The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball
By: Russell A. Carleton
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Watching a game of baseball today means witnessing phenomena that would have been novel, if not com…
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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
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"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
2. The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team
By: Ben Lindbergh , Sam Miller
3.34
Format: None pages, Hardcover
What would happen if two statistics-minded outsiders were allowed to run a professional baseball te… read more
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3. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the '73 Season Changed Us Forever
By: John Rosengren
4.12
Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition
"The vivid story of a young Reggie Jackson on Charlie Finley's A's and the veteran Willie Mays on Y… read more
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8. 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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9. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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10. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more
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11. Expected Goals: The Story of How Data Conquered Football and Changed the Game Forever
By: Rory Smith
3.84
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs … read more
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12. The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
By: Ben Lindbergh
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Move over, Moneyball -- a cutting-edge look at major league baseball's next revolution: the high-te… read more
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13. Welcome to the Circus of Baseball: A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time
By: Ryan McGee
4.36
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
A gloriously funny, nostalgic memoir of a popular ESPN reporter who, in the summer of 1994, was a f… read more
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14. The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball
By: Russell A. Carleton
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Watching a game of baseball today means witnessing phenomena that would have been novel, if not com… read more
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15. Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas
By: Jesse Cole
3.92
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their sto… read more
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16. 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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17. It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me
By: Rex Chapman
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media … read more
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18. Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk
By: Billy Walters
3.84
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “An insightful read…Walters is a larger-than-life character.” — Sports … read more
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19. Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports
By: Bruce Schoenfeld
3.70
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The story of how a new generation of tech-savvy franchise owners is reshaping every aspect of profe… read more
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20. Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing
By: Andy Martino
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
“A baseball book that reads like a spy novel—a story about cheaters and the cheated that has the po… read more
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21. Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream
By: David Leonhardt
4.28
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American D… read more
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22. 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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23. The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game
By: Tim Brown
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
"This isn’t just a story about baseball. It’s about life and the beauty of knowing and accepting wh… read more
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24. Future Value: The Battle for Baseball's Soul and How Teams Will Find the Next Superstar
By: Eric Longenhagen
4.09
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
How to watch baseball and see the future For the modern major league team, player evaluation is a c… read more
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25. The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves
By: Keith Law
3.91
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, the ESPN baseball writer and author of the acclaimed Smart … read more
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26. Fantasy Expert: A Baseball Memoir, Historical Tell-All, and One Stat Geek's Personal Journey Through Heaven and Hell
By: Ron Shandler
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining and incisive chronicle from one of the foremost authorities in fantasy baseball Ro… read more
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27. Smart, Wrong, and Lucky: The Origin Stories of Baseball's Unexpected Stars
By: Jonathan Mayo
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating look at how Major League Baseball searches for diamonds in the rough In the plainest … read more
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28. 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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29. How to Beat a Broken Game: The Rise of the Dodgers in a League on the Brink
By: Pedro Moura
3.98
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The inside story of how the Dodgers won their first championship in more than thirty years—but help… read more
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30. The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America
By: Michael MacCambridge
4.25
Format: 487 pages, Hardcover
“Indispensable history.” –Sally Jenkins, bestselling author of The Right Call A captivating chr… read more
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31. Baseball Prospectus 2024
By: Baseball Prospectus
4.50
Format: 600 pages, Paperback
The 2024 edition of The New York Times Bestselling Guide.PLAY BALL! The 29th edition of this indust… read more
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