Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Books

While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African Americans.

The bestselling novel starring Sherlock Holmes's enigmatic brother, from NBA legend 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 fiancee 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.

The young Mycroft Holmes is now a force to be reckoned with at the War Office, although his brother Sherlock continues to be a source of vexation. When signs of opium addiction are discovered on the bodies of two dead sailors, the two brothers are drawn into an investigation that will reveal nefarious dealings at the heights of the British establishment.

All’età di 18 anni, Lew Alcindor arriva a Los Angeles, a UCLA, dove inizia un duraturo rapporto di amicizia e fiducia con l'allenatore John Wooden. Due foto, scattate a 41 anni di distanza, raccontano la loro storia: nella prima, un allenatore bianco di cinquantasei anni insegna a un diciannovenne nero di due metri e venti; nella seconda, lo stesso uomo, quasi centenario, si appoggia a quel ragazzo, ora uno degli sportivi più famosi, mentre esce dal campo tra gli applausi. Dopo la morte di Wooden nel 2010, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar riflette su questo legame e scrive un libro, pubblicato nel 2017, che esplora il loro rapporto sportivo, umano e culturale. Ricco di aneddoti e momenti significativi, il libro narra una carriera straordinaria, costellata di sfide come la lotta contro il razzismo e la discriminazione. Wooden, uomo di solidi principi, insegnava ai suoi atleti che il basket è solo un passaggio, mentre la conoscenza è duratura. «Sono impressionato dai tuoi voti, Lew», disse al primo incontro, sottolineando l'importanza dello studio. Questo libro è un omaggio a un grande allenatore e alla vita, ideale per chi ama lo sport e crede nel valore dell’amicizia.