For your Nba-loving niece who already has a Melo jersey:

Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope By Carmelo Anthony with D. Watkins SEPTEMBER | GALLERY BOOKS | $28

Even those who are intimately familiar with Anthony’s moves on the court will find something new in this astonishingly raw and honest memoir about the path he took to get to the NBA. Anthony reflects on the dangers of growing up in the projects and the shocking deaths of people close to him, to making it as one of the greatest ball players of all time.