22 must-read nonfiction books like Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood by Dave Parker

Cover of Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood by Dave Parker

Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood

By: Dave Parker

4.40

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Finalist for the 2021 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year “For that period of time, he …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood by Dave Parker , here is a list of 22 books like this:

Cover of Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough

1. Mornings on Horseback

By: David McCullough

4.09

Format: 445 pages, Paperback

Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
"I feel that as much as I enjoy loafing, there is something higher for which to live."

-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback

"A man who will steal for me will steal from me." Theodore Roosevelt, dismissing on the spot one of his best cowhands who was about to claim for his boss an unmarked animal."

-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback

"To his own children he was at once the ultimate voice of authority and, when time allowed, their most exuberant companion. He never fired their imaginations or made them laugh as their mother could, …"

-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback

Cover of The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds by Joe Posnanski

2. The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds

By: Joe Posnanski

4.12

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Baseball 100 “Posnanski offers an eloquent reminder that the great … read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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3. 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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  • baseball
  • sports

4. I Never Had It Made

By: Jackie Robinson , Alfred Duckett

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

The autobiography of a boy of summer who became a man for all seasons Before Barry Bonds, before Re… read more

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5. Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated

By: Shea Serrano , Reggie Miller , Arturo Torres

3.11

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

#1 New York Timesbestseller Who is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jo… read more

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6. Petty: The Biography

By: Warren Zanes

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writ… read more

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7. Devil at My Heels

By: Louis Zamperini , David Rensin

3.86

Format: None pages,

The inspirational and extraordinarymemoir of one of the most courageous of the greatest generation,… read more

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Cover of The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II by Buzz Bissinger

8. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II

By: Buzz Bissinger

3.81

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
Cover of Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz

9. Forever and a Day

By: Anthony Horowitz

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

*THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* A spy is dead. A legend is born. Read the explosive new James… read more

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Cover of Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss

10. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

By: David Maraniss

4.02

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More by James Burrows

11. Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More

By: James Burrows

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"Being directed by the Jimmy Burrows, while on Friends, was like hitting the jackpot. I'm delighte… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski

12. 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
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams by Adam    Lazarus

13. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

By: Adam Lazarus

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more

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

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

15. 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
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Jeff Shaara

16. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Jeff Shaara

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more

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Cover of Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) by Jack Carr

17. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)

By: Jack Carr

4.54

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more

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Cover of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin

18. Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball

By: Luke Epplin

4.48

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of four men—Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige—whose improbab… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson by Jeff Pearlman

19. The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.20

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime—the source for HBO’s Winning Time—the definiti… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

20. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks by Chris  Herring

21. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

By: Chris Herring

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more

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  • history
  • sports
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Barkley: A Biography by Timothy Bella

22. Barkley: A Biography

By: Timothy Bella

4.07

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

* A Good Morning America Buzz Book* *A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022* The definitive biogra… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • sports
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant

23. Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original

By: Howard Bryant

4.23

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

“Seldom does a sports biography—especially a page-turner—so comprehensively explain the forces that… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport by Joshua Robinson

24. The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport

By: Joshua Robinson

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

🎧Listening Length = 10 hours and 40 minutes NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Wall Street Journal rep… read more

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  • history
  • sports
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood by Dave Parker

25. Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood

By: Dave Parker

4.40

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Finalist for the 2021 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year “For that period of time, he … read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever by Dan    Good

26. Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever

By: Dan Good

4.20

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In Playing Through the Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever , jo… read more

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  • baseball
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Hip-Hop (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano

27. Hip-Hop (And Other Things)

By: Shea Serrano

4.32

Format: None pages, Audiobook

HIP-HOP (AND OTHER THINGS) is the third book in the (And Other Things) series. The first two—Basket… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay by Todd Zolecki

28. Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay

By: Todd Zolecki

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hall of Famer, Cy Young winner, and All-Star will forever be used to describe the illustrious caree… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports
Cover of Rod Carew: One Tough Out: Fighting Off Life's Curveballs by Rod Carew

29. Rod Carew: One Tough Out: Fighting Off Life's Curveballs

By: Rod Carew

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For 19 seasons, Rod Carew was a maestro in the batter's box. Uncoiling from his crouched stance, he… read more

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

30. 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 Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me: My Conversations with Joe Nuxhall About the Reds, Baseball & Broadcasting by John Kiesewetter

31. Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me: My Conversations with Joe Nuxhall About the Reds, Baseball & Broadcasting

By: John Kiesewetter

4.50

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Beloved Cincinnati Reds pitcher and broadcaster Joe Nuxhall was the youngest player in Major League… read more

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  • baseball

18 must-read biography books like Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood by Dave Parker

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Mornings on Horseback

David McCullough

4.09

Transform Your Habits

The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds

Joe Posnanski

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

David Maraniss

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More

James Burrows

3.86

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Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV

T.R. Pearson , Warren Littlefield

3.66

Transform Your Habits

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

Ed Zwick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit

Ron Shelton

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker

Barry Sonnenfeld

4.00

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