Historical Books
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These are the books that tell of basketball before the 1979-80 season (the beginning of the Magic-Bird era).
| Secondary Author(s) | ||
| 24 seconds to shoot | Leonard Koppett | |
| A Rocket at Heart | Rudy Tomjanovich | Robert Falkoff |
| A Sense of Where You Are | McPhee, John | |
| A View from the Bench | Red Holzman | |
| Basketball Stars of 1969 | Barry Steinback | |
| Basketball Stars of 1970 | Louis Sabin | |
| Basketball Stars of 1972 | Louis Sabin | |
| Basketball Stars of 1973 | Louis Sabin | |
| Basketball Stars of 1974 | Hal Bock | Ben Olen |
| Basketball: A History of the Game | Alexander Wolff | |
| Basketball: Startling Stories Behind the Records | Jim Beuagh | |
| Basketball: The New Champions | Kurt Hannon | |
| Bob Cousy | Bartholomew House | |
| Bull Session | Johnny Kerr | Terry Pluto |
| Clyde: The Walt Frazier Story | Walt Frazier | Joe Jakes |
| Confessions of a Basketball Gypsy | Rick Berry | Bill Libby |
| Cousy | Bill Reynolds | |
| Elevating the Game | Nelson George | |
| From Set Shot to Slam Dunk | Charles Salzberg | |
| Forward: Rick Barry | Robert Geline | Pricilla Turner |
| Foul! The Connie Hawkins Story | David Shaw | |
| Giant Steps | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Peter Knobler |
| Give them the Hook | Tommy Heinsoln | Joe Fitzgerald |
| Go Up for Glory | Bill Russell | William McSweeny |
| Great Moments in Basketball | Sam Goldaper | |
| Heir to a Dream | Pete Maravich | Darrell Campbell w/ Frank Schroeder |
| Hondo: Man in Motion | John Havlicek | Bob Ryan |
| Lakers | Joeseph Hession | |
| Let Me Tell You a Story | Red Auerbach | John Feinstein |
| Life on the Run | Bill Bradley | |
| Long Time Coming | Chet Walker | Chris Messenger |
| Loose Balls | Terry Pluto | |
Miracle on 33rd Street |
Phil Berger | |
| Nothing but Net | Bill Walton | Gene Wojcieckowski |
| Red on Red | Red Holzman | Harvey Frammer |
| Season of the 76ers | Wayne Lynch | |
| Second Wind | Bill Russell | Taylor Branch |
| Shoot out the Lights! | Bob Spitz | |
| Tall Tales | Terry Pluto | |
| The Bathroom Trivia Book | Steve Heldt | |
| The Big O | Oscar Robertson | |
| The Bob Love Story | Robert Earl Love | Mel Watkins |
| The Greatest Basketball Story Ever Told | Greg Guffey | |
| The Knicks: The 50th Anniversary Celebration | Geroge Kalinsky | |
| The Lakers | Roland Lazenby | |
| The NBA Finals: a fifty year celebration | Roland Lazenby | |
| The Playmasters | Eldon J. Ham | |
| The Pivotal Season | Charley Rosen | |
| The Selling of the Green | Harvey Araton | Filip Bondy |
| The Show | Roland Lazenby | |
| Unstoppable: The George Mikan Story | George Mikan | Joseph Oberle |
| Values of the Game | Bill Bradley | |
| Vintage NBA | Neil D. Isaacs | |
| Walt Frazier: A Magical Season & a Player's Life | Walt Frazier | Neil Offen |
| Who's Running the Asylum? | Wilt Chamberlain | |
| Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball? | Elliott Kalb | |
| Wilt | Wilt Chamberlain | David Shaw |
| Wilt: Larger than Life | Robert Cherry | |
| Wilt, 1962 | Gary M. Pomerantz | |
| Winning a Day at a Time | John Lucas | Joseph Moriarity |