieter: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, USAYour Online Bookstore

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    hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Simon & Schuster, 2007

    1416534881 / 9781416534884

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    Anbieter: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, USAOrion Tech

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    hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Simon & Schuster, 2007

    1416534881 / 9781416534884

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. From 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for African-Americans all over the country. The unapologetic writings of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, the fervent fiction and poetry of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, the groundbreaking art of Aaron Douglas and William H. Johnson, and the triumphant music of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong gave voice and expression to the thoughts and emotions that Jim Crow segregation laws had long sought to stifle. In On the Shoulders of Giants, indomitable basketball star and bestselling author and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites the reader on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace, through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. Beginning with the rise of the Harlem Rens as pioneers of professional basketball, Kareem traces the many streams of historical influence that converged to create the man he is today -- the NBA's all-time leading scorer and a veritable African-American icon. Travel deep into the soul of the Renaissance -- to the night clubs, restaurants, basketball games, and fabulous parties that have made footprints in Harlem's history. Meet the athletes, jazz musicians, comedians, actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, and writers who not only inspired Kareem's rise to greatness but an entire nation's. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in the midst of a cultural reawakening, carried on the shoulders of athletes trying to prove there was a lot more at stake than a ball game, men and women who made music that could break your heart, and writers and intellectuals who gave voice to not just the ideals of a movement but the raw emotions. Kareem tells what it took to get these revolutionaries to Harlem and how they changed the world. A world that is still riding on the shoulders of giants.…

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Simon & Schuster, 2007

    1416534881 / 9781416534884

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    Hardback. Zustand: Good. From 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for African-Americans all over the country. The unapologetic writings of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, the fervent fiction and poetry of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, the groundbreaking art of Aaron Douglas and William H. Johnson, and the triumphant music of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong gave voice and expression to the thoughts and emotions that Jim Crow segregation laws had long sought to stifle. In On the Shoulders of Giants, indomitable basketball star and bestselling author and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites the reader on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace, through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. Beginning with the rise of the Harlem Rens as pioneers of professional basketball, Kareem traces the many streams of historical influence that converged to create the man he is today -- the NBA's all-time leading scorer and a veritable African-American icon. Travel deep into the soul of the Renaissance -- to the night clubs, restaurants, basketball games, and fabulous parties that have made footprints in Harlem's history. Meet the athletes, jazz musicians, comedians, actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, and writers who not only inspired Kareem's rise to greatness but an entire nation's. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in the midst of a cultural reawakening, carried on the shoulders of athletes trying to prove there was a lot more at stake than a ball game, men and women who made music that could break your heart, and writers and intellectuals who gave voice to not just the ideals of a movement but the raw emotions. Kareem tells what it took to get these revolutionaries to Harlem and how they changed the world. A world that is still riding on the shoulders of giants.…

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Random House USA Inc, 1990

    0394559274 / 9780394559278

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Hardback. Zustand: Fair.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018

    031655538X / 9780316555388

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Hardback. Zustand: Good. The first memoir for young readers by the sports legend explores his path from his days as a shy boy named Lew Alcindor to becoming Kareem.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Simon & Schuster, 2007

    1416534881 / 9781416534884

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    Anbieter: 3Brothers Bookstore, Egg harbor township, NJ, USA3Brothers Bookstore

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    Zustand: very_good. Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Random House, 1990

    0394559274 / 9780394559278

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    Zustand: very_good. Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2017

    031655538X / 9780316555388

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    Anbieter: 3Brothers Bookstore, Egg harbor township, NJ, USA3Brothers Bookstore

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    Zustand: very_good. Former library copy. Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Titan Books Ltd, 2019

    1785659308 / 9781785659300

    Serie: Buch 3 von 3 - MYCROFT HOLMES

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    Hardback. Zustand: Good. The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Titan Books, 2019

    1785659308 / 9781785659300

    Serie: Buch 3 von 3 - MYCROFT HOLMES

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    Anbieter: Used Book Company, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USAUsed Book Company

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    Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Shows minimal signs of wear and previous use. Can include notes/highlighting. A portion of your purchase benefits nonprofits! - Note: Edition & format may differ from what is shown in stock photo & item details. May not include supplementary material such as toys, access code, dvds, etc.…

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Titan Books, 2016

    1783291540 / 9781783291540

    Serie: Buch 1 von 3 - MYCROFT HOLMES

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    Anbieter: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, USAOrion Tech

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    paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Titan Books Ltd, 2016

    1783291540 / 9781783291540

    Serie: Buch 1 von 3 - MYCROFT HOLMES

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Paperback. Zustand: Good. Fresh out of university, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to Trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend, Cyrus Douglas, and where his fiancee Georgiana Sutton was raised.Mycroft's comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas receives troubling reports from home, rumors of spirits enticing children to their deaths. Upon hearing the news, Georgiana abruptly departs for the island. Mycroft convinces Douglas that they should follow her, drawing the two men into a web of dark secrets that grows more treacherous with each step they take.…

