Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Books
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Rising War Office star Mycroft Holmes persuades his brother, Sherlock, to volunteer at a friend's orphanage, where the suspicious death of a street urchin and a mysterious Chinese woman lead the brothers into the London opium trade's dark underside.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Mital 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.
Author
Series
Streetball crew volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
xii, 289 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"An autobiography about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
A powerful wartime saga in the bestselling tradition of Flags of Our Fathers, BROTHERS IN ARMS recounts the extraordinary story of the 761st "Black Panthers," the first all-black armored unit to see combat in World War II. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar first learned about the battalion from family friend Leonard "Smitty" Smith, a veteran of the battalion. Working with acclaimed writer Anthony Walton, Abdul-Jabbar interviewed the surviving members of the battalion...
7) Kareem
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1990
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
233 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Way of the Dragon (1972) - Lee pays a visit to family member who owns a restaurant in Italy. Mobsters, harass the owners, forcing Lee to defend his family, as only he can. Game of Death (1973) - A martial arts movie star takes on a syndicate of drug dealers.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two complete documentaries on cultural icon, Bruce Lee. 'A Warrior's Journey' reveals the soul of Bruce Lee for the first time. This 97-minute documentary includes 33 minutes of continuous action footage that was shot for 'The Game of Death', but had been lost. 'In Pursuit of the Dragon' is a documentary that follows the chronology of Bruce Lee's four films: 'The Big Boss', 'Fist of Fury', 'The Way of the Dragon', and 'Enter the Dragon'.
Publisher
History
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (43 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From the initial sparks of revolution in Boston to the climactic Siege of Yorktown and beyond, hear the story of the war within the Revolutionary War through the eyes of some of the most significant African American figures of our country's foundation, including Crispus Attucks, Peter Salem, Phillis Wheatley, and James Armistead Lafayette. Executive produced and narrated by NBA legend, best-selling author, and respected activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video [distributor]
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Basketball's Dr. J, Julius Erving, operates on the competition in this hoop-it-up disco-era fantasy about a team on a winning streak when it signs up motley players born under the zodiac's fish sign of Pisces. Will the Dr. in the house, trademark cloud-walking, net-shredding slam dunks are plentiful. More hoops excitement follows as the Harlem Globetrotters' Meadowlark Lemon handles the rock as if he had more arms than an octopus and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar...
14) Game of death
Publisher
Bonzai Media Corporation
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen; Special remastered edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Billy Lo is a young kung fu movie star with a flourishing career and a promising future. As the leader of a syndicate known for its exploitation of entertainers, Dr. Land jumps at the chance to capitalize on Billy's celebrated status and that of his singer-girlfriend. Refusing to sign with Land, Billy's martial arts mastery is put to the test when he is brutally harassed by Land's men in an attempt to change his mind. In a stunning showdown, Billy...