Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson
By: Roland Lazenby
4.16
Format: 818 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected…
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1. 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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2. Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
By: Jared Cohen
4.27
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most pow… read more
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- biography memoir
- biography
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3. King: A Life
By: Jonathan Eig
4.67
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk a… read more
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4. 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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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
- basketball
5. 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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6. Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds
By: Rich Paul
4.11
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of will, success, and the luck we make—from the founder and CE… read more
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7. The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
By: Stuart A. Reid
4.40
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller—about the US-sanctioned plot… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
8. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more
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- nonfiction
9. Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography
By: Staci Robinson
4.44
Format: 691 pages, Hardcover
The first and only estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving expl… read more
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10. Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
By: Harold Holzer
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed Abraham Lincoln historian Harold Holzer, a groundbreaking account of Lincoln’s grapp… read more
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- biography
11. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
12. 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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- biography
"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
13. Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA
By: Theresa Runstedtler
3.96
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A vital narrative history of 1970s pro basketball, and the Black players who shaped the NBA Agains… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
- basketball
14. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
By: Elizabeth Varon
4.15
Format: 516 pages, ebook
An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruct… read more
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"I have some little reputation, but my men made it all for me. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"...the power of battle is in generalship more than in the number of soldiers. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1876)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"It does not look like generalship to lose a battle and a cause and then lay the responsibility upon others. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1896)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
15. It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me
By: Rex Chapman
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media … read more
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- sports
16. Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk
By: Billy Walters
3.84
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “An insightful read…Walters is a larger-than-life character.” — Sports … read more
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17. 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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- basketball
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- nonfiction
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18. Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
By: Allen C. Guelzo
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An intimate study of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful vision of democracy, which guided him through the C… read more
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- biography
19. When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
By: Garrett M. Graff
4.59
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist… read more
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20. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
21. LeBron
By: Jeff Benedict
4.40
Format: None pages, Audiobook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the #1 bestselling author of The Dynasty and Tiger Woods—the “defi… read more
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22. The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops
By: Jack McCallum
3.85
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all‑Black basketball team loosely depicte… read more
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- nonfiction
- basketball
23. Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson
By: Roland Lazenby
4.16
Format: 818 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected… read more
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24. 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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25. Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football
By: Gary Myers
4.20
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
The inside story of the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, the extraordinary friendships that resulte… read more
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- nonfiction
26. Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty
By: Scott Howard-Cooper
4.07
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three-Ring Circus comes a bold narrative history of the… read more
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- sports
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- basketball
27. The Football 100 (Sports)
By: Mike Sando
3.95
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
From The Athletic, powerhouse of sports reporting, comes the definitive story of the greatest footb… read more
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28. The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era
By: Andy Martino
4.42
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two … read more
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29. The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower
By: Michel Paradis
4.46
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew … read more
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- biography
30. Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA
By: Kirk Goldsberry
4.28
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Sprawlball , Kirk Goldsberry returns with a visual feast of a book—equal… read more
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31. Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers
By: Ian O'Connor
3.85
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Aaron Rodgers is regarded by some as the most talented player to ever hold the most important job i… read more
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