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The Franchise: Lebron James and the Remaking of the Cleveland Cavaliers

Product Description: An in-depth look at how a team and a city were rebuilt around LeBron James . . .When the Cleveland Cavaliers drew the top pick in the 2003 NBA draft, the entire city buzzed with excitement. How often does a superstar come along? Especially for Cleveland, a midmarket Rust Belt city without a sports championship in forty years...read more

By Terry Pluto and Brian Windhorst

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Hardcover:

9781598510287 | Gray & Co, October 19, 2007, cover price $19.95

Paperback:

9781938441615 | Gray & Co, January 30, 2015, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: An in-depth look at how a team and a city were rebuilt around LeBron James .

Unguarded: My Forty Years Surviving in the Nba

The most winning coach in NBA history looks back on a life in professional basketball, offering a personal take on the remarkable changes that have shaped the sport over the past four decades.

By Terry Pluto (contributor) and Lenny Wilkens

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Hardcover:

9780684873749 | Simon & Schuster, November 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The most winning coach in NBA history looks back on a life in professional basketball, offering a personal take on the remarkable changes that have shaped the sport over the past four decades.

Paperback:

9781476748665 | Simon & Schuster, May 18, 2013, cover price $19.99

Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the Nba, in the Words of the Men Who Played, Coached, and Built Pro Basketball

The definitive oral history of the NBA traces the history of the organization from its earliest days through its emergence as a major professional sports league

By Terry Pluto

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Paperback:

9781476748641 | Simon & Schuster, May 18, 2013, cover price $24.99

9780671899370 | Reprint edition (Fireside, November 1, 1994), cover price $12.00 | About this edition: The definitive oral history of the NBA traces the history of the organization from its earliest days through its emergence as a major professional sports league

Faith and You: More Essays on Faith in Everyday Life

By Terry Pluto

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9781938441127 | Gray & Co, October 31, 2012, cover price $14.95

Faith and You: Essays on Faith in Everyday Life

Product Description: âSometimes I wish my minister would read his column instead of the sermon!â Thatâs the kind of response Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto draws from devoted readers of his faith column. Although best known as an award-winning sportswriter, Pluto has also earned a reputationâand a growing audienceâfor his down-to-earth musings on more spiritual subjects...read more

By Terry Pluto

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9781598510508 | Gray & Co, October 31, 2012, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: âSometimes I wish my minister would read his column instead of the sermon!

Things I've Learned from Watching the Browns: And Hundreds of Browns Fans

By Terry Pluto

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9781598510652 | Gray & Co, November 15, 2010, cover price $15.95

Dealing: The Cleveland IndiansÂ New Ballgame: How a Small-market Team Reinvented Itself As a Major League Contender

By Terry Pluto

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9781598510492, titled "Dealing: The Cleveland Indians' New Ballgame: How a Small-market Team Reinvented Itself As a Major League Contender" | Gray & Co, April 18, 2008, cover price $15.95

Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association

A classic history of the American Basketball Association traces its short existence as shared by such figures as Julius Erving, Larry Brown, and Bob Costas, in an illustrated volume that also features a new introduction by the author. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9780671673901 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1990, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Capturing the legendary days of the American Basketball Association in the words of players, officials, commentators, owners, and coaches, this oral history weaves memories of the red, white, and blue ball, fortunes lost, and stars discovered

Paperback:

9781416540618 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, November 6, 2007), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: A classic history of the American Basketball Association traces its short existence as shared by such figures as Julius Erving, Larry Brown, and Bob Costas, in an illustrated volume that also features a new introduction by the author.

The Curse of Rocky Colavito: A Loving Look at a Thirty-Year Slump

Product Description: "The yearâs funniest and most insightful baseball book." â Chicago Tribune A classic look at those years of baseball futility and frustration that make the rare taste of success so much sweeter. Any team can have an off-decade...read more

By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9780671869083 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1994, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: Presents a humorous faintly bittersweet, behind-the-scenes look at the troubled history of the star-crossed Cleveland Indians, who, since trading away Rocky Colavito three decades ago, have only finished among baseball's top three one time

Paperback:

9781598510355 | Gray & Co, April 13, 2007, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: "The yearâs funniest and most insightful baseball book.

9780684804156 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, May 17, 1995), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Presents a humorous, faintly bittersweet, behind-the-scenes look at the troubled history of the star-crossed Cleveland Indians, who, since trading away Rocky Colavito three decades ago, have only finished among baseball's top three one time

Dealing: The Cleveland Indians' New Ballgame : Inside the Front Office and the Process of Rebuilding a Contender

By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9781598510225 | Gray & Co, April 30, 2006, cover price $24.95

Faith And You

By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9781598510157 | Gray & Co, November 30, 2005, cover price $19.95

Champions For Life: The Power Of A Father's Blessing

By Bill Glass and Terry Pluto

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9780757302503 | Faith Communications, April 30, 2005, cover price $14.95

False Start: How The New Browns Were Set Up To Fail

Product Description: â[A book] NFL fans in general and Brownsâ fans in particular will definitely want to read . . . a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at how the new Browns were created and whatâs kept them from making the progress everyone expected...read more

By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9781886228887 | Gray & Co, October 30, 2004, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: â[A book] NFL fans in general and Brownsâ fans in particular will definitely want to read .

