They Bled Blue: Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers
By: Jason Turbow
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The wildly entertaining narrative of the outrageous 1981 Dodgers from the award-winning author of D…
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1. Split Season: 1981: Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball
By: Jeff Katz
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of the momentous season torn in half by the bitter players strike. 198… read more
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2. The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness
By: Buster Olney
3.98
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
For an extraordinary handful of years around the turn of the millennium, the Yankees were baseball'… read more
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3. When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks
By: Harvey Araton
4.23
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of The Boys of Summer and The Bronx Is Burning, New York Times sports columnist Ha… read more
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4. Nine Innings: The Anatomy of a Baseball Game
By: Daniel Okrent , Wilfrid Sheed
3.84
Format: 736 pages, Paperback
You'll never watch baseball the same way again. A timeless baseball classic and a must read for any… read more
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5. The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football
By: John J. Miller
4.20
Format: 24 pages, ebook
John J. Miller delivers the intriguing, never-before-told story of how Theodore Roosevelt saved Ame… read more
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6. The DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the American Dream
By: Tom Clavin
4.43
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
In The DiMaggios, acclaimed sportswriter Tom Clavin reveals the untold Great American Story of thre… read more
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7. Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had
By: Edward Achorn
3.68
Format: None pages,
In 1884, Providence Grays pitcher Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn won an astounding fifty-nine games--m… read more
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8. The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports
By: Jeff Passan
4.50
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitcher… read more
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9. October 1964
By: David Halberstam
3.62
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
In 1989 David Halberstam published "Summer of '49," which became a #1 "New York Times" bestseller. … read more
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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
By: Warren Zanes
4.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, rev… read more
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"Nineteen eighty-two is as good a year as any to mark the threshold of a future we're still negotiating. It's been called the information age, the digital age, the new media age. It was the beginning …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Nebraska made it almost impossible for critics to miss Springsteen's willingness to take a chance in the name of his art. If Springsteen was driven simply by fame and mainstream success, there would …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Guitar Town was out, and it was doing okay," [Steve] Earle recalled. "But the label didn't want it to happen. Jimmy [Bowen] certainly didn't. He didn't like the record. He didn't like me. But it was …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
14. The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace (The Shortest History Series)
By: Michael Scott-Baumann
4.12
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
An accessible, balanced chronicle of how the Israel-Palestine conflict originated and developed ove… read more
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15. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
By: George Stephanopoulos
4.45
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more
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16. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
17. Carmine the Snake: Carmine Persico and His Murderous Mafia Family
By: Frank DiMatteo
3.92
Format: 320 pages, ebook
The shocking true story of the most ruthless and deadly mob boss in the annals of the American Maf… read more
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18. K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches (Random House Large Print)
By: Tyler Kepner
4.11
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From The New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling histor… read more
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19. Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
By: Jeff Pearlman
4.28
Format: 426 pages, Hardcover
The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combi… read more
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20. They Bled Blue: Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers
By: Jason Turbow
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The wildly entertaining narrative of the outrageous 1981 Dodgers from the award-winning author of D… read more
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21. The Last Real Season: A Hilarious Look Back at 1975 - When Major Leaguers Made Peanuts, the Umpires Wore Red, and Billy Martin Terrorized Everyone
By: Mike Shropshire
3.77
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
A rollicking and ribald first-person account of the 1975 Major League Baseball season—the last year… read more
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22. I Came As a Shadow: An Autobiography
By: John Thompson
4.48
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited autobiography from Georgetown University's legendary coach, whose life on and off … read more
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23. Watch My Smoke: The Eric Dickerson Story
By: Eric Dickerson
3.99
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
Eric Dickerson is the record-holder for most rushing yards in a season, and his prime was the best … read more
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24. How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed
By: Thomas W. Gilbert
3.66
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating, true, story of baseball’s amateur origins. “Explores the conditions and factors th… read more
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25. The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness
By: Andy McCullough
4.49
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw… read more
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26. Why Baseball Matters (Why X Matters Series)
By: Susan Jacoby
3.40
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A best-selling author and passionate baseball fan takes a tough-minded look at America’s most tradi… read more
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27. The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age
By: Sridhar Pappu
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The Year of the Pitcher is the story of the remarkable 1968 baseball season, which culminated in o… read more
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28. Roberto Alomar: The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer
By: David Ostrowsky
4.19
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
A captivating look into the remarkable career and controversial life of a baseball Hall of Famer. R… read more
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29. 1901: The War of the Baseball Magnates: How the battle for baseball supremacy shaped the future of America's pastime.
By: Timothy Zarley
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Play Ball! Step right up, sports enthusiasts and history buffs! Immerse yourself in a riveting h… read more
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30. COVID Curveball: An Inside View of the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers World Championship Season
By: Tim Neverett
3.58
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A riveting inside account of the most unforgettable season in Los Angeles Dodgers history, from the… read more
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31. It's a Beautiful Day for Baseball: The National Pastime in the 1960s
By: Doug Kurkul
4.09
Format: 620 pages, Kindle Edition
The Sixties were one of the most memorable eras in baseball history. The story lines captured the n… read more
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