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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

Rainmaker: Superagent Hughes Norton and the Money-Grab Explosion of Golf from Tiger to LIV and Beyond Rainmaker: Superagent Hughes...

Hughes Norton, George Peper
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Daniels' Running Formula Daniels' Running Formula

Jack Daniels
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High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way High-Intensity Training the...

Mike Mentzer, John R Little
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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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The Undefeated Athlete: How to Be a Champion in Any Sport The Undefeated Athlete: How...

Michael McCree
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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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Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare...

Brad Gilbert, Steve Jamison
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The 32 Principles: Harnessing the Power of Jiu-Jitsu to Succeed in Business, Relationships, and Life The 32 Principles: Harnessing...

Rener Gracie, Paul Volponi
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Where Should We Camp Next?: National Parks: The Best Campgrounds and Unique Outdoor Accommodations in and Around National Parks, Seashores, Monuments, and More Where Should We Camp Next?:...

Stephanie Puglisi, Jeremy Puglisi
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The Mental Game: Winning the War Within Your Mind The Mental Game: Winning the...

Darrin Donnelly
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The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for Any Disaster The Ultimate Survival...

Joseph Alton, Amy Alton, N, P
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Finding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself Finding Ultra, Revised and...

Rich Roll
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The Ballpark Bucket List: Take This Out to the Ballgame! - The Ultimate Scorecard for Visiting All 30 Major League Parks The Ballpark Bucket List:...

James Buckley Jr
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Every Moment Matters: How the World's Best Coaches Inspire Their Athletes and Build Championship Teams Every Moment Matters: How the...

John O'Sullivan
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Somatic Exercises for Beginners: A 28-Day WAVE REVOLUTION to Defeat Stress, Relieve Difficult Emotions & Reconnect Body-Mind in less than 10 min/day REAL PHOTOS +60 VIDEOS step-by-step AUDIO guided Somatic Exercises for...

Alicia Diamond
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The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire The League: How Five Rivals...

John Eisenberg
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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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Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court Wooden: A Lifetime of...

John Wooden
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Birds of Pennsylvania Field Guide Birds of Pennsylvania Field...

Stan Tekiela
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Yoga Anatomy Yoga Anatomy

Leslie Kaminoff
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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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The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II The Cloudbuster Nine: The...

Anne R Keene
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Who Was Jackie Robinson? Who Was Jackie Robinson?

Gail Herman, John O'Brien, PhD (Illustrator)
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Fix It Yourself: How to Recognize the Faults in Your Game--And Correct Them Fix It Yourself: How to...

David Leadbetter, Ron Kaspriske
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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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