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018

    031655541X / 9780316555418

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The sports legend's first memoir for young readers (now in paperback!) explores his path from his days as a shy boy named Lew Alcindor to becoming Kareem, an important story published at time when the national conversation around sports and racial injustice has intensified.…

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Titan Books Ltd, 2016

    1783291540 / 9781783291540

    Serie: Buch 1 von 3 - MYCROFT HOLMES

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Fresh out of university, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to Trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend, Cyrus Douglas, and where his fiancee Georgiana Sutton was raised.Mycroft's comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas receives troubling reports from home, rumors of spirits enticing children to their deaths. Upon hearing the news, Georgiana abruptly departs for the island. Mycroft convinces Douglas that they should follow her, drawing the two men into a web of dark secrets that grows more treacherous with each step they take.…

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018

    031655541X / 9780316555418

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Paperback. Zustand: Good. The sports legend's first memoir for young readers (now in paperback!) explores his path from his days as a shy boy named Lew Alcindor to becoming Kareem, an important story published at time when the national conversation around sports and racial injustice has intensified.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018

    031655541X / 9780316555418

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The sports legend's first memoir for young readers (now in paperback!) explores his path from his days as a shy boy named Lew Alcindor to becoming Kareem, an important story published at time when the national conversation around sports and racial injustice has intensified.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018

    031655541X / 9780316555418

    • Softcover

    Anbieter: Gulf Coast Books, Cypress, TX, USAGulf Coast Books

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    paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Titan Books, 2018

    1785658077 / 9781785658075

    Serie: Buch 1 von 3 - MYCROFT HOLMES

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    Anbieter: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, USAOrion Tech

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    Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Titan Books Ltd, 2018

    1785658077 / 9781785658075

    Serie: Buch 1 von 3 - MYCROFT HOLMES

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Zustand: Good. A new novel written by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!Fresh out of Cambridge University, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government, working for the Secretary of State for War. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to the faraway island of Trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend, Cyrus Douglas, a man of African descent, and where his fiance?e Georgiana Sutton was raised.Mycroft?s comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas receives troubling reports from home. There are rumors of mysterious disappearances, strange footprints in the sand, and spirits enticing children to their deaths, their bodies found drained of blood. Upon hearing the news, Georgiana abruptly departs for Trinidad. Near panic, Mycroft convinces Douglas that they should follow her, drawing the two men into a web of dark secrets that grows more treacherous with each step they take.Written by NBA superstar Kareem Abdul- Jabbar and screenwriter Anna Waterhouse, Mycroft Holmes reveals the untold story of Sherlock?s older brother. This harrowing adventure changed his life, and set the stage for the man Mycroft would become: founder of the famous Diogenes Club and the hidden power behind the British government.…

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grand Central Publishing, 2017

    145554227X / 9781455542277

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Hardback. Zustand: Good. A book about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 50 years of friendship with Coach John Wooden, who were brought together by the game of basketball and formed one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Broadway Books, 2004

    0385503385 / 9780385503389

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    Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USAWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Hardback. Zustand: Like New. A powerful wartime saga recounting the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit to see combat in World War II. More than a combat story . . . it's also the story of how black soldiers had to fight (literally and figuratively) for the right to fight the Germans.--USA Today Kareem Abdul-Jabbar first became immersed in the history of the 761st Battalion through family friend Leonard Smitty Smith, a veteran of the unit. Working with acclaimed writer Anthony Walton, Abdul-Jabbar interviewed surviving members of the battalion to weave together a page-turning narrative based on their memories, stories, and historical accounts, from basic training through the horrors of the battlefield to their postwar experiences. Trained essentially as a public relations gesture to maintain the support of the black community for the war, the battalion was never intended to see battle. In fact, General Patton originally opposed their deployment, claiming African Americans couldn't think quickly enough to operate tanks in combatconditions. But in the summer of 1944, following heavy casualties in the fields of France, the Allies--desperate for trained tank personnel--called the battalion up anyway. While most combat troops fought on the front for a week or two before being rotated back, the men of the 761st served for more than six months, fighting heroically under Patton's Third Army at the Battle of the Bulge and in the Allies' final drive across France and Germany. Despite a casualty rate that approached 50 percent and an extreme shortage of personnel and equipment, the 761st would ultimately help liberate some thirty towns and villages, as well as several branch concentration camps. The racism that shadowed them during the war and the prejudice they faced upon their return home are an indelible part of their story. Shining through most of all, however, are the lasting bonds that united them as soldiers and brothers, the bravery they exhibited on the battlefield, and the quiet dignity and patriotism that defined their lives.…