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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

Golf Legends Alphabet Golf Legends Alphabet

Beck Feiner (Illustrator), Alphabet Legends (Creator)
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Dude Perfect 101 Tricks, Tips, and Cool Stuff Dude Perfect 101 Tricks, Tips...

Dude Perfect
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The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing: 101 Tips for the Absolute Beginner The Orvis Guide to Beginning...

The Orvis Company, Tom Rosenbauer
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The Ultimate Chicago Cubs Trivia Book: A Collection of Amazing Trivia Quizzes and Fun Facts for Die-Hard Cubs Fans! The Ultimate Chicago Cubs...

Ray Walker
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Golf is Not a Game of Perfect Golf is Not a Game of Perfect

Dr. Bob Rotella
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It's Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir It's Hard for Me to Live with...

Rex Chapman, Seth Davis (Contributions by)
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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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Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success Eleven Rings: The Soul of...

Phil Jackson
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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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Science of Strength Training: Understand the anatomy and physiology to transform your body Science of Strength Training:...

Austin Current
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The Story of Simone Biles: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers The Story of Simone Biles: An...

Rachelle Burk
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What I Talk about When I Talk about Running: A Memoir What I Talk about When I Talk...

Haruki Murakami
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The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership The Captain Class: A New...

Sam Walker
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The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance The Confident Mind: A Battle...

Dr. Zinsser
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Weird But True Sports: 300 Wacky Facts about Awesome Athletics Weird But True Sports: 300...

National Geographic Kids
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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 National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection: Celebrating the Game's Greatest Players The National Baseball Hall of...

James Buckley Jr
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The Most Incredible Baseball Stories Ever Told: Inspirational and Unforgettable Tales from the Great Sport of Baseball The Most Incredible Baseball...

Hank Patton
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80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower 80/20 Running: Run Stronger...

Matt Fitzgerald, Robert Johnson (Foreword by)
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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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Rise and Run: Recipes, Rituals and Runs to Fuel Your Day: A Cookbook Rise and Run: Recipes,...

Shalane Flanagan, Elyse Kopecky
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Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide: Food, Shelter, Security, Off-The-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living Prepper's Long-Term Survival...

Jim Cobb
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The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing The Longest Silence: A Life...

Thomas McGuane
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Bushcraft First Aid: A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care Bushcraft First Aid: A Field...

Dave Canterbury, Jason A Hunt, PH D
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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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