New York: Morrow, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Studies of both well-known African Americans like Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, etc, and less well-known - Bass Reeves, Peter Salem, Joseph Cinque and Lewis H. Latimer. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.. Photographs, bibliography, Index. xxiv, 232 pp. ISBN: 0-688-130976.

New York: Liberty - Time, Inc, (2016.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book of essays in which Abdul-Jabbar "uses his unique blend of erudition, street smarts and authentic experience on the country's seemingly irreconcilable partisan divide - both racial and political, parenthood, and his own experiences as an athlete, African-American, and a Muslim. . . he also offers keen assessments of and solutions to problems such as racism in sports while speaking candidly about his experiences on the court and off." SIGNED by Adbu-Jabbar on the title page. Index. 242 pp. ISBN: 978-1618931719.

Akron, Ohio: The Saafield Publishing Company, (c 1918.) dj. Hardcover - A college girls' story - Jane solves the mystery of a shy new student, a gifted violinist, as well as succeeding in school and basketball. Frontispiece. 308 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1961.). Hardcover first edition - A basketball story in this popular sports series. Frontispiece and en texte illustrations. Illustrated endpapers with bats, basketball baskets, etc, in diagonal rows. Lists to self in front of book. 182 pp. One of the hard-to-find later titles in this series,

New York: Dodd, Mead, (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with photographs. Biographies ranging from Joe Louis and Satchel page thru Wilt Chamberlain and Althea Gibson. Written for young adults. Index. 155 pp.

New York: Scholastic, 1981. First edition - Illustrated with many photographs. 123 pages. ISBN: 0-590-319655.

New York: Macmillan, 1994. First edition - Author's first book - a study of a year in the lives of the Skyline High basketball team in Oakland, CA - where basketball is not just a sport, but something that can provide focus in a world of violence - and sometimes a way out of that rough world. Highly praised.

New York: Philomel Books, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - A holiday novel and a sports story - "Josh Cameron has it all: a World Championship ring with the Boston Celtics, an MVP award, a clean-cut image, and the adoration of millions. What he doesn't have is family. Until the day 12-year-old smartaleck Molly Parker confronts him in a parking lot and claims to be his daughter." 246 pp. ISBN: 0-399244883.

New York: Penguin, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Former NBA star talks frankly and openly about race and racism and how it affected their lives, with interviewees ranging from students to KKK members, addressing such issues as interracial relationships, affirmative action, and racial stereotypes. Among those interviewed were Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, author Marita Golden, Tiger Woods, Samuel L. Jackson and many more. 236 pp. ISBN: 1-59420-042-4.

New York: Philomel Books, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel set in a small town at the end of World War II, by the author best known for the Spenser mysteries. 184 pp. ISBN: 9780399246562.

Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Autobiography of a man whose career in basketball began with the Kings before they even left Kansas City to move to Sacramento - over the years, he was a scout, assistant and head coach, general manager and television analyst for the Kings. Foreword by Grant Napear. INSCRIBED by Reynolds "to Stephen, Best of luck in sports. Hope you enjoy the book!" on the front endpaper "Photographs. 182 pp. ISBN: 1596701374.

New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2018). SIGNED first edition - Told in alternating voices, this is the story of two teenage boys from a tough inner city neighborhood and how their lives change when one wins a basketball scholarship to an elite private school. SIGNED on the title page. 325 pp.

Fort Lee, NJ: CavanKerry Press, (2009). First edition - A series of interconnected poems which "explore the often unsettlingly central role that sports play in American life. From the star player to the kid who never gets in a game to the town religious fanatic to the disgruntled parent--all have their say. Even if you haven't lived in this town, you will recognize the lives of quiet endurance, unrecognized triumph, harsh weather, and hardnosed hope that propel people through the season." A title in the Notable Voices series. 89 pp. ISBN: 978-1933880150.

np [Emmaus, PA:] Rodale, (2003.). First edition - Autobiography of one of basketball's greatest all-around players - the story of how the NBA was built and his own story of segregation, triumph, and disillusionment when he was forced out of the game. Photographs. Index. 342 pp.

np [Emmaus, PA:] Rodale, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Autobiography of one of basketball's greatest all-around players - the story of how the NBA was built and his own story of segregation, triumph, and disillusionment when he was forced out of the game. Photographs. Index. 342 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - The NBA player at his frankest and most controversial. Illustrated with many photographs. 261 pages. ISBN: 0-385-318979.

New York: Harper & Row, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring former baseball player turned private investigator, Harvey Blissberg (the first in the series won the Edgar award), Set in the world of professional basketball, mostly in Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. 264 pp. ISBN: 0-06-015599x.

New York: Harper & Row, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring former baseball player turned private investigator, Harvey Blissberg (the first in the series won the Edgar award), Set in the world of professional basketball, mostly in Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. 264 pp. ISBN: 0-06-015599x.

New York: The Viking Press, (1982) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this New York playwright and author, based on a point-shaving scandal from the 1950s, a compassionate story of five street-smart kids from the ghetto who play for a city college basketball team, driven by their coach to become champions. Even though they faced greatness they lacked the wisdom to resist the "easy money" that came from winning, but not by too much - A book which is an indictment of the greed behind sports, and sees the boys as victims as much as they are guilty themselves. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-670317047.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's memoir of "discovering the game that has been his singular passion for nearly fifty years. It is equally, inevitably, the story of the roots of black basketball in Ameica Ñ a story inextricable from race, culture, love, and home. " 242 pp. ISBN: 0-395-857317.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - On the one hand this is a very personal memoir about his love for basketball and the role it has played in his life, but it is also an exploration of the roots of black basketball in America and its significance to black life. 242 pp. ISBN: 0-395-857317.