Order of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Books

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in history. He has won the NBA MVP award six times, secured six NBA championships, and been selected as an NBA All-Star 19 times. While many are aware of his basketball achievements, fewer know that Kareem is also an accomplished author. He has written several books about his career and jazz, as well as the Mycroft Holmes series. His passion for mysteries is evident in this series. Additionally, he served as a staff writer for the television show Veronica Mars during its revival on Hulu.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became a published novelist in 1983 with the novel Giant Steps: The Autobiography of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Below is a list of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Mycroft Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Mycroft Holmes	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Mycroft and Sherlock	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Empty Birdcage	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Streetball Crew Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Sasquatch in the Paint (With: Raymond Obstfeld)	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Stealing the Game (With: Raymond Obstfeld)	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Giant Steps: The Autobiography of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Black Profiles in Courage	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
A Season on the Reservation: My Soujourn With the White Mountain Apaches	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Brothers In Arms: The Epic Story of the 761St Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Kareem	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Black Cop's Kid: An Essay	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
We All Want to Change the World: My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today (With: Raymond Obstfeld)	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Graphic Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Champion (With: Raymond Obstfeld)	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth 1899-1925 (With: Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Gareth Tilley,Kelvin I. Jones,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Roger Silverwood,Christopher James,Steve Emecz,Harry DeMaio,Matthew White,Paul Hiscock,Arthur Hall,S.F. Bennett,Thomas A. Burns Jr.,Roger Stapleton,Tom Turley,Tracey J. Revels,Nick Cardillo)	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

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