Basketball Books

This book is one that all coaches should own. It not only teaches some important basketball lessons, but more importantly, life lessons. Coaches have a great influence on their players. This book will be a great help for any coach. John Wooden is the epitome of a great coach.

I felt that this was a nice "thought for a day" book. He offers some very sound and basic ways of living with values. It is a quick read and enjoyable.

One of the best books I've ever read. I received it as a gift a couple of years ago, and I now give this as a gift to almost everyone. (It's not about basketball).... it's about LIFE

This small book by one of the most renowned sports figures of all time has less to do with Coach Wooden's winning records as a player and coach as it does with his broader views on what defines a "winner" - in attitude, in action, and in thought. As applicable in the business world as it is for athletics, this book, reflecting the author's example, is deeply profound and profoundly modest. Highly recommended.

I bought this book for my student/athlete son. I had him read the book and find five things that he could immediately apply to his life. The book is written in such a manner that the parallels between sports and life are seamlessly interwoven. By using sports as a platform of relativity, I feel I am raising my son to be a confident and responsible man. This is a must-read for fathers and sons.

A helping hand can come from the strangest of places. "Finn McCool's Football Club: The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of a Pub Soccer Team in the City of the Dead" tells the story of a New Orleans football club - the European variety, not the American - which embraced the hottest sport in Europe and gathered with others who felt this way, a rarity so far from Europe. Europeans by birth, they came together only to be broke apart by Hurricane Katrina. A memoir of brotherhood, "Finn McCool's Football Club" is a fine read, sure to inspire and push readers to value their friendships.

This book is a quick read and is a lovely snapshot of the good and bad of New Orleans. The author has found that those who love the city stay despite all its problems and those who are indifferent, move on. Great book, great bar

I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did. I am one to watch the occasional soccer game, but admittedly not a die hard fan. I was surprised to find this book had so much else to offer. Definitely a good read!

Rea's book covered all the things I love and hate about New Orleans, and its quick chapters had me laughing all the way! And as a traveling footballer myself, I enjoyed reading about the characters' camaraderie, the same camaraderie that I've enjoyed when playing soccer in a new place.

It's a unique view of a unique sport in a unique city at a unique time in its history. A great read.

This is one of the best sports books I've ever read. Darcy Frey embedded himself in the desolate housing projects of Coney Island for two years, to the point where he became the de facto transportation option for the poor kids he was shadowing. He emerged with a document that goes beyond the thrill of sports (though that's here) and delves into society, education, and individual motivation.

This book has been around a while - it was published in 1994 - but it still rings true, despite the references to razor haircuts and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince lyrics. Frey follows one special group of basketball players at Coney Island's Abraham Lincoln High. Power forward Tchaka Shipp, guards Corey Johnson and Russell Thomas, and a playground tag-along (who joins the team as a freshman in the second half of the book) by the name of Stephon Marbury. The double-entendre in the book's title becomes poignant from page one: nobody in the projects wants their last shot on the high school basketball court to be their last shot at a decent life.

The overwhelming basketball talent possessed by this quartet of kids is immediately evident. Any one of them is talented enough to play some level of DI ball. That ability level has been evident at Lincoln High for years, but most players become Prop 48 casualties. So Frey begins to look at the educational system and social culture of the projects that so often help to snatch away the one ray of promise that's dangled in front of young men.

When you read about how difficult it is for inner-city kids to get a meager 700 on their SAT's after years of sub-par schooling, you may not be so quick to judge the academic malfeasance that currently dogs the Memphis program. None of us has ever been faced with the choice to cheat on college eligibility or turn to the drug trade. This book does an excellent job of exploring the shades of grey that lie between coaches, players, businessmen, and the NCAA.

To his credit, after a bitter conversation with Marbury's grasping father, Frey even looks at his own complicity in the game. Would he be there, talking to these kids, if their basketball skills couldn't sell books? So, he tries to do the right thing, and strike a deal to share book revenue with his subjects. But who should come calling to put the kibosh on that? Good ol' uncle NCAA, of course. By paying them to talk, he could further reduce their already miniscule chances of playing DI ball.

For me, the greatest thing about this book was that it put a face on the kids whose names get bandied about on team message boards. To recruiters and fans, they're just pieces of meat until they sign on the dotted line. But in this book, we see four kids from the same place with widely divergent personalities.

Big man Shipp struggles with his game despite having made his SAT score early on. When he puts them both together just in time for ABCD camp, his future comes into sharp focus. Thomas (not his real name) works obsessively on his game, and it shows. All he wants is an education to build on, but he can't seem to get over that SAT hump. Johnson loves to write and fool around, and not pay attention to the work he needs to put in. Marbury? He's been recruited since he was 13, but he's seen each of his older brothers try and fail to make a living playing ball. He, obviously, becomes the book's big success story. An appended afterword tells what became of all four since the book was written.

This book is hard to put down once you've started. My copy got doused with water at my son's soccer game, but I kept turning those damp, warped pages just the same, eager to find out what would happen. I could have looked it all up online, but the story was told in such a compelling fashion that I had no desire to cheat.

Marco and I have sacrificed a lot of our potential summer audience because we both hate recruiting talk with a passion. This book will give you a clear inside look at why that unsavory underworld is so important to all parties involved, and also why it is broken to the point of being heartbreaking.

This book is a classic. If you need a beach read this summer, I highly recommend it.

I started reading this book on a monday morning and finished it that night. I couldnt stop reading and Darcy Frey kept me at the edge of my seat. I couldnt wait to see what would happen to the three other players featured in this book besides Stephon Marbury. I recommend this book to ANY basketball fan or anyone intrested in the struggles of lower income neighborhoods.

This book was set in the early 90's in one of New York City's worst neighborhoods. The story is of the struggle that 3 friends (plus one genuine jerk) under go in their individual pursuits of college scholarships. The things that they see and experience are still the same type of challenges that face today's urban learners. I give Darvy Frey credit for bringing us in to their world in a way that very few authors can pull off. If you are considering buying this book do so you will not be dissapointed.

Coney Island the basketball playground of America is the setting for the Last Shot: City Streets and Basketball Dreams. 4 stories of H.S. basketball players who goto Abraham Lincoln H.S. and play for the might basketball team the Railsplitters (What a cool name). I mainly bought this book because Stephon Marbury is featured as one of the four people in it. I myself grew up in Brighton Beach one town away from Coney Island so I know how life is... This book is true and real and I recommend this book to any sports fan or anyone who is looking for a real treat.

A classic piece of sports writing, but for everyone. The author is a writer for the New York Times Magazine. In this book he writes about the lives of some high school basketball players/high school students (in that order).

Like the other posters have noted, it's not just for basketball freaks. It's a well written story about some kids in the 90's who live in the projects in Brooklyn, Coney Island for the most part, and how much basketball means to them. In the book it seems like basketball is their only path to success. But they are up against the recruiters, hustlers and the SATS (which they need to get a 700 on but that's just out of reach for most).

You get to meet the student athletes, Russell, Corey, Tchak, and Stephon, their parents, coaches, recruiters, local prophets, etc, and the author treats them all with a level of respect the New York Times Magazine accords the suit wearing sharks.

If you get this book, you won't have to read long before you're committed to reading the whole thing. It's a very rare book indeed that leaves me wanting more. I would have loved to read a sequel. Alas, we only get an afterward, but the story had to end somewhere and the afterward was, well, quite the shock.

"Money Shot's" narrator, Nick, is a likable, if sometimes hapless guy -- someone you'd like to pal around with, invite to backyard barbecues and ball games. Rouff's remaining cast of characters mesh so well that that they truly come to life. Readers will enjoy Nick's self-deprecating wit, Vegas locals will recognize the "real Sin City, and the optimists in us all will root for him to make that money shot. A pick-me-up beach read.

Somehow I found Brian Rouff's books (Dice Angel and Money Shot) and I continue to ask myself, "Why hasn't this author written MORE books?!).

In Money Shot, Alan Nichols is an advertising executive in Las Vegas with a wife and college age daughter. The mid life years are beginning to both Nichols and he starts to realize that what he has is just about all he'll ever have.....then fate strikes....a bottle cap with a great opportunity to win a million dollars. He calls the upstart beverage company and he's a winner....Now, all he has to do is make a 3 point shot in front of 20,000 fans at the NCAA tournament. Nichols is out of shape and he needs a coach, some family support and some luck.

The book is a fast read. It will make you laugh out loud and Alan Nichols is a character that all of us can empathize with as he goes through his daily life. He hires a coach (hilarious) and eventually the day arrives where he gets his chance at the big money. Does he win the cash? Will his wife stop spending the money before he even takes the shot?

This author needs to write more books. I read one critic that noted he's the Carl Hiaasen of Las Vegas. Nah, I think he's actually better than Carl Hiaasen.

