Odd Man In: Hockey's Emergency Goalies and the Wildest One-Day Job in Sports
By: Stephen Whyno
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining look at one of hockey's most unique the emergency backup goaltender. Tom Fenton w…
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1. One Summer: America, 1927
By: Bill Bryson
4.09
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
In One Summer Bill Bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports read… read more
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"It was a lot more fun to get famous than to be famous."-Bill Bryson, One Summer: America, 1927
"He [Henry Ford] seldom let facts or logic challenge the certainty of his instincts"-Bill Bryson, One Summer: America, 1927
"The romance of travel wasn't always terribly evident to those who were actually experiencing it."-Bill Bryson, One Summer: America, 1927
"Even with the benefit of steroids most modern players still couldn't hit as many home runs as Babe Ruth hit on hotdogs."-Bill Bryson, One Summer: America, 1927
2. Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut
By: Mike Mullane
3.12
Format: 56 pages,
On February 1, 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, twenty-nine men and six women, we… read more
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3. Troubled
By: Rob Henderson
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more
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"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
4. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
By: Brad Meltzer
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the authors of The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes the little-known true sto… read more
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- nonfiction
5. LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf
By: Alan Shipnuck
4.14
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Alan Shipnuck, the New York Times bestselling author of Phil, returns with a major new work of insi… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
6. 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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7. Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess
By: Evan Drellich
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The reporter who broke the Houston Astros' cheating scandal reveals how a baseball team could so dr… read more
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- nonfiction
8. Walk in My Combat Boots
By: James Patterson
4.19
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
"These are the stories America needs to hear about the remarkable young men and women who serve." -… read more
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9. Headshot
By: Rita Bullwinkel
3.63
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying debut novel from an “unusually gifted writer” (Lorrie Moore) about the radical inti… read more
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"The desire to please people is the desire to not be singular."-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
"Tanya Maw's sister is two years older, the perfect age gap for wisdom transmission."-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
"It can be intoxicating to play a sport that requires one to look in their opponent's eyes."-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
"It's a warmth that she'll feel again very few times in her life. It's almost like love, but it has a surer, less desperate edge to it."-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
10. Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It
By: Jennifer Breheny Wallace
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive book on the rise of “toxic achievement cultu… read more
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11. Welcome to the Circus of Baseball: A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time
By: Ryan McGee
4.36
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
A gloriously funny, nostalgic memoir of a popular ESPN reporter who, in the summer of 1994, was a f… read more
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- nonfiction
12. The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball
By: Russell A. Carleton
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Watching a game of baseball today means witnessing phenomena that would have been novel, if not com… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
13. An Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President's Murder
By: Susan Wels
3.33
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the … read more
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- nonfiction
14. Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
By: James B. Stewart
3.76
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The shocking inside story of the struggle for power and control at Paramount Global, the multibilli… read more
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- nonfiction
15. Draft Day: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind
By: Doug MacLean
3.57
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
Doug MacLean, former NHL coach, general manager, team president, and one of the game’s biggest pers… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- hockey
16. Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
By: Eric Jay Dolin
3.77
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
With surprising tales of vicious mutineers, imperial riches, and high-seas intrigue, Black Flags, B… read more
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"Far from being misanthropic loners with anger issues, most of these pirates had lives that were intimately intertwined with the communities from which they came, and to which they one day hoped to re…"-Eric Jay Dolin, Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
17. Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones (Check, Please!, #3-4)
By: Ngozi Ukazu
4.39
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
I'm a junior on the Samwell men's hockey team now, and not only do I have new teammates and new res… read more
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18. Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas
By: Jesse Cole
3.92
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their sto… read more
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- nonfiction
- hockey
19. Private Equity: A Memoir
By: Carrie Sun
3.63
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A gripping memoir of one woman’s self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indict… read more
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"A gift weighed down by the imposition of gratitude becomes an expectation; over time, it becomes debt."-Carrie Sun, Private Equity: A Memoir
20. Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own
By: Mike Greenberg
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
ESPN personality ( Get Up and #Greeny ) and New York Times bestselling author Mike Greenberg partne… read more
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- nonfiction
- hockey
21. All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice
By: Bryan Trottier
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A poignant and inspiring memoir of the people and challenges that shaped the life and career of Can… read more
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- nonfiction
- hockey
22. Down and Back: On Alcohol, Family, and a Life in Hockey
By: Justin Bourne
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father and Hockey Confidential , Down and Back tells … read more
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23. What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas
By: James Patterson
3.78
Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling … read more
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24. Odd Man In: Hockey's Emergency Goalies and the Wildest One-Day Job in Sports
By: Stephen Whyno
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining look at one of hockey's most unique the emergency backup goaltender. Tom Fenton w… read more
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25. The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game
By: Tim Brown
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
"This isn’t just a story about baseball. It’s about life and the beauty of knowing and accepting wh… read more
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- nonfiction
26. Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer
By: Kathy Kleiman
4.07
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
An untold, World War II-era story of the six American women who programmed the world's first modern… read more
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27. Breaking the Rules (Rules of the Game, #6)
By: Brigham Vaughn
4.35
Format: 533 pages, Kindle Edition
Rule #1: Don't fall in love with your agent. Trevor Underhill is a bottom D-pair grinder. A pes… read more
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- hockey
"Sometimes we have to make tough choices. For me, it’s always going to be bittersweet. I got a lot but I gave up a lot. You just have to decide what matters most to you."-Brigham Vaughn, Breaking the Rules (Rules of the Game, #6)
28. Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection
By: Nicklas Lidstrom
3.66
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The life and career of Nicklas Lidstrom almost reads like a real-life hockey fairy tale. Drafted by… read more
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- nonfiction
- hockey
29. Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered
By: Matthew Barnaby
3.75
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In the run-up to the NHL Entry Draft in 1992, the Buffalo Sabres interviewed Matthew Barnaby. John … read more
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- hockey
30. On the Clock: Toronto Maple Leafs: Behind the Scenes with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft
By: Scott Wheeler
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a hockey team instantly. Each year, NHL … read more
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- hockey
31. Fire in the Hole!: The Untold Story of My Traumatic Life and Explosive Success
By: Bob Parsons
4.32
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Fire in the Hole!, Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy, shares his story of extaordinary success as … read more
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