16 Top hockey books like Inexact Science: The Six Most Compelling Draft Years in NHL History by Evan Dowbiggin

Cover of Inexact Science: The Six Most Compelling Draft Years in NHL History by Evan Dowbiggin

Inexact Science: The Six Most Compelling Draft Years in NHL History

By: Evan Dowbiggin

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A fascinating in-depth analysis of six of the NHL's most interesting drafts From Guy Lafleur to Sid…

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Cover of Future Greats and Heartbreaks: A Year Undercover in the Secret World of NHL Scouts by None, Gare B. Joyce

1. Future Greats and Heartbreaks: A Year Undercover in the Secret World of NHL Scouts

By: None , Gare B. Joyce

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"One of this continent's master craftsmen of sporting prose" (Sports Illustrated) and three-time Na… read more

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Cover of Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey by Ken Dryden

2. Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey

By: Ken Dryden

4.41

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author and Hall of Famer Ken Dryden, this is the story of NHLer Steve Montador… read more

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Cover of Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters

3. Underground Airlines

By: Ben H. Winters

3.63

Format: None pages, Paperback

A young black man calling himself Victor has struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working… read more

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4. Blockade Billy

By: Stephen King

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Even the most die-hard baseball fans don't know the true story of William "Blockade Billy" Blakely.… read more

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Cover of Hockey Confidential: Inside Stories from People Inside The Game by Bob McKenzie

5. Hockey Confidential: Inside Stories from People Inside The Game

By: Bob McKenzie

4.11

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

When it comes to hockey, Bob McKenzie is one of the most trusted voices in the game. No one has the… read more

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6. Moneyball

By: Michael Lewis

4.26

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and protagonist of Michael Lewis's Moneyball, had… read more

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"Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,"

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"If you’ve got a dozen pitchers, you need to speak 12 different languages."

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"Baseball is a soap opera that lends itself to probabilistic thinking. [Dick Cramer]"

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"That's what happens when you're thirty-seven years old: you do the things you always did but the result is somehow different."

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

7. Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard

By: John Branch

4.28

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the count… read more

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8. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice

By: Bill Browder

4.36

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

A real-life political thriller about an American financier in the Wild East of Russia, the murder o… read more

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9. The Game

By: Ken Dryden

3.75

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

Widely acknowledged as the best hockey book ever written and lauded by "Sports Illustrated" as one … read more

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10. The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association

By: Ed Willes

4.01

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

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Cover of The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt

11. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

By: Douglas Brunt

4.23

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more

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"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"

-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

Cover of The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1) by Chris Hadfield

12. The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)

By: Chris Hadfield

3.92

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An exceptional debut thriller and “exciting journey” into the dark heart of the Cold War and the sp… read more

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Cover of Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath by Bill Browder

13. Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

By: Bill Browder

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Following his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browd… read more

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14. Drinking Games

By: Sarah Levy

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived — until… read more

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Cover of Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey by Brian Burke

15. Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey

By: Brian Burke

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and th… read more

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Cover of Draft Day: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind by Doug MacLean

16. Draft Day: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind

By: Doug MacLean

3.57

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

Doug MacLean, former NHL coach, general manager, team president, and one of the game’s biggest pers… read more

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Cover of Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History by Ben Mezrich

17. Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History

By: Ben Mezrich

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From  New York Times  bestselling author Ben the book Elon Musk doesn’t want you to read. BREAKIN… read more

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Cover of All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice by Bryan Trottier

18. All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice

By: Bryan Trottier

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and inspiring memoir of the people and challenges that shaped the life and career of Can… read more

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Cover of Inexact Science: The Six Most Compelling Draft Years in NHL History by Evan Dowbiggin

19. Inexact Science: The Six Most Compelling Draft Years in NHL History

By: Evan Dowbiggin

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A fascinating in-depth analysis of six of the NHL's most interesting drafts From Guy Lafleur to Sid… read more

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Cover of The Series: What I Remember, What It Felt Like, What It Feels Like Now by Ken Dryden

20. The Series: What I Remember, What It Felt Like, What It Feels Like Now

By: Ken Dryden

3.82

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A new book by Hall of Fame goalie and bestselling author Ken Dryden celebrat… read more

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Cover of The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories From the Life and Times of One of the NBA's Fiercest Competitors by Charles Oakley

21. The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories From the Life and Times of One of the NBA's Fiercest Competitors

By: Charles Oakley

3.70

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this “incredible read on some incredible days and nights in the old association” (Adrian Wojnaro… read more

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Cover of Inside The Empire: The True Power Behind the New York Yankees by Bob Klapisch

22. Inside The Empire: The True Power Behind the New York Yankees

By: Bob Klapisch

3.74

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A riveting look at what is really said and done behind closed doors with… read more

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Cover of The "Down Goes Brown" History of the NHL: The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League by Sean McIndoe

23. The "Down Goes Brown" History of the NHL: The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League

By: Sean McIndoe

4.32

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favourite and funniest writers, takes aim at the g… read more

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Cover of Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player by Fred Sasakamoose

24. Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player

By: Fred Sasakamoose

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Fred Sasakamoose played in the NHL before First Nations people had the right to… read more

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Cover of Before the Lights Go Out: A Season Inside a Game on the Brink by Sean Fitz-Gerald

25. Before the Lights Go Out: A Season Inside a Game on the Brink

By: Sean Fitz-Gerald

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to a sport that's losing itself, from one of Canada's best sports writers. Canadian … read more

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Cover of Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team by John U. Bacon

26. Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team

By: John U. Bacon

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An uplifting leadership book about a coach who helped transform the nation’s worst high school hock… read more

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Cover of Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer by John Gibbons

27. Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer

By: John Gibbons

3.87

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

A captivating and candid memoir from one of the most beloved and colorful figures in Toronto Blue J… read more

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28. 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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Cover of We Want Fish Sticks: The Bizarre and Infamous Rebranding of the New York Islanders by Nicholas Hirshon

29. We Want Fish Sticks: The Bizarre and Infamous Rebranding of the New York Islanders

By: Nicholas Hirshon

4.00

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

The NHL’s New York Islanders were struggling. After winning four straight Stanley Cups in the early… read more

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Cover of On the Clock: Toronto Maple Leafs: Behind the Scenes with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft by Scott Wheeler

30. On the Clock: Toronto Maple Leafs: Behind the Scenes with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft

By: Scott Wheeler

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a hockey team instantly. Each year, NHL … read more

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Cover of Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever by Gare B. Joyce

31. Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever

By: Gare B. Joyce

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

#1 National Bestseller This hockey generation's brightest talent has been plagued by concussions. … read more

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21 best-selling sports books like Inexact Science: The Six Most Compelling Draft Years in NHL History by Evan Dowbiggin

Transform Your Habits

Future Greats and Heartbreaks: A Year Undercover in the Secret World of NHL Scouts

None , Gare B. Joyce

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey

Ken Dryden

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Blockade Billy

Stephen King

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Hockey Confidential: Inside Stories from People Inside The Game

Bob McKenzie

4.11

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Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey

Ken Dryden

4.41

Transform Your Habits

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Nathaniel Philbrick

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Hockey: My Story

Gordie Howe

4.20

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5.00

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