Great read.

I'm a Las Vegas native and work in advertising. I can't help it - I'm in love with this book. (Even if, initially, the title threw me off!)

Brian Rouff does a great job portraying the life of the everday guy, Alan, and his life altering experience in a way that is realistic although it is anything but typical reality.

Very fun.

I have had the good fortune of finding Brian Rouff completely by accident. I read "Dice Angel" first and fell in love with his writing style and his quirky characters (see my review).

When I received "Money Shot" I did not think I would like it nearly as much as "Dice Angel" -- I am not particularly a basketball fan -- But I thought a lot of Las Vegas was in it so it would be a good read from that perspective. Man, was I ever wrong!!

I LOVED "Money Shot" -- I fell in love with ALL the characters, Nick the hero of the story, a burned-out nine to fiver advertising exec drinks a soda and the bottle cap offers him the chance of a lifetime -- sink a three pointer at half-time during a championship game and win a million bucks -- Nick, being skeptical, lets the bottle cap drift aimlessly among the detritus of his car. Luckily, Jason, the young up and comer at the agency sees the cap and tells Nick it's the real thing -- the real deal and he had better call so he can win his million bucks.

From that point on, Rouff hooks the reader better than Hemingway hooked a fish -- You can't put the book down -- Nick is one of the funniest people in fiction -- his asides kept me in stitches -- as I turned every page of the novel dreading coming to the end of a GLORIOUS READ, I realized (after having devoured "Dice Angel" Mr Rouff's other novel) what a genius this writer is.

He seams the story effortlessly among his characters that live and breathe like humans -- but humans you want to know and get to know -- no card-board, stereo-typical archetypes in Mr. Rouff's writing -- He's a writer's writer and a great, great story teller.

His dialogue is brilliant as are his created characters. I read "Money Shot" in one sitting -- it's fast, complex, human, with more twists and turns than a New York pretzel -- And the surprise ending nearly makes you delirious -- Don't despair though -- Mr. Rouff's endings are one of his greatest fortes -- they do not disappoint!!

I highly recommend any novel Mr. Rouff writes -- You will not be despairing until you reach the last page where it says THE END.

A genuine delight to read, and sprinkled with humor throughout. You don't have to be a basketball "junkie" to enjoy this book. "Nick" Nichols, the main character, has some stellar non-basketball moments in the book with his wife (and his perceptions on married life); with his co-workers (both the good and the bad ones),and with his teenage daughter.

Pat Summits insights and coaching knowledge is the best. Better yet is her ability to tell a story. Great reading. Must read for all coaches.

Coach Summit is without a doubt the absolute best college basketball coach-male or female ever. And she doesn't even have to throw chairs. My hat's off to her and her program. Talk about integrity, work ethic and understanding of the game. Her book shines as a testament to her abilities. You have a lot to learn, Geno.

"Raise the Roof", along with "Reach for the Summitt", is a must read for anyone with an interest in collegiate sports, particularly women's basketball. It gives you an insight into the world of Lady Vol basketball and a deeper appreciation of why the Lady Vols phenomenon is more than just a team or a basketball program. It gives you an awareness of why Lady Vol basketball is more aptly described as a tradition. It also gives you a feel for why in Pat Summitt's world losing is rare, unacceptable, and necessary, all at the same time. The book is a testament to why her players adore her and why they choose the Tennessee way and tradition rather than play elsewhere. Candace Parker, arguably the best player to date to wear the orange, remarked recently, "I came to Tennessee because I was one of those people lining the court [for an autograph as a 7th grader] to see coach Summitt and the Lady Vols [during a Depaul-Tennessee game]... To be a fan of women's basketball is to be a fan of Tennessee. And that's a responsibility that we have to represent our school. It's something we don't take for granted." You get to feel why every loss by the Lady Vols is a grief session. You get to feel why Chamiqua Holdsclaw, arguably Tennessee all-time most prolific scorer, wept inconsolably after a loss in her last game in the orange. The book is also a monument to what one woman from a humble beginning with an unwavering passion to succeed has helped to guide a generation of women to excel as individuals while ultimately doing, in the Tennessee way, that which is for the greater good of the team and by extension preserve the Tennessee tradition. You will come away with a sense of why Pat Summitt is the ultimate motivator in women's basketball today.

Raise the roof is very good. i have read the book so many times that the front is about to come off. I love coach summitt and the lady vols. This is a book that i would like to be buried with. The stories are great and the season was the best i ever saw. GO LADY VOLS!!!!