Everyday Faith

Product Description: "Writing about religion can kill your career," a friend told sportswriter Terry Pluto. "Donât do it," advised media colleagues. Pluto followed his conscience anyway and began writing a new column for the "Your Faith" section of the Akron Beacon Journal...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Janet Leach (editor) and Terry Pluto

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9781886228818 | Gray & Co, March 1, 2004, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: "Writing about religion can kill your career," a friend told sportswriter Terry Pluto.

Browns Town 1964: The Cleveland Browns and the 1964 Championship

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By Terry Pluto

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9781886228726 | Gray & Co, August 1, 2003, cover price $17.95

The View from Pluto: Collected Sportswriting About Northeast Ohio

Product Description: Sports fans in Northeast Ohio have seen a lot in recent years. The Indiansâ exciting rise to dominance in the American League . . . and their heartbreaking loss in Game Seven. The traitorous Browns move . . . and the teamâs hope-filled return...read more

By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9781886228627 | Gray & Co, October 1, 2002, cover price $24.95

Paperback:

9781886228788 | Gray & Co, August 1, 2003, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Sports fans in Northeast Ohio have seen a lot in recent years.

Our Tribe: A Baseball Memoir

Chronicles the history of baseball's Cleveland Indians, highlights how the author and his recently deceased father shared a fan's love of the team, and details some of the Indians' greatest and worst moments (view table of contents)

By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9780684845050 | Simon & Schuster, June 1, 1999, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the history of baseball's Cleveland Indians, highlights how the author and his recently deceased father shared a fan's love of the team, and details some of the Indians' greatest and worst moments

Paperback:

9781886228719 | Gray & Co, April 1, 2003, cover price $14.95

Weaver on Strategy: The Classic Work on the Art of Managing a Baseball Team

Product Description: During his career as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Earl Weaver was called âbaseballâs resident genius.â His distinctive style of managing helped his teams finish first or second thirteen times in his seventeen years as a manager...read more

By Terry Pluto and Earl Weaver

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9781574884241 | Revised edition (Potomac Books Inc, May 1, 2002), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: During his career as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Earl Weaver was called âbaseballâs resident genius.

Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the Nba

An account of the NBA from 1956 to 1966, after the introduction of the 24-second shot clock, highlights those who dominated the sport during its 'glory days,' including Red Auerbach, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Boston Celtics. (view table of contents)

By Terry Pluto

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9780803287662 | Bison Books, October 1, 2000, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: An account of the NBA from 1956 to 1966, after the introduction of the 24-second shot clock, highlights those who dominated the sport during its 'glory days,' including Red Auerbach, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Boston Celtics.

When All the World Was Browns Town: Cleveland's Browns and the Championship Season of '64

Presents a nostalgic portrait of the Cleveland Browns football team at its peak--its 1964 championship season--beginning with the controversial firing of manager Paul Brown by owner Art Modell

By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9780684822464 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1997, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Presents a nostalgic portrait of the Cleveland Browns football team at its peak--its 1964 championship season--beginning with the controversial firing of manager Paul Brown by owner Art Modell

Falling from Grace: Can Pro Basketball Be Saved

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By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9780684807669, titled "Falling from Grace: Can Pro Basketball Be Saved?" | Simon & Schuster, November 1, 1995, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Offers a frank critique of the modern world of professional basketball, examining how it has fallen to its current low level after the extraordinary popularity it enjoyed only recently

9780788166266 | Diane Pub Co, June 1, 1995, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: The Nat.

Paperback:

9781476748634, titled "Falling from Grace: Can Pro Basketball Be Saved?" | Simon & Schuster, May 18, 2013, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Book by Pluto, Terry

Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the Nba, in Words of the Men Who Played, Coached, and Built Pro Basketball

The definitive oral history of the NBA traces the history of the organization, from its earliest days through its emergence as a major professional sports league. By the author of Loose Balls. 20,000 first printing.

By Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9780671742799 | Simon & Schuster, December 1, 1992, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: The definitive oral history of the NBA traces the history of the organization from its earliest days through its emergence as a major professional sports league

Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association-As Told by the Players, Coaches, and Movers and Shakers Who Made It Happen

Captures the nine seasons of the American Basketball Association in the words of those who were part of the league's history

By Terry Pluto

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Paperback:

9780671749217 | Reprint edition (Fireside, December 1, 1991), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Captures the nine seasons of the American Basketball Association in the words of those who were part of the league's history

Bull Session: An Up-Close Look at Michael Jordan and Courtside Stories About the Chicago Bulls

A former Chicago Bulls coach and present broadcaster for the team reveals the story behind the team's drive for success and examines Michael Jordan's extraordinary talents and his contributions to the team

By Johnny Kerr and Terry Pluto

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Hardcover:

9780929387017 | Bonus Books, September 1, 1989, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A former Chicago Bulls coach and present broadcaster for the team reveals the story behind the team's drive for success and examines Michael Jordan's extraordinary talents and his contributions to the team

Sixty-One: The Team, the Record, the Men

A sports columnist and the former shortstop for the 1961 Yankees present a nostalgic look at the Yankee's legendary 1961 season, Roger Maris's record-breaking sixty-one home runs, and the lives of the players since 1961

By Tony Kubek and Terry Pluto

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9780671675394 | Reprint edition (Fireside, April 1, 1989), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A sports columnist and the former shortstop for the 1961 Yankees present a nostalgic look at the Yankee's legendary 1961 season, Roger Maris's record-breaking sixty-one home runs, and the lives of the players since 1961

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