18 best-selling sports books like The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure by Michael Bamberger

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The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure

By: Michael Bamberger

3.96

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

After a lifetime of writing about the professional sport, Michael Bamberger, “the poet laureate of …

If you liked the sports plot in The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure by Michael Bamberger , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Golf is Not a Game of Perfect by Bob Rotella

1. Golf is Not a Game of Perfect

By: Bob Rotella

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Filled with insightful stories about golf, Dr. Bob Rotella’s delightful book will improve the game … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings From a Lifetime of Golf by Bud Shrake, Harvey Penick

2. Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings From a Lifetime of Golf

By: Bud Shrake , Harvey Penick

4.34

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

THE CLASSIC BOOK OF GOLF WISDOM FROM THE GAME'S GREATEST TEACHER The Little Red Book has become req… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction

3. Golf in the Kingdom

By: Michael Murphy

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Since its first publication, Golf in the Kingdomhas been recognized as a classic work on the deeper… read more

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Cover of A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course by Tom Coyne

4. A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

By: Tom Coyne

4.30

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the span of one unforgettable year, Coyne crisscrosses the country in search of its greatest gol… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
"First tees no longer made me nervous, but somehow rangers still did."

-Tom Coyne, A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

"A holed ball was beautiful and final. All it left you were the stories of how it arrived there, powerless I change that plot."

-Tom Coyne, A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

"The land on which this game is played holds memories for a very long time, and once in a while, it lets us come back and walk around in them."

-Tom Coyne, A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

"People who don’t play golf pro to envy their golfing neighbors, admiring it as a nifty game you can play to a ripe old age. What they don’t understand is that we don’t keep playing because we can; we…"

-Tom Coyne, A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

Cover of LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf by Alan Shipnuck

5. LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

By: Alan Shipnuck

4.14

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Alan Shipnuck, the New York Times bestselling author of Phil, returns with a major new work of insi… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

6. 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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  • nonfiction
"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

Cover of Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

7. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

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Cover of Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball by Keith O'Brien

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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure by Michael Bamberger

9. The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure

By: Michael Bamberger

3.96

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

After a lifetime of writing about the professional sport, Michael Bamberger, “the poet laureate of … read more

Similar categories in Michael Bamberger's The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure book and Michael Bamberger's The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure

  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Four Foundations of Golf: How to Build a Game That Lasts a Lifetime (The Foundations of Golf Book 1) by Jon Sherman

10. The Four Foundations of Golf: How to Build a Game That Lasts a Lifetime (The Foundations of Golf Book 1)

By: Jon Sherman

4.56

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

#1 Amazon Golf Book Best-SellerLower Your Scores, Increase EnjoymentAre you struggling to take your… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Miracle at St Andrews (Travis McKinley, #2) by James  Patterson

11. Miracle at St Andrews (Travis McKinley, #2)

By: James Patterson

3.76

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Seasoned pro golfer Travis McKinley is cruising toward a new season when he misses a putt on the 18… read more

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  • sports
Cover of Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk by Billy Walters

12. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Golf Architecture for Normal People: Sharpening Your Course Design Eye to Make Golf (Slightly) Less Maddening by Geoff Shackelford

13. Golf Architecture for Normal People: Sharpening Your Course Design Eye to Make Golf (Slightly) Less Maddening

By: Geoff Shackelford

3.69

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

In Golf Architecture for Normal People, golf architecture expert Geoff Shackelford elucidates the w… read more

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  • sports
Cover of So Help Me Golf: Why We Love the Game by Rick Reilly

14. So Help Me Golf: Why We Love the Game

By: Rick Reilly

4.38

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Beloved bestselling author and golf aficionado Rick Reilly channels his insatiable curiosity, trade… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly

15. Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump

By: Rick Reilly

4.19

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Reilly pokes more holes in Trump's claims than there are sand traps on al… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty by John Feinstein

16. Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty

By: John Feinstein

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of enigmatic golfer, commentator, and performer David Feherty—one of the m… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Rainmaker: Superagent Hughes Norton and the Money-Grab Explosion of Golf from Tiger to LIV and Beyond by Hughes Norton

17. Rainmaker: Superagent Hughes Norton and the Money-Grab Explosion of Golf from Tiger to LIV and Beyond

By: Hughes Norton

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking tell-all from golf’s first super-agent, Hughes Norton, detailing everything from his l… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Drive: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods by Bob Harig

18. Drive: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods

By: Bob Harig

3.50

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In April of 1997, the world of golf was forever changed. At the age of 21, a young Tiger Woods won … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tiger Tiger: His Life as It's Never Been Told Before by James  Patterson

19. Tiger Tiger: His Life as It's Never Been Told Before

By: James Patterson

4.02

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The impossible life of Tiger Woods—how did he become the GOAT, and what drove him to fall so specta… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Playing from the Rough: A Personal Journey through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses by Jimmie James

20. Playing from the Rough: A Personal Journey through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses

By: Jimmie James

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The story of one man’s quest to become the first person to play each of America’s 100 greatest golf… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Searching in St. Andrews: Finding the Meaning of Golf During the Game's Most Turbulent Summer by Sean Zak

21. Searching in St. Andrews: Finding the Meaning of Golf During the Game's Most Turbulent Summer

By: Sean Zak

4.50

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

A compelling journey through the heart and soul of golf, bringing the sport's history and the curre… read more

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  • sports

16 Top nonfiction books like The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure by Michael Bamberger

Transform Your Habits

Golf is Not a Game of Perfect

Bob Rotella

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings From a Lifetime of Golf

Bud Shrake , Harvey Penick

4.34

Transform Your Habits

A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

Tom Coyne

4.30

Transform Your Habits

LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Alan Shipnuck

4.14

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21 Top fiction books like Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

Transform Your Habits

Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

Harlan Coben

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

John Sandford

4.45

Transform Your Habits

A Calamity of Souls

David Baldacci

4.53

Transform Your Habits

Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3)

John Grisham

4.26

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