22 best-selling biography books like The Sixth Man by Andre Iguodala

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The Sixth Man

By: Andre Iguodala

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion G…

"A basketball player has to play for free for at least a year, a football player for three years before they are eligible to earn an income. But sports like tennis, baseball, golf, and even hockey allow kids to go pro whenever they want. Is it a coincidence that these are overwhelmingly white sports while basketball and football are not?"

-Andre Iguodala, The Sixth Man

"A basketball player has to play for free for at least a year, a football player for three years before they are eligible to earn an income. But sports like tennis, baseball, golf, and even hockey allow kids to go pro whenever they want. Is it a coincidence that these are overwhelmingly white sports while basketball and football are not?"

-Andre Iguodala, The Sixth Man

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Cover of Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry by Marcus Thompson

1. Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry

By: Marcus Thompson

3.97

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER —ALL-ACCESS LOOK AT STEPH CURRY AND THE 2017 NBA CHAMPIONS GOLDEN STATE WARRI… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Sacred Hoops: SPIRITUAL LESSONS OF A HARDWOOD WARRIOR by Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty

2. Sacred Hoops: SPIRITUAL LESSONS OF A HARDWOOD WARRIOR

By: Phil Jackson , Hugh Delehanty

4.01

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

With a new introduction, Phil Jackson's modern classic of motivation, teamwork, and Zen insight is … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
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3. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

By: Bill Simmons

4.20

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to wri… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
"But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

"If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

Cover of Shaq Uncut: My Story by Shaquille O'Neal, Jackie MacMullan

4. Shaq Uncut: My Story

By: Shaquille O'Neal , Jackie MacMullan

4.06

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Superman. Diesel. The Big Aristotle. Shaq Fu. The Big Daddy. The Big Shaqtus. Wilt Chamberneezy. Th… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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5. Michael Jordan: The Life

By: Roland Lazenby

4.31

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of a legendary athleteThe Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is… read more

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  • audiobook
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
Cover of Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson by Kent Babb

6. Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

By: Kent Babb

3.90

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

“This is more than just great sports writing, this is writing at its best. Babb strips away the pub… read more

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  • biography
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty

7. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

By: Phil Jackson , Hugh Delehanty

3.69

Format: 98 pages, Audio CD

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson w… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
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8. The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams

By: Darcy Frey

3.61

Format: 523 pages, Paperback

It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than tha… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports

9. The Jordan Rules

By: None , None

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

A SUPER TEAM...A SUPERSTAR...A SUPER EGO The most gifted athlete ever to play the game, Michael Jor… read more

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10. Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution

By: Jonathan Abrams

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, never-before-told story of the prep-to-pro generation, those basketball prodigies w… read more

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11. Travel Team

By: Mike Lupica

3.00

Format: 468 pages, Paperback

The #1 Bestseller! Twelve-year-old Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court -- … read more

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12. Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s

By: Jeff Pearlman

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

TheNew York Timesbestselling author of Sweetnessdelivers the first all-encompassing account of the … read more

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13. Return of the King: LeBron James, The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History

By: Brian Windhorst , None

4.00

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Now a New York Times bestseller! The inside story of LeBron James's return and ultimate triumph in… read more

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14. Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant

By: Roland Lazenby

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Finalist for the Cross British Sports Biography of the Year Award in the UK"With surgical precision… read more

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15. Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

By: Jack McCallum

4.00

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

They were the Beatles of basketball, the MercurySeven in sneakers. In Dream Team, acclaimed sports … read more

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16. When the Game Was Ours

By: Larry Bird

4.23

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physic… read more

Similar categories in Larry Bird's When the Game Was Ours book and Andre Iguodala's The Sixth Man

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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17. Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds

By: Rich Paul

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of will, success, and the luck we make—from the founder and CE… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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18. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

By: Kobe Bryant

4.26

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

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19. LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete

By: Brian Windhorst

3.85

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's… read more

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  • audiobook
  • history
  • biography
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
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20. The Sixth Man

By: Andre Iguodala

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion G… read more

Similar categories in Andre Iguodala's The Sixth Man book and Andre Iguodala's The Sixth Man

  • audiobook
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
"A basketball player has to play for free for at least a year, a football player for three years before they are eligible to earn an income. But sports like tennis, baseball, golf, and even hockey all…"

-Andre Iguodala, The Sixth Man

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21. Unguarded

By: Scottie Pippen

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An unflinching memoir from the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hall of F… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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22. Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court

By: Chris Paul

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! A powerful and unexpected memoir of family, faith… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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23. Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

By: Mirin Fader

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Discover the story of one of the most transcendent players in NBA history–from his early life livin… read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
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24. KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

By: David Ritz

4.10

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

NATIONAL BESTSELLER​ A unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star ah… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"Diversity always makes me happy."

-David Ritz, KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

"Perfection isn't possible. Aiming for perfection will make you crazy. I was crazy."

-David Ritz, KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

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25. Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes

By: Stephen A. Smith

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

America’s most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this surprisingly personal book, … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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26. I'll Show You

By: Derrick Rose

3.89

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2012, Derrick Rose was on top of the world.After growing up in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood,… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love by Ray Allen

27. From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love

By: Ray Allen

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The record-holding two-time National Basketball Association champion reflects on his work ethic, hi… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope (A Bestselling Basketball Memoir) by Carmelo Anthony

28. Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope (A Bestselling Basketball Memoir)

By: Carmelo Anthony

4.08

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From iconic NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony comes a New York Times bestselling memoir about growing up… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth by Nick  Greene

29. How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth

By: Nick Greene

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game crea… read more

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  • history
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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30. Steve Kerr: A Life

By: Scott Howard-Cooper

3.99

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"Thrilling." — Publishers Weekly (starred) | "Riveting." — Library Journal (starred) | "A fascinati… read more

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  • biography
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty by Ethan Sherwood Strauss

31. The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty

By: Ethan Sherwood Strauss

3.73

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty--and then took it apart The Golden State War… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook

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Marcus Thompson

3.97

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Shaquille O'Neal , Jackie MacMullan

4.06

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Michael Jordan: The Life

Roland Lazenby

4.31

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Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb

3.90

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The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

Bill Simmons

4.20

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Shaq Uncut: My Story

Shaquille O'Neal , Jackie MacMullan

4.06

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Michael Jordan: The Life

Roland Lazenby

4.31

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