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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

Sailing Made Easy Sailing Made Easy

The American Sailing Association (Asa), The American Sailing Association Asa
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The Ultimate Book of Everyday Knots: (over 15,000 Copies Sold) The Ultimate Book of Everyday...

Geoffrey Budworth
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Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who...

Laurence Gonzales
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The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive The Champion's Mind: How...

Jim Afremow, PhD
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Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood Season of Life: A Football...

Jeffrey Marx
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Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition): A Town, a Team, and a Dream Friday Night Lights (25th...

H G Bissinger
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The Official U.S. Army Survival Manual Updated The Official U.S. Army...

U S Department of the Army, Peter T Underwood
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Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars: Fun Projects, Skills, and Adventures for Outdoor Kids Catch a Crayfish, Count the...

Steven Rinella
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Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise Peak: Secrets from the New...

Anders Ericsson, Robert Pool
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Horse Brain, Human Brain: The Neuroscience of Horsemanship Horse Brain, Human Brain: The...

Janet Jones
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Who Was Babe Ruth? Who Was Babe Ruth?

Joan Holub
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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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Delavier's Women's Strength Training Anatomy Workouts Delavier's Women's Strength...

Frederic Delavier, Michael Gundill
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It's a Numbers Game! Basketball: The Math Behind the Perfect Bounce Pass, the Buzzer-Beating Bank Shot, and So Much More! It's a Numbers Game!...

James Buckley, Kobe Bryant (Foreword by)
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Places We Swim California: A Guide to the Best Rivers, Lakes, Waterfalls, Beaches, Gorges, and Hot Springs Places We Swim California: A...

Caroline Clements, Dillon Seitchik-Reardon
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The History of Fly Fishing in Fifty Flies The History of Fly Fishing in...

Ian Whitelaw
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Last Child in the Woods:...

Richard Louv
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Choose Strong: The Choice That Changes Everything Choose Strong: The Choice...

Sally McRae
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The Daring Book for Girls The Daring Book for Girls

Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam B. Peskowitz
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The Mental Game: Winning the War Within Your Mind The Mental Game: Winning the...

Darrin Donnelly
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Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success Eleven Rings: The Soul of...

Phil Jackson
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High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way High-Intensity Training the...

Mike Mentzer, John R Little
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Indestructibles: Sesame Street: Beach Day: Chew Proof - Rip Proof - Nontoxic - 100% Washable (Book for Babies, Newborn Books, Safe to Chew) Indestructibles: Sesame...

Amy Pixton (Creator), Sesame Street
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Raging Bull Raging Bull

Joseph Carter, Jake Lamotta
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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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