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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

Hiking Idaho: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures Hiking Idaho: A Guide to the...

Luke Kratz
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Match Mentality: Becoming a Competitive Shooter Match Mentality: Becoming a...

Ben Stoeger, Joel Park (Contributions by)
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Best Easy Day Hikes Mount Rainier National Park Best Easy Day Hikes Mount...

Mary Skjelset, Heidi Radlinski
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Moon Florida Gulf Coast: Best Beaches, Wildlife, Everglades Adventures Moon Florida Gulf Coast: Best...

Joshua Lawrence Kinser, Moon Travel Guides
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Winning Judo: Realistic and Practical Skills for Competitive Judo Winning Judo: Realistic and...

Steve Scott
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Outdoor Skills for Kids: The Essential Survival Guide to Increasing Confidence, Safety, and Enjoyment in the Wild Outdoor Skills for Kids: The...

Buck Tilton, Christine Conners
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Run To Be Righteous: Reflections on Running and Faith Run To Be Righteous:...

Susan Merrell
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Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions & Hustlers Transformed the Ufc Into a $10 Billion Industry Cage Kings: How an Unlikely...

Michael Thomsen
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Amongst the Trees: Inspired by the Mountains of Southern California Amongst the Trees: Inspired...

Sara Beers (Creator)
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Best Easy Day Hikes Adirondacks Best Easy Day Hikes...

Lisa Ballard
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Another Step Up the Mountain: A Journey of Courage (Uplifting Book, Mountaineering, the Seven Summits, Extreme Sports) Another Step Up the Mountain:...

Dianette Wells
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Hiking Kansas: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures Hiking Kansas: A Guide to the...

Seth Brooks
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Gone Fishing Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game Gone Fishing Mad Libs: World...

Stacy Wasserman
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Chicago Cubs Firsts: The Players, Moments, and Records That Were First in Team History Chicago Cubs Firsts: The...

Al Yellon, Pat Hughes (Foreword by)
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Hiking Utah's High Uintas: A Guide to the Region's Greatest Hikes Hiking Utah's High Uintas: A...

Andrew Dash Gillman
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Nourishing Dance: An Essential Guide on Nutrition, Body Image, and Eating Disorders Nourishing Dance: An...

Monika Saigal
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¿Quién fue Pelé? ¿Quién fue Pelé?

James Buckley, Who Hq
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Stickerbomb: Fully Revised and Updated New Edition Stickerbomb: Fully Revised...

SRK
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Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwreck and Survival on America's Deadliest Waterway Graveyard of the Pacific:...

Randall Sullivan
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Wild Swimming Walks Eryri / Snowdonia: 28 Lake, River & Waterfall Days Out Wild Swimming Walks Eryri /...

Emma Marshall
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The Memphis Red Sox: A Negro Leagues History The Memphis Red Sox: A Negro...

Keith B Wood
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Descubrimientos Inesperados de Una Vida Exitosa / Unexpected Discoveries of a Su Ccessful Life Descubrimientos Inesperados...

Daniel Corral
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Tifo: The Art of Football Fan Stickers Tifo: The Art of Football Fan...

Suridh Hassan, Ryo Sanada
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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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