Loved it! Loved it! Loved it! Pat Summitt is genuine, frank, and honest in her emotions and actions toward her life, her teams, and her family. What a ride!

John Wooden is a reluctant legend, but a legend nonetheless. His leadership practices are pillars that support sustainable success in leaders. If you're wondering how to be an inspired leader in this sea change or perfect storm, read Wooden on Leadership. His leadership tenets are grounded in what I know for sure: Who you are as a leader is who you are as a person.

Loved the book. Inspirational quotes that have really helped me...."value is not based on wether I win or lose but wether I gave my best".

John Wooden's insight and knowledge is priceless. This book coupled with Coach K and Coach Godwin's Everyone Hates a Ball Hog. Great Buys!!!Everyone Hates a Ball Hog but they All Love a Scorer: The Complete Guide to Scoring Points on and off the Basketball Court

John Wooden's book on Leadership is a great introspective view on a concept that is very hard to define. Leadership is one of the most difficult concepts that we run into on a daily basis, both with families and in the workplace. His book is a wonderful tool that we all should utilize in order to better ourselves and our organizations.
I would advise anyone to read this book and take to heart what he says, especially his definition of success. I had a hard time trying to live up to the expectations of everyone else and that caused me to become discouraged and frustrated. After reading the book, and re-examining how I viewed my accomplishments, I was able to alleviate that pressure and concentrate on giving a better effort. As a result I was able to alter a few things in my life and experienced success as a byproduct.
I have passed on the book to various teachers and coaches and they have all thanked me for it. Most have seen an improvement in the way they connect with the people under them and credit the book for giving them the direction they needed to improve their leadership qualities. One person is a high school hockey coach, and former roommate of mine. He has seen an improvement in his team but more importantly noted how they have changed off the ice as well. They have become better students and all around better kids because of the values he tried to emphasize.
In the end, that is more important than anything else, which I think John Wooden would agree. Again, it's a very worthwhile book that anybody could learn from. I would advise all of you to read it and pass it along to your friends or colleagues as well.

Although Wooden on Leadership is the first leadership book I have ever read, I still had to agree with the critics as I was reading the book. As a university student, I was required to read a book about leadership of my choice for a class. I decided to choose this particular book not only because of the great reviews it received, but because the author possesses such a remarkable credibility. I knew that I had chosen the right one as I was reading the beginning pages. And, throughout the book I could see how Wooden's teachings would be able to help me in my future endeavors in becoming a successful entrepreneur.

What I thought of leadership before became obviously incomplete and muddled. Wooden is very detailed and specific as he explains step-by-step how to build and maintain the perfect leadership style. He presents an organized system that makes complete sense because of his support behind his claim; his support of examples of past experiences and trustworthy testimonials that are applied with perfect timing and relevance to the content. Even when I did not agree with one of his particular views, I could not help but change my position because of his strong argument and reasoning that are backed by convincing support. Wooden expresses himself as perfectly as can be, constantly telling us why he chose certain words so that the reader can understand exactly what he means.

Overall, Wooden on Leadership is easy and interesting to read. On many pages, Wooden includes a grey box with words of wisdom, advice and motivation being some of them. Also, on almost every page is a quote that is related to that page's contents. To me, these tools kept the reading interesting and enjoyable. I highly recommend this book to anyone who intends on building or honing his or her leadership skills.

Also, one of the funniest sports books ever written. You can't go wrong reading anything by Terry Pluto. For anyone of the age that they can remember the wild and wacky ABA, or even younger readers interested in the game's history, this one is highly recommended.

Should be read by every serious sports fan!

this book covers everything about aba even bob costas said this book has it all so he wont write on about his time in the aba. 2 chapters on wackiest team ever spirits of st louis and tells of the greatest money deal ever by the silnas that will go on for ever. have read over and over and still enjoy can pick up book any chapter and start reading fun to read and very interesting

Thanks to other reviewers here, I discovered this book. They made it sound worth buying, sight-unseen, as it certainly was that. This book is extremely entertaining. It's a fast read and a very funny book. It was tough to put down each night.

I knew the ABA had some great players but I didn't know much background on them or some of their feats because very few ABA games were televised. After reading this book, I really feel I missed some incredible basketball by some very exciting players. It was a crime the nation missed seeing many of these cagers in their early days or in their prime.

You get fascinating portraits - good and bad - of some wonderful guys and some real jerks, both on the court and in the front office as this upstart pro basketball league tries to compete and survive against the established NBA. You read about the stars and some of the wackos on the bench.

