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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

My First Day Fishing: An Angler's Almanac; with a foreword from Jeremy Wade My First Day Fishing: An...

Will Millard
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Great British Walkies Great British Walkies

National Trust Books
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Bouldering Bouldering

Charis Mather
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Picturing the Workers' Olympics and the Spartakiads: Modernist and Avant-Garde Engagement with Sport in Central Europe and the USSR, 1920-1932 Picturing the Workers'...

Przemyslaw Stro ek
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Pressure: Lessons from the psychology of the penalty shootout Pressure: Lessons from the...

Professor Geir Jordet, Arsène Wenger (Foreword by)
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The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development The Routledge Handbook of...

Brian P McCullough (Editor), Timothy Kellison (Editor)
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Hammer Time: Me, West Ham, and a Passion for the Shirt Hammer Time: Me, West Ham,...

Julian Dicks
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Social Control and Disorder in Football: Responses, Regulation, Rupture Social Control and Disorder...

Mark Turner (Editor), Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen (Editor)
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The Long Win - 2nd Edition: There's More to Success Than You Think The Long Win - 2nd Edition:...

Cath Bishop
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Brian Moore Saved Our Sundays: The Golden Age of Televised Football Brian Moore Saved Our Sundays...

Matt Eastley
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Fridtjof Nansens Saga. Del I. Fridtjof Nansens Saga. Del I.

Jon Sørensen
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The Art of Iron Palm Yoga: Harnessing Chi for Strength and Serenity in Combat: Balancing Power and Peace in Martial Practice The Art of Iron Palm Yoga:...

Zhang Wei Ming ( )
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A intersecção entre o desporto e a propriedade intelectual A intersecção entre o...

Bramhesh Shrivastava
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Michigan Mission Michigan Mission

Fred Vander Ploeg, Nelson Miller
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Capital Ring Capital Ring

Jon Cox, Peter Burton
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The Psychology of Golf The Psychology of Golf

Leslie Schon
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ARRAMPICARE CON FIDUCIA - 60 trucchi per migliorare la tecnica e la mente nell'arrampicata: E passare dal 5c al 7a ARRAMPICARE CON FIDUCIA - 60...

Camille Chalange, Serena Calvi (Translator)
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SPORT BETS Win at Sport Bets-Discipline and Much more! SPORT BETS Win at Sport Bets...

Alexbettin
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An Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby: Fun, Facts and Stories from 140 Years of International Rugby An Illustrated History of...

James Stafford
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For Beginners: Three Cushion Billard Systems - Part 1 For Beginners: Three Cushion...

System Master
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Some Adventures Outdoors (And In The Kitchen!) Some Adventures Outdoors (And...

Stanley Yockey
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Some Adventures Outdoors (and in the Kitchen!) Some Adventures Outdoors (and...

Stanley Yockey
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Amongst the Trees: Inspired by the Mountains of Southern California Amongst the Trees: Inspired...

Sara Beers (Creator), Alessia Tricarico
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I Love the Seaside - France, Spain & Portugal: The Surf Travel Guide I Love the Seaside - France,...

Alexandra Gossink, Gail Bennie
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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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