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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

Talking to Goats: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard Talking to Goats: The Moments...

Tom Brady, Jim Gray (Read by)
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Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf Harvey Penick's Little Red...

Harvey Penick, Jack Whitaker (Read by)
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe,...

Christopher McDougall, Fred Sanders, Car (Read by)
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One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game One on One: Behind the Scenes...

John Feinstein
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Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship on and Off the Court Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Read by)
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The Dr. Bob Rotella CD Collection The Dr. Bob Rotella CD...

Dr. Bob Rotella
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Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump Commander in Cheat: How Golf...

Rick Reilly
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A Book A Book

Desi Arnaz, Juan Pablo Di Pace (Read by)
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Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist: The A-List Kingpin and the Poker Ring That Brought Down Tinseltown Billion Dollar Hollywood...

Houston Curtis, Dylan Howard
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Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and...

Alan Shipnuck
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The Healthy Heart Walking CD: Walking Workouts for a Lifetime of Fitness The Healthy Heart Walking CD:...

American Heart Association, Rita Moreno (Read by)
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Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity Killing the Legends: The...

Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
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The 2% Way: How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the Nfl, and Neurosurgery The 2% Way: How a Philosophy...

Myron L Rolle, MD, Msc, Ray Charles (Read by)
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A Life Well Played: My Stories A Life Well Played: My Stories

Arnold Palmer, Rich Lerner (Read by)
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Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable Relentless: From Good to...

Tim S Grover, Shari Wenk (Contributions by)
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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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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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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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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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Shaolin Saber Basic Sequences: QI Xing Dao and Bagua Dao Shaolin Saber Basic Sequences...

Yang Jwing-Ming
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The History of Baseball The History of Baseball

Greg Proops (Performed 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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