"John Wooden - An American Treasure" by Steve Bisheff (Foreword by Bill Walton) - 1st EDITION 1st PRINT Hardcover w/Dustjacket - Published in 2004 by Cumberland House - 269 pages (with a number of black & white photos) - both book and DJ are in EXCELLENT condition. Even though he retired from coaching basketball at UCLA after the 1975 season, and it's been a number of years since his death at 99, John Wooden remains America's greatest basketball coach. John Wooden: An American Treasure is the definitive book on his extraordinary life, from his early years as a small-town legend from Martinsville, Indiana, and an All-American guard at Purdue to his legendary years at UCLA and the fruitful years following his retirement. Here is the story of his relationship with his late wife, Nell: their love affair for the ages, his deep depression after her death in 1985, and how his faith and his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren provided him with the reason to embrace life again. The events that led to his decision to walk away from coaching at the pinnacle of success in 1975 are explained in detail, as well as the carefully planned words he used to tell his shocked players in the locker room that he would be retiring after the NCAA Finals game in San Diego. Here are the behind-the-scenes stories of how Wooden was offered the chance to manage the Pittsburgh Pirates, how he developed his famous Pyramid of Success, and the real secret behind why his UCLA teams were able to win more consistently than any other collegiate team ever. Here are up-close, personal moments that reveal what his life is now. On the year of the 40th anniversary of his first national championship at UCLA, and more than 30 years after his autobiography, John Wooden: An American Treasure reveals why this kind, endearing, unbelievably intelligent coaching legend, even at age 94, remains one of the more fascinating, extraordinary, yet humble men of this, or any, generation. Ultimately he has become America's Teacher as much as its most celebrated coach. There is some minor wrinkling on the DJ at the bottom of the back cover, but this book still is in EXCELLENT condition. No collection of UCLA basketball items is complete without this outstanding book. Check out the scan for the great photo of Coach Wooden on the cover and so you can judge the condition for yourself (the book in the scan is the one you will get) You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not, thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving a high quality item true to the stated condition. You won't be disappointed. Don't get left out; this book is long out of print! All previous buyers of my basketball books have been completely satisfied. I have many others available; please check my listings. The book will be sent via Media mail in the USA to minimize shipping costs. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. If you purchase more than one item, please wait until I send you an invoice with the appropriate combined shipping discount. Please see my auctions and my eBay store for hundreds of books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions.