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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

Find a Way Find a Way

Diana Nyad
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Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf Harvey Penick's Little Red...

Harvey Penick, Jack Whitaker (Read by)
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The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It The Glory of Their Times: The...

Lawrence S Ritter, Various (Performed by)
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Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus d'Amato Iron Ambition: My Life with...

Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman
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Alone on the Wall Alone on the Wall

Alex Honnold, David Roberts (Contributions by)
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Faster, Higher, Stronger: How Sports Science Is Creating a New Generation of Superathletes-And What We Can Learn from Them Faster, Higher, Stronger: How...

Mark McClusky
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Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream Friday Night Lights: A Town,...

Tom Stechschulte
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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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Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero Clemente: The Passion and...

David Maraniss
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The Incomplete Book of Running The Incomplete Book of Running

Peter Sagal
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The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty The Victory Machine: The...

Ethan Sherwood Strauss
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The Sweet Science The Sweet Science

A J Liebling, Professor Grover Gardner (Read by)
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Baseball Forever!: 50 Years of Classic Radio Play-By-Play Highlights from the Miley Collection Baseball Forever!: 50 Years...

Jason Turbow, John Miley
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Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's...

Mike Stanton
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The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team The Longest Race: Inside the...

Kara Goucher, Mary Pilon (Read by)
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Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide...

Dave Canterbury, Travis Tonn (Read by)
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Unphiltered: The Way I See It Unphiltered: The Way I See It

Phil Robertson, Mark Schlabach
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How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing How to Get Started in Real...

Robert Irwin
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Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship Following Atticus: Forty...

Tom Ryan
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My Sergei: A Love Story My Sergei: A Love Story

Ekaterina Gordeeva, Irina Lechova (Read by)
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The History of Baseball The History of Baseball

Greg Proops (Performed by)
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Taiji and Shaolin Staff Taiji and Shaolin Staff

Yang Jwing-Ming
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Below Another Sky: A Mountain Adventure in Search of a Lost Father Below Another Sky: A Mountain...

Rick Ridgeway, Paul Michael (Read by)
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Baguazhang: Emei Baguazhang Baguazhang: Emei Baguazhang

Liang Shou-Yu
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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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