Kudos to author Terry Pluto for picking out some incredible stories. I was actually sad when I came to the end of this book. It had entertained me all week as I savored it, chapter by chapter. In each chapter, we hear accounts of a certain subject from different people. For instance, a young "Bobby Costas," in his first job as an announcer (for the St. Louis Spirits), gives us some hilarious accounts, as do others.

When I was finished I was so impressed, I ordered through Amazon two more sports books by Pluto.

I rank this book right up there with "The Bronx Zoo" and "Thin Ice - A Season in Hell with the NY Rangers." It is a captivating book that is very difficult to put down once you begin reading it. A++++!!!!

If Amazon was really on the ball, they would pair this book together with "Going Long," the book about the old AFL - both are entertaining, hilarious at times, and just great reads - you start to see a connection between the leagues in a way, the startup antics, the dubious franchises, and the hilarious happenings. If you are a sports fan or not, you have to get this book - it is hilarious and an absolute joy to read!

To put it simply, I was moved by this book. I teach and coach softball at the college level. I found this book at a used book store and decided to see what it was about. I remembered the story all over the news a while back with Imus. I started reading it while on my plan period at school. I was blown away with the knowledge and pure passion C. Vivian Stringer has in ALL aspects of life. Words can't describe the amount of love this woman has in her heart. I am a white male that lost my mother when I was very young. I kept thinking that Vivian would have been a great Mom for me. Her story about the time she spent in the hospital with her daughter is just a glimpse into her heart. I have read many many coaching books, this is first in my library! I hope to get to meet Coach in person one day! Buy this book, it is gold.

Until the national attention focused on Don Imus' racial remarks against the women's basketball team at Rutgers, I had never heard of him or of Coach Vivian Stringer. While the incident itself was MOST UNFORTUNATE, one of the blessings that has come out of it is learning about Coach Vivian Stringer's life story. She is FASCINATING!

From childhood, she overcame so much - with grace and humor: Growing up poor in the Appalachians; her coal-miner father losing his leg; overt racism while trying out for a cheerleader position, her husband passing away on Thanksgiving, being a single Mom, and more. Reading her story is inspiring and helps me realize I've got no reason to complain about anything. Give this book to anyone indulging in a "pity party." This book will definitely help him/her Stand Tall and focus on being more successful.

I was impressed with Stringer's values. OK, not wanting her kids to wear Timberlands? But at least she questioned even that decision. That type of reflection is what seems decent about her, especially for someone in a total authority position.

Throughout the book she recognizes those who do the work that contributes to her success. And her words show that she did simply stand tall when confronted with unfairness. It's hard to come away from this book and not find her likable. She's no whiner, complainer, braggart, nor know-it-all. I'd send my kid to play for her.

I need to mention about the audiobook reading, though I didn't have it affect my rating. The reader is terrific in portraying emotions, like when the story calls for compassion, or decency, or sadness. But in regular passages where you'd expect non-inflected narrative, she gives this hard tone, like she's scolding you, or trying to make Stringer sound like a hard case: Hard emphasis every few words when none is called for. It's nothing like how Stringer talks. And after the the book ended, when the reader talks a bit about the publication, she doesn't intone like that. Just a nice descriptive voice. So why does she put on this hard edged, scolding accent throughout the book? Who knows, but it was annoying, as it continually interrupted my thinking away from the story line. Like I say, when she had an emotion of any type to portray, the reader was excellent.

Oh, and one other thing. This book will make you want to move to Iowa. Stringer's its best ambassador.

The book Standing Tall By C. Vivian Stringer was great! Very inspiring, but I got bogged down with the detail at the beginning of the book. So I started to skim the book to get it done. But I think it is a very inspiring book!

This is a must read for anyone who likes to be inspired. Vivian Stringer has been a motivator on and off the court, but it is her experiences off the court that truly make her an inspiration to all.

This is a very good book about leadership. it does not matter whether that setting is on the hardwood or the business office, the tips in this book help build a better team.

This book was inspiring, I picked up the phone and called my college coach after 15 years. I learned how much I truly learned and how much I missed not keeping him in my life.

Andy Hill does an excellent job of applying Coach Wooden's winning philosophies to business and personal life. Makes an excellent gift to first-time managers.

The book arrived in good condition. I was anticipating it to arrive sooner than it did as my daughter needed it for a class but aside from that, the purchase was a great value and served its purpose well for a college class.

