17 Best history books like Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask by Jon Pessah

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Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask

By: Jon Pessah

4.52

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Discover the definitive biography of Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees icon, winner of 10 World Seri…

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1. The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

By: Joe Posnanski

4.38

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Baseball 100 “A fascinating account of a man who outlasted the ignorance of a na… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"Baseball in the Negro Leagues was a little bit rougher, a little bit sweeter, a little bit faster, a little bit cooler, and a little bit more fun than anything... in Major League baseball."

-Joe Posnanski, The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

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2. Ball Four

By: Jim Bouton

4.05

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton.When first p… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it."

-Jim Bouton, Ball Four

"The older they get, the better they get when they were younger"

-Jim Bouton, Ball Four

"High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game."

-Jim Bouton, Ball Four

"I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while."

-Jim Bouton, Ball Four

Cover of The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood by Jane Leavy

3. The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood

By: Jane Leavy

4.15

Format: None pages,

The acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Sandy Koufax returns with the biography of on… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant

4. The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron

By: Howard Bryant

4.12

Format: 323 pages,

In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry (Hank) Aaron's reputation has only grown in ma… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig

5. Ali: A Life

By: Jonathan Eig

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Timesbest-selling author with unique … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss

6. Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

By: David Maraniss

4.33

Format: None pages,

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  • american history
  • baseball
  • biography
  • history
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports

7. The Boys of Summer

By: Roger Kahn

3.80

Format: 654 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then we… read more

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8. The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams

By: Ben Bradlee Jr.

2.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the catalog: At long last, the epic biography Ted Williams deserves - and that his fans have b… read more

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9. 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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10. The Yankee Years

By: Joe Torre , Tom Verducci

3.61

Format: 231 pages,

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11. Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy

By: Jane Leavy

4.00

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

"The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed.... This is an absorbing book, beautifull… read more

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12. Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius

By: Bill Pennington , Scott Waxman

3.45

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of one of baseball's most celebrated, mercurial, and misunderstood figures… read more

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13. The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth

By: Leigh Montville

4.43

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to hi… read more

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14. Summer of '49

By: David Halberstam

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

With incredible skill, passion, and insight, Pulitzer Prize-winningauthor David Halberstam returns … read more

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15. Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig

By: Jonathan Eig

4.24

Format: 96 pages,

Every baseball fan is familiar with Lou Gehrig. He was the Iron Horse, the New York Yankee who neve… read more

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16. Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life

By: Richard Ben Cramer

3.94

Format: 336 pages,

Joe DiMaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good. In the hard-knuckl… read more

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17. Stan Musial: An American Life

By: George Vecsey

4.35

Format: None pages,

When baseball fans voted on the top twenty-five players of the twentieth century in 1999, Stan Musi… read more

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18. The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created

By: Jane Leavy

3.76

Format: 656 pages, ebook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author o… read more

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

21. 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
  • audiobook
Cover of The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues by Lonnie Wheeler

22. The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues

By: Lonnie Wheeler

4.28

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The first full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer James “Cool Papa” Bell (190… read more

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

23. 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
  • audiobook
Cover of Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie by Gary Weiss

24. Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie

By: Gary Weiss

3.92

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose h… read more

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

25. 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
  • audiobook
Cover of Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life by Bill Madden

26. Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life

By: Bill Madden

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An authoritative, “must-read” (Keith Hernandez) biography of Hall of Fame pitching legend Tom Seave… read more

Similar categories in Bill Madden's Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life book and Jon Pessah's Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask

  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports
Cover of 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid by Willie Mays

27. 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid

By: Willie Mays

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The legendary Willie Mays shares the inspirations and influences responsible for guiding him on and… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask by Jon Pessah

28. Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask

By: Jon Pessah

4.52

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Discover the definitive biography of Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees icon, winner of 10 World Seri… read more

Similar categories in Jon Pessah's Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask book and Jon Pessah's Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask

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

29. 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
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Mantle: The Best There Ever Was by Tony  Castro

30. Mantle: The Best There Ever Was

By: Tony Castro

3.98

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

In Mantle: The Best There Ever Was, Tony Castro brings to life the man who is arguably not only the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports
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31. Downward Facing Doug

By: Don Winslow

3.70

Format: 2 pages, Audiobook

Don Winslow returns to the world of PI Boone Daniels and the Dawn Patrol. Doug is one of the Dawn P… read more

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  • audiobook

13 Top audiobook books like Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask by Jon Pessah

Transform Your Habits

The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

Joe Posnanski

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Ball Four

Jim Bouton

4.05

Transform Your Habits

The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created

Jane Leavy

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

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20 Top audiobook books like The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson by Jeff Pearlman

Transform Your Habits

Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

David Maraniss

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess

Evan Drellich

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Baseball 100

Joe Posnanski

4.74

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