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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.

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Smokin' Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier Smokin' Joe: The Life of Joe...

Mark Kram, James Fouhey (Read by)
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The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It The Glory of Their Times: The...

Lawrence S Ritter, Various (Performed by)
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Coaching Defensive Football Successfully: Vol. 1 Philosophy and Fronts Coaching Defensive Football...

Denny M Burdine
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The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of the 1980 Gold Medal-Winning U.S. Olympic Hockey Team The Making of a Miracle: The...

George Newbern, Mike Eruzione
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Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness Winning: The Unforgiving Race...

Tim S Grover, Shari Wenk
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Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess Winning Fixes Everything: How...

Evan Drellich, Mike Chamberlain (Read by)
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It's How You Play the Game/The Games Do Count: The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting Values to America's Finest/America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports It's How You Play the Game...

Brian Kilmeade
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Faster, Higher, Stronger: How Sports Science Is Creating a New Generation of Superathletes-And What We Can Learn from Them Faster, Higher, Stronger: How...

Mark McClusky
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Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History Cinderella Man: James J....

Jeremy Schaap, Professor Grover Gardner (Read by)
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Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero Clemente: The Passion and...

David Maraniss
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The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest The Climb: Tragic Ambitions...

Anatoli Boukreev, G Weston Dewalt
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The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-By-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place The Disaster-Ready Home: A...

Creek Stewart
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Spirit Run: A 6000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land Spirit Run: A 6000-Mile...

Noe Álvarez, Ramon de Ocampo (Narrator)
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Open: An Autobiography Open: An Autobiography

Andre Agassi, Erik Davies (Read by)
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Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong Cycle of Lies: The Fall of...

Juliet Macur, Carrington MacDuffie (Read by)
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Golf Is a Game of Confidence Golf Is a Game of Confidence

Dr. Bob Rotella
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127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place 127 Hours: Between a Rock and...

Aron Ralston
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The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory The Three-Year Swim Club: The...

Julie Checkoway, Alex Chadwick (Read by)
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Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em Phil Gordon's Little Green...

Phil Gordon
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Death in the Afternoon Death in the Afternoon

Ernest Hemingway, Boyd Gaines (Read by)
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The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty The Victory Machine: The...

Ethan Sherwood Strauss
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What Set Me Free (the Story That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Brian Banks): A True Story of Wrongful Conviction, a Dream Deferred, and a Man Redeemed What Set Me Free (the Story...

Brian Banks, Mark Dagostino (Contributions by)
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Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds Believe It: My Journey of...

Nick Foles, Joshua Cooley (Contributions 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.

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