Rare Gems: How Four Generations of Women Paved the Way For the WNBA
By: Howard Megdal
3.87
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An expansive and compelling chronicle tracing the rise of modern women's basketball Elvera “Peps…
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1. Headshot
By: Rita Bullwinkel
3.63
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying debut novel from an “unusually gifted writer” (Lorrie Moore) about the radical inti… read more
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"The desire to please people is the desire to not be singular."-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
"Tanya Maw's sister is two years older, the perfect age gap for wisdom transmission."-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
"It can be intoxicating to play a sport that requires one to look in their opponent's eyes."-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
"It's a warmth that she'll feel again very few times in her life. It's almost like love, but it has a surer, less desperate edge to it."-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
2. A-Gong's Table: Vegan Recipes from a Taiwanese Home (A Chez Jorge Cookbook)
By: George Lee
3.76
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A rendering of food through the memories of family and of over ninety plant-based recipes from Geo… read more
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3. Rare Gems: How Four Generations of Women Paved the Way For the WNBA
By: Howard Megdal
3.87
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An expansive and compelling chronicle tracing the rise of modern women's basketball Elvera “Peps… read more
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- history
- sports
- nonfiction
- basketball
4. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
5. Coming Home
By: Brittney Griner
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more
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- nonfiction
"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."-Brittney Griner, Coming Home
6. There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
By: Steven Hyden
4.21
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album, Born in the U.S.A. —a record … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
7. Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage
By: Jon Finkel
4.14
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Oooohhh yeahhhh! Macho The Life of Randy Savage is the sensational, definitive biography of the Wr… read more
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8. Heads Will Roll
By: Josh Winning
3.69
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Willow’s worst nightmare was being cancelled. But the woods of Camp Castaway might destroy more tha… read more
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9. Shadowheart (UNSUB #4)
By: Meg Gardiner
4.07
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
What happens when two serial killers begin to compete with each other? From #1 New York Times bests… read more
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10. The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness
By: Andy McCullough
4.49
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw… read more
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11. Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts
By: Maya Moore Irons
4.36
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Just Mercy, an inspirational memoir by WNBA star Maya Moore Irons and her husba… read more
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12. Off the Record
By: Peter Mansbridge
4.20
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Peter Mansbridge invites us to walk the beat with him in this entertaining and revealing look into … read more
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13. Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States
By: Colin Quinn
3.50
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In Colin Quinn's new book, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows Red Stat… read more
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"When you moved, you didn't know know your drug addict cousins were going to follow you and ruin everything and use your good name to get people to trust them. Well, that's the history of America. It …"-Colin Quinn, Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States
14. The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface
By: Glenn Kenny
3.43
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film Scarface, featuring new interviews with the cast and… read more
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15. The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era
By: Andy Martino
4.42
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two … read more
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16. Joe Hustle
By: Richard Lange
3.90
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Joe Hustle has never had much luck—but things start looking up when he meets an intriguing new woma… read more
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17. World Class: Purpose, Passion, and the Pursuit of Greatness On and Off the Field
By: Grant Wahl
4.52
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The definitive collection of beloved late journalist Grant Wahl’s work, and a masterclass in the ar… read more
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18. Baseball: The Movie
By: Noah Gittell
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Featuring Field of Dreams, The Bad News Bears, A League of Their Own, and more: a probing and enter… read more
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19. The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982
By: Chris Nashawaty
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From legendary entertainment journalist and author of Caddyshack comes a rollicking history of 1980… read more
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- nonfiction
20. Hoop Muses: An Insider’s Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women’s) Game
By: Seimone Augustus
4.56
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“In vibrant color and style, Hoops Muses tells the vital stories that celebrate the history and tra… read more
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21. Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon
By: Mirin Fader
4.50
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
The life and legacy of pioneering international basketball superstar Hakeem Olajuwon, a two‑time NB… read more
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