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Whether you're looking to learn more about the early life of your favorite basketball player, dive into professional tips for a better golf swing, or adapt proven football strategies to strengthen your own business career, these books provide entertainment and knowledge for those who embrace the excitement and history of competitive sports.

Best-selling Sports & Recreation titles

The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life The Optimist: A Case for the...

David Coggins (Afterword by), Stephen Graybill (Read by)
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Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable Relentless: From Good to...

Tim S Grover, Sean Pratt (Narrator)
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Alone on the Wall Alone on the Wall

Alex Honnold, David Roberts (Contributions by)
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Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself Finding Ultra: Rejecting...

Rich Roll
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Find a Way Find a Way

Diana Nyad
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Adrift: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea Adrift: A True Story of Love,...

Tami Oldham Ashcraft, Laurence Bouvard (Read by)
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Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World Smokin' Joe: The...

Joe Frazier, Phil Berger
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Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus d'Amato Iron Ambition: My Life with...

Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman
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The High Sierra: A Love Story The High Sierra: A Love Story

Kim Stanley Robinson
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Moneyball: The Art of Winning...

Michael Lewis, Scott Brick (Read by)
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The Baseball Whisperer: A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams The Baseball Whisperer: A...

Michael Tackett, Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)
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Lebron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete Lebron, Inc.: The Making of a...

Brian Windhorst, Chris Abell (Read by)
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Out of the Clouds: The Unlikely Horseman and the Unwanted Colt Who Conquered the Sport of Kings Out of the Clouds: The...

Linda Carroll, Professor David Rosner
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The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance The Plant-Based Athlete: A...

Matt Frazier, Robert Cheeke
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The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football The Perfect Pass: American...

S C Gwynne, Santino Fontana (Read by)
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North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters North by Northwestern: A...

Sig Hansen, Mark Sundeen
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Zero Regrets: Be Greater Than Yesterday Zero Regrets: Be Greater Than...

Apolo Ohno
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The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results The Power of Negative...

Bob Knight, Bob Hammel
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The Forgotten First: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley, Bill Willis, and the Breaking of the NFL Color Barrier The Forgotten First: Kenny...

Keyshawn Johnson, Bob Glauber
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Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks Blood in the Garden: The...

Chris Herring, Brian Hutchison (Read by)
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Shaolin Saber Basic Sequences: QI Xing Dao and Bagua Dao Shaolin Saber Basic Sequences...

Yang Jwing-Ming
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My Sergei: A Love Story My Sergei: A Love Story

Ekaterina Gordeeva, Irina Lechova (Read by)
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The History of Baseball The History of Baseball

Greg Proops (Performed by)
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How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Formula 1 Designer How to Build a Car: The...

Adrian Newey, Richard Trinder (Read by)
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Sports Books FAQs

To give yourself the best chance of enjoying a book — from any genre — you want to make sure you choose a subject that excites you. Are you more interested in mainstream sports or books about basketball? Or would you be more interested in learning about extreme sports like rugby, motocross, or wilderness survival?

In addition to the standard fare of memoirs and biographies, there are books that cover the sociology of sports and sports psychology.

Next, use the reviews and jacket summary to make sure the book's difficulty level matches your interest level and existing knowledge base. If you're a beginner in the sport or just have a casual interest, opt for entry-level or best-selling sports books. If you're already an avid fan, you may want to look for one that delves deeper into the history, gameplay, or even sports theory.

There are so many sports books published every year, but we suggest keeping an eye out for these highly anticipated, fresh-off-the-press new sports books:

If these aren't aligned with your interests, do a bit of research on your preferred sports niche.

Try out the sports genre with something that you're almost sure to love. These are some popular sports books that are easy to get into:

  • Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
    One of the most popular baseball books of the past 20 years. This entertaining read later adapted into a popular film, dives into the world of baseball statistics and data analytics and how their mastery changed team selection and management forever.
  • The Boys of Summer
    In Roger Kahn's memoir, he delves into the Brooklyn Dodgers' 1952 season and World Series, which paints intimate portraits of baseball's golden-age players and the sport's impact on America.
  • The Game
    Widely considered one of the best sports books of all time, this memoir of former hockey player & team president Ken Dryden vividly captures the essence of the sport and provides an intimate look at its players.

    • Shop used and new sports books from thousands of sellers on Alibris.
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