14 must-read biography books like Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin

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Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball

By: Luke Epplin

4.48

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of four men—Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige—whose improbab…

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1. The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

By: Joe Posnanski

4.38

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Baseball 100 “A fascinating account of a man who outlasted the ignorance of a na… read more

Similar categories in Joe Posnanski's The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America book and Luke Epplin's Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball

  • race
  • history
  • biography
  • baseball
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
"Baseball in the Negro Leagues was a little bit rougher, a little bit sweeter, a little bit faster, a little bit cooler, and a little bit more fun than anything... in Major League baseball."

-Joe Posnanski, The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

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2. The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron

By: Howard Bryant

4.12

Format: 323 pages,

In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry (Hank) Aaron's reputation has only grown in ma… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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3. Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

By: David Maraniss

4.33

Format: None pages,

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  • american history
  • baseball
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sports

4. Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin’ A’s

By: Jason Turbow

3.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

How the Oakland A's of the 1970s--a revolutionary band of brawling Hall of Famers--won three straig… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports

5. The Bad Guys Won!

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

The Bad Guys Won, award-winning Sports Illustratedbaseball writer Jeff Pearlman returns to an innoc… read more

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6. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

By: Stephen Jay Gould , None

3.56

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigan… read more

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7. The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It

By: Lawrence S. Ritter

5.00

Format: 299 pages,

From the Preface: This new enlarged edition of The Glory of Their Times contains the complete text … read more

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8. October 1964

By: David Halberstam

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In 1989 David Halberstam published "Summer of '49," which became a #1 "New York Times" bestseller. … read more

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9. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

By: Joe Posnanski

4.56

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more

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  • american history
  • baseball
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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10. Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess

By: Evan Drellich

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The reporter who broke the Houston Astros' cheating scandal reveals how a baseball team could so dr… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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11. The Baseball 100

By: Joe Posnanski

4.74

Format: 869 pages, Hardcover

A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Joe Posnanski, The Baseball 100 is an audacious, singu… read more

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  • american history
  • baseball
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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12. When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

By: Rich Cohen

3.90

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball by Keith O'Brien

13. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

By: Keith O'Brien

4.43

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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14. Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball

By: Luke Epplin

4.48

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of four men—Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige—whose improbab… read more

Similar categories in Luke Epplin's Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball book and Luke Epplin's Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball

  • american history
  • baseball
  • race
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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15. The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues

By: Lonnie Wheeler

4.28

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The first full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer James “Cool Papa” Bell (190… read more

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  • american history
  • baseball
  • biography
  • history
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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16. The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.20

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime—the source for HBO’s Winning Time—the definiti… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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17. The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

By: Tyler Kepner

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly ent… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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18. The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife

By: Brad Balukjian

4.00

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

Is there life after baseball? Starting from this simple question, The Wax Pack ends up with somethi… read more

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  • american history
  • baseball
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches (Random House Large Print) by Tyler Kepner

19. K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches (Random House Large Print)

By: Tyler Kepner

4.11

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From The New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling histor… read more

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  • american history
  • baseball
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant

20. Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original

By: Howard Bryant

4.23

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

“Seldom does a sports biography—especially a page-turner—so comprehensively explain the forces that… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
Cover of True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy

21. True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

By: Kostya Kennedy

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year True is a probing, richly-detailed, u… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook

13 Best audiobook books like Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin

Transform Your Habits

The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

Joe Posnanski

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess

Evan Drellich

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Baseball 100

Joe Posnanski

4.74

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20 best-selling audiobook books like True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy

Transform Your Habits

The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

Joe Posnanski

4.38

Transform Your Habits

The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II

Buzz Bissinger

3.81

Transform Your Habits

The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit

Ron Shelton

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

David Maraniss

4.02

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