18 best-selling biography books like Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas by Jesse Cole

Cover of Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas by Jesse   Cole

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…

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Cover of The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City by Kevin Baker

1. The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City

By: Kevin Baker

4.39

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures… read more

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  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski

2. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess by Evan Drellich

3. 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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  • audiobook
  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season by Rich Cohen

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

5. 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
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—A Cool History of a Hot Commodity by Amy Brady

6. Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—A Cool History of a Hot Commodity

By: Amy Brady

3.91

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

The unexpected and unexplored ways that ice has transformed a nation--from the foods Americans eat,… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of Welcome to the Circus of Baseball: A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time by Ryan McGee

7. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • memoir
  • adult
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball by Russell A. Carleton

8. 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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  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel de Visé

9. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

By: Daniel de Visé

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more

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

10. 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

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood by Erin Carlson

11. No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood

By: Erin Carlson

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

National Bestseller The inside story of how A League of Their Own —one of the most beloved basebal… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas by Jesse   Cole

12. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • adult
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own by Mike Greenberg

13. Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own

By: Mike Greenberg

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

ESPN personality ( Get Up and #Greeny ) and New York Times bestselling author Mike Greenberg partne… read more

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  • baseball
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me by Rex Chapman

14. 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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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports by Bruce Schoenfeld

15. 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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  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of Till the End by C.C. Sabathia

16. Till the End

By: C.C. Sabathia

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A raw, compelling memoir of baseball, family, fame, addiction, and recovery, by one of the most bel… read more

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  • baseball
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever by Jack Curry

17. The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever

By: Jack Curry

4.14

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the inside story of the 1998 Yankees' unprecedented talent with this gripping account from… read more

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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing by Andy Martino

18. 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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  • baseball
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Business Is About to Pick Up!: 50 Years of Wrestling in 50 Unforgettable Calls by Jim Ross

19. Business Is About to Pick Up!: 50 Years of Wrestling in 50 Unforgettable Calls

By: Jim Ross

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Experience 50 years of wrestling history through the iconic voice of Jim Ross. For wrestling fan… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness by Andy McCullough

20. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite by Chris Balakrishnan

21. How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite

By: Chris Balakrishnan

3.63

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

The co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of wacky, y… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football by Gary Myers

22. Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football

By: Gary Myers

4.20

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

The inside story of the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, the extraordinary friendships that resulte… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty by Scott Howard-Cooper

23. Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty

By: Scott Howard-Cooper

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three-Ring Circus comes a bold narrative history of the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game by Tim          Brown

24. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era by Andy Martino

25. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle by Anna Shechtman

26. The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle

By: Anna Shechtman

3.38

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir by Lou Gehrig

27. Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir

By: Lou Gehrig

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The lost memoir from baseball icon Lou Gehrig—a sensational discovery, published for the first time… read more

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  • baseball
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-in-a-Million Big League Journey by Ron Cey

28. Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-in-a-Million Big League Journey

By: Ron Cey

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Mention “The Penguin” to any Dodgers fan and you’re sure to evoke not just memories of the beloved … read more

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

29. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers by Ian O'Connor

30. Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers

By: Ian O'Connor

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aaron Rodgers is regarded by some as the most talented player to ever hold the most important job i… read more

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  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of When Your Back's Against the Wall: Fame, Football, and Lessons Learned through a Lifetime of Adversity by Michael Oher

31. When Your Back's Against the Wall: Fame, Football, and Lessons Learned through a Lifetime of Adversity

By: Michael Oher

3.61

Format: 219 pages, Hardcover

The NFL champion whose life inspired the hit movie The Blind Side is back with an inspiring and mot… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook

8 Best memoir books like Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas by Jesse Cole

Transform Your Habits

Welcome to the Circus of Baseball: A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time

Ryan McGee

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas

Jesse Cole

3.92

Transform Your Habits

It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me

Rex Chapman

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Till the End

C.C. Sabathia

4.06

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17 best-selling audiobook books like It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me by Rex Chapman

Transform Your Habits

Burn Book: A Tech Love Story

Kara Swisher

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Ed Zwick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

Rich Cohen

3.90

Transform Your Habits

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

Keith O'Brien

4.43

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