20 Top history books like NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League by Joe Horrigan

Cover of NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League by Joe Horrigan

NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League

By: Joe Horrigan

3.71

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively his…

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Cover of Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

1. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

By: Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan traces our exploration of space and suggests that our very… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring of a breeze."

-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

"It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little about it."

-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

"Science cuts two ways, of course; its products can be used for both good and evil. But there's no turning back from science."

-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

"I remind myself that madmen really exist. Sometimes they achieve the highest levels of political power in modern industrial nations."

-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Cover of Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update by Donella H. Meadows, Jørgen Randers, Dennis L. Meadows

2. Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update

By: Donella H. Meadows , Jørgen Randers , Dennis L. Meadows

4.22

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

In 1972 four young scientists at MIT wrote The Limits to Growth, which shocked theworld and became … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
"Faith in technology as the ultimate solution to all problems can thus divert our attention from the most fundamental problem-the problem of growth in a finite system and prevent us from taking effect…"

-Donella H. Meadows, Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update

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3. Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939

By: Don Hagen , Volker Ullrich

4.43

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A major new biography-an extraordinary, penetrating study of the man who has become the personifica… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Kershaw did not minimise the historical role played by his insane, ideological fixations, but he did illustrate that without the readiness of many people to work for the man in charge, there would ha…"

-Don Hagen, Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939

"Hitler's unusually improvisational and personal style of leadership, which created constant responsibility conflicts and an anarchic tangle of offices and portfolios, was anything but an expression o…"

-Don Hagen, Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939

Cover of The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914 by Richard J. Evans

4. The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914

By: Richard J. Evans

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Third Reich at War, a masterly account of Europe in the age of i… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders

By: Peter Richmond

3.74

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

A book that explores the enduring legends of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raide… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
  • football
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6. Wins, Losses, and Lessons: An Autobiography

By: Lou Holtz

4.12

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

When I die and people realize that I will not be resurrected in three days, they will forget me. Th… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • football

7. The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It

By: Lawrence S. Ritter

5.00

Format: 299 pages,

From the Preface: This new enlarged edition of The Glory of Their Times contains the complete text … read more

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8. The Hustler

By: Walter Tevis

4.40

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When it was first published in 1959, The Hustler was the first--and the best--novel written about b… read more

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9. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By: Irin Carmon , Shana Knizhnik

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

You can't spell truth without Ruth. Only Ruth Bader Ginsburg can judge me. The Ruth will set you fr… read more

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10. 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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Cover of American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis by Adam Hochschild

11. American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis

By: Adam Hochschild

4.21

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling historian Adam Hochschild, a fast-paced, revelatory … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 by Peter Baker

12. The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

By: Peter Baker

4.46

Format: 725 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency ye… read more

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

13. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
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14. The Baseball 100

By: Joe Posnanski

4.74

Format: 869 pages, Hardcover

A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Joe Posnanski, The Baseball 100 is an audacious, singu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
Cover of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar

16. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World

By: Henry Grabar

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly infl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency by Michael  Wolff

17. Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency

By: Michael Wolff

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

“We won. Won in a landslide. This was a landslide.”―President Donald J. Trump, January 6, 2021We al… read more

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

18. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
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19. The Dynasty

By: Jeff Benedict

4.46

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tiger Woods comes the… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • football
  • sports
  • business
Cover of Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory by Deena Kastor

20. Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

By: Deena Kastor

4.36

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

From an Olympic medalist runner and the record-holder in the women's marathon and half-marathon, a … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
"You can't show love by hurting others"

-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

"What I needed in the moment was a family vacation."

-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

"I saw perseverance, determination, and fearlessness."

-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

"You don't run with your feet- you run with your heart."

-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

Cover of Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't) by Mike Florio

21. Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't)

By: Mike Florio

3.54

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The story of a modern NFL that can’t get out of its own way—and can’t stop making money In recent … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • football
Cover of Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson by Bruce Conforth

22. Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson

By: Bruce Conforth

4.20

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the history of the blues: he allegedly … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL by Jeff Pearlman

23. Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Jeff Pearlman―the New York Times best-selling author of Three Ring Circus ―comes the rollickin… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • football
  • sports
  • business
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24. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
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25. Heart and Steel

By: Bill Cowher

4.38

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, inspirational story about football, family, and love from Bill Cowher, the Super Bowl–w… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • football
"That's the beauty of football: You don't have to be a great player or great athlete to be a part of it. It's a sport that destroys divided teams and rewards those who rely on one another. At its best…"

-Bill Cowher, Heart and Steel

Cover of NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League by Joe Horrigan

26. NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League

By: Joe Horrigan

3.71

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively his… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • football
  • sports
  • business
Cover of Tiger & Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry by Bob Harig

27. Tiger & Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry

By: Bob Harig

3.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bob Harig's Tiger & Phil provides an in-depth chronicle of the decades-long rivalry that drove the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
Cover of Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

28. Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court

By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The first memoir for young readers by sports legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. At one time, Lew Alcindor… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of America's Game: The NFL at 100 by Jerry Rice

29. America's Game: The NFL at 100

By: Jerry Rice

3.76

Format: 549 pages, Kindle Edition

“This book is an amazing compilation of the game’s history as seen through the eyes of my friend Je… read more

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  • history
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • football
Cover of The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage by Keith Gave

30. The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

By: Keith Gave

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When the Detroit Red Wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
Cover of Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate the NFL in the '80s by Bob Glauber

31. Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate the NFL in the '80s

By: Bob Glauber

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells dominated what may go down as the greatest decade in pro fo… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • football

27 Top nonfiction books like NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League by Joe Horrigan

Transform Your Habits

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update

Donella H. Meadows , Jørgen Randers , Dennis L. Meadows

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939

Don Hagen , Volker Ullrich

4.43

Transform Your Habits

The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914

Richard J. Evans

2.00

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16 Best nonfiction books like Wins, Losses, and Lessons: An Autobiography by Lou Holtz

Transform Your Habits

The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

Wayne Coffey , Jim Craig , Ken Morrow

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys

Billy Crystal

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Hellraiser: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Drummer

Ginger Baker

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Wins, Losses, and Lessons: An Autobiography

Lou Holtz

4.12

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