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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

What I Talk about When I Talk about Running What I Talk about When I Talk...

Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel (Translator)
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Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed...

Mikael Lindnord, P J Ochlan (Read by)
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Who's Your Caddy?: Looping for the Great, Near Great, and Reprobates of Golf Who's Your Caddy?: Looping...

Rick Reilly, Professor Grover Gardner (Read by)
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Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and...

Alan Shipnuck
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Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant Showboat: The Life of Kobe...

Roland Lazenby, Ron Butler, Jr. (Read by)
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Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig Luckiest Man: The Life and...

To Be Announced, Edward Herrmann (Read by)
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Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity Killing the Legends: The...

Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
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Heart and Steel Heart and Steel

Bill Cowher, Fred Sanders (Read by)
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Where Lions Roar: Ten More Years of African Hunting Where Lions Roar: Ten More...

Craig Boddington
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Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl Becky Lynch: The Man: Not...

Rebecca Quin
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Power Walking: Burn Fat & Re-Shape Your Body Power Walking: Burn Fat & Re...

Kelly Howell
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The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life The Optimist: A Case for the...

David Coggins (Afterword by), Stephen Graybill (Read by)
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Zen in the Martial Arts Zen in the Martial Arts

Joe Hyams, Mr. Jim Meskimen (Read by)
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True Spirit: The True Story of a 16-Year-Old Australian Who Sailed Solo, Nonstop, and Unassisted Around the World True Spirit: The True Story...

Jessica Watson
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The Believer: A Year in the Fly-Fishing Life The Believer: A Year in the...

David Coggins (Afterword by), Scott Brick (Read by)
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Bare Knuckle: Bobby Gunn, 73-0 Undefeated. a Dad. a Dream. a Fight Like You've Never Seen. Bare Knuckle: Bobby Gunn, 73...

Stayton Bonner, Ari Fliakos (Read by)
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A Life Well Played: My Stories A Life Well Played: My Stories

Arnold Palmer, Rich Lerner (Read by)
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Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering Endure: How to Work Hard,...

Cameron Hanes, David Goggins (Read by)
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Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season Above the Line: Lessons in...

Urban Meyer, Wayne Coffey
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The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World's Greatest Racehorse The Horse God Built: The...

Lawrence Scanlan, Joe Barrett (Read by)
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Kerplunk!: Stories Kerplunk!: Stories

Patrick F McManus, Dick Hill (Read by)
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe,...

Christopher McDougall, Fred Sanders, Car (Read by)
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24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid 24: Life Stories and Lessons...

Willie Mays, John Shea
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How to Build a Tin Canoe: Confessions of an Old Salt How to Build a Tin Canoe:...

Robb White
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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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