I really enjoyed this book by Andy Hill. Not until he realized his own successes and failures did he fully see all that he learned from coach Wooden. The foundational principles taught by coach Wooden are one's that we can all admire. "Make each day your masterpiece." Buy this book, then give it to a friend.

Sam is a basketball hero. He is from a small Maine town, and he dominates his high school team. After winning the championship, he makes a statement that the next year it will be not only the boys' team but also the girls' team bringing home a trophy. It is a bold statement, although the girls' team is also very good, but Sam is determined to make it a reality.

The key element in Sam's plan is Deanie, most often called The Mutant by the student body. She shaves her head, has tattoos, and wears chains through the rings in her face. Despite her weird appearance and antisocial behavior, Deanie is a powerhouse on the basketball court and pushes her team to win.

Sam finds himself intrigued by Deanie, especially by the fact that she seems to hate his guts and repels any advances by him. He continues to try to find ways to become her friend.

When Deanie does start to let Sam into her life, though, he finds himself horrified by what he sees. He begins to wonder if his affection and attention will be enough to pull her out of her bad situation.

I liked Sam's family. They were down-to-earth and very solid, despite their problems. I also liked seeing Deanie's evolution from the beginning of the book to the end, when she had things much more together.

It was hard for me to understand, though, why Sam was so attracted to Deanie and why he continued to pursue her after she continually repelled his advances. It's hard to believe any high-school boy would be that persistent in the face of so much rejection.

"One on One" tells the coming-of-age story of two unique teens. Sam Styles is a popular basketball captain, aiming for the championships, who also has his own unpopular ethical code amongst his peers. Deenie Gauthier is a "townie" who is also a basketball star, but whose poverty and attitude have made her an outsider. Sam becomes intrigued by her, and they begin a mercurial relationship which eventually becomes sexual. The contrast between Sam's close-knit family is made more poignant when compared to Deanie's abusive homelife. But Sam has his own scars, and though the two are made for each other, their union will not be an easy one.

Only two things bothered me. Every few pages we get yet another description of Deanie's appearance. The reader "gets" that she's unusual looking but still beautiful without her skin being compared to a narcissus petal or fine wood constantly. If the reader doesn't like the character or feel sympathy, they'd have put the book down by now. The other was that there were an excessive amount of sex scenes. I'm not a prude, but it got a bit tiresome; there are only so many ways you can describe certain sexual acts that teens perform. I would rather have had more basketball scenes - and I'm not a jock.

Please buy this book!!! I can think of no other way to get Tabitha King to write a second piece to this tale. I am a big reader and love series books. After reading all of Jennifer Weiner's books last month I was looking for someone else, on her website or a fansite of Jennifer's it mentioned Pearl. I went to the library and picked up a copy. Read it immediately and loved it instantly. I told my husband that Tabitha King writes like her husband, always leaving you with wanting more. I went to the trusty WWW and found that there was a whole series to be read and I happened upon them in the middle with Pearl. After work I was at the library picking up the remainder of the series. I didn't read them in order, you don't have to, they work well independently. One on One was the last for me to pick up. I read it in no time and lost much sleep because of it. I took it to work with me and was HAPPY to be in a 1 hour traffic jam so I could have more time to read it. I was captivated by Sam and Deanie, and hungry to know more about Pearl and Reuben. I did something I have never done. I did't put it down. Upon finishing it I started back on the first page again. She writes sex scenes like they should be written, raw, real, and not perfect. I want more from her...that is why you have to buy this book. Hopefully she will see there is a surge in her sales and decide to feed her fans with MORE. I am just upset I didn't know her work until now. She is just amazing. Buy it.

I'm a novelist myself, and began reading Stephen King at the age of ten. About seven years ago, I was browsing through the S. Kings at the library looking for something that I hadn't read fifteen times when I ran across One on One completely by accident. Because the particular S. King that I was looking for wasn't on the shelf, I decided to "broaden my horizons" and take it for a "test drive," and what a decision that was! I couldn't put it down - I read it cover to cover twice, then bought my own copy. I've since ventured into Tabby's other offerings and they're equally wonderful, but One on One will always be my favorite read - and my favorite inspiration.

Tabitha King has a wonderful talent with bending the written word in such a way that it captivates the reader to the point of not being able to put the book down until the very last page. Unfortunately, though I am a great fan of Stephen King, Tabitha gets very little of the spotlight and I am disappointed that none of her books are available to buy as new books.