In 2012, Derrick Rose was on top of the world.After growing up in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Rose achieved an improbable childhood dream: being selected first overall in the NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls. The point guard known to his family as "Pooh" was a phenom, winning the Rookie of the Year award and electrifying fans around the world. In 2011, he became the youngest MVP in league history. He and the Bulls believed the city's first berth in the NBA Finals since ...

The New York Times bestseller about the legendary basketball star's impact on the sport during his team's championship seminal season. With a new introduction by Sam Smith, NBA Hall of Fame columnistA highly competitive force of nature, Michael Jordan's ambition and endurance drove him—and his Chicago Bulls teammates—to victory. After three years of consecutive losses to the "Bad Boys" Detroit Pistons in the playoffs, the Bulls defeated them in the 1991 Eas...

Angry anacondas, blizzarding blobs, carnivorous cactuses ... what kind of twisted curse will Glam-Evil think up this time?!Only it's not just Glam-Evil's curse the gang needs to worry about; they've got a few other problems, too. Swooping Pteranodons, a hungry T-Rex, a missing mother, and ... is that ... an ASTEROID?!Join MILES AND JONES as they face their biggest challenge yet ... escaping the past!Praise for MILES AND JONES:"My sides are s...

Thirty years after Michael Jordan's first NBA game comes an oral history of his legendary career, told by the men who played with him and against him, coached him, and witnessed first-hand the iconic greatness of the most dominant athlete sports has ever seen.Featuring interviews with: Larry Bird • Magic Johnson • Phil Jackson • Reggie Miller • Isiah Thomas • Reggie Theus • Chris Mullin • Doug Collins • Dominique Wilkins • Steve Kerr • John Paxson • David Stern • Gregg Popovich • D...

Discover the untold story of the NBA's fight for financial freedom.Hard Labor unearths the incredible story of how Oscar Robertson and a team of NBA stars battled for player's rights, forever changing the league. Sam Smith, author of The Jordan Rules, dives into the fight for financial equity and free agency, examining the massive repercussions for the NBA and sports in the United States. Learn how "The 14" paved the way for today's record-setting...

The best park ever has just been cursed by an evil ultravillain!It's up to best friends Shackleton and Amelia to save their favourite place, no matter what crazy curses turn up along the way.What do you get if you cross The Bad Guys with Indiana Jones? The first book in a brand-new graphic novel series by comedian Sam Smith (7 Days, Taskmaster NZ, The Traitors NZ) with illustrations by César Lador.

The legendary sportswriter and the Hall of Fame, eleven-time NBA champion coach separate the music from the noise in the stories of the greatest who ever played and their impact on the gameSam Smith and Phil Jackson grew to know and respect each otherin the late 1980s, when Smith was a Chicago Tribune sportswriterand Jackson was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls. Fortyyears later, the two remain close friends. In 2021, Smith helped theNBA arrive at ...

Meet Amelia Miles and Shackleton Jones: two best friends, one WILD adventure!Miles and Jones are having another totally normal day . . . surrounded by DINOSAURS?! Glam-Evil has sent the gang hurtling into the past, where swooping pteranodons, one VERY hungry T-Rex and a missing mum are only the beginning. And wait . . . is that an ASTEROID?! ☄️Time for Miles and Jones to find a way home before history catches up with them . . ....

Meet Amelia Miles and Shackleton Jones: two best friends, one WILD adventure!Miles and Jones are having a totally normal day at the park . . . in the middle of a massive flood. Wait, are those GIANT SNAKES?! When the mysterious Glam-Evil causes a huge rainstorm, Miles and Jones find themselves stranded on an air mattress with anaconda-sized problems.Time to think fast, face their fears and put a VERY useful new skill to the test . . .

Join Dr Charlie as he faces his biggest fear ... a child in his dental chair.Charlie hated children,their howls, their shouts, their screams.Their burps and farts and coughs and snotswould haunt him in his dreams.The sharpness of their gnasherswas enough to make you quit.Just get a finger near their teethand CHOMP! You would get bit!Will Dr Charlie get o...

Kenji, with the help of his grandfather's friend, decides to devote his life to secretly training in the ways of the ninja and get his revenge on those who killed his grandfather.

Amelia: 'Phew, how about those snakes?! Surely the next curse won't be as bad ... UH OH. INCOMING!!!'Glam-Evil's pet anacondas have been vanquished, but she's still on a rampage and there's a storm headed straight for the gang. Their only chance is to stick together and ... (spoiler alert).What do you get if you cross The Bad Guys with Indiana Jones (again)? The second book in comedian Sam Smith's (7 Days, Taskmaster NZ, The Traitors NZ) graphic novel series, with ...