Beauty at Short: Dave Bancroft, the Most Unlikely Hall of Famer and His Wild Times in Baseball's First Century
By: Tom Alesia
4.15
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery
By: Bill James , Rachel McCarthy James
3.46
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Using unprecedented, dramatically compelling sleuthing techniques, legendary statistician and baseb… read more
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"He was who he was; it was how he thought about himself. He was the man with the secret that nobody could ever get to. You guys look at me and you see nothing- this is how he thought; you see a small …"-Bill James, The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery
2. The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
By: David Halberstam
3.64
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
More than 6 years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected jou… read more
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3. 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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4. Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Mets' First Year
By: Jimmy Breslin , Bill Veeck
5.00
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Here, back in print, is Jimmy Breslin's marvelous account of the improbable saga of the New York Me… read more
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5. The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
By: Kevin Baker
4.39
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures… read more
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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. 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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8. The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the '73 Season Changed Us Forever
By: John Rosengren
4.12
Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition
"The vivid story of a young Reggie Jackson on Charlie Finley's A's and the veteran Willie Mays on Y… read more
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9. 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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10. Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders
By: John Glatt
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Tangled Vines , bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigiou… read more
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11. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
By: Michael Schulman
4.09
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more
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12. Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball
By: Luke Epplin
4.48
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of four men—Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige—whose improbab… read more
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13. 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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14. The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series
By: Tyler Kepner
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly ent… read more
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15. A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
By: Mark Dawidziak
3.62
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his my… read more
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"I have great faith in fools--self-confidence my friends will call it.' -- EDGAR ALLAN POE"-Mark Dawidziak, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
"The glow of the fireside poets failed to warm a world coping with the cold realities of a new century. Their light faded as we became less sure of comforting messages and more intrigued by Poe's trou…"-Mark Dawidziak, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
16. 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
17. Joyful Recollections of Trauma
By: Paul Scheer
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more
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"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
18. Warren Spahn: A Biography of the Legendary Lefty
By: Lew Freedman
3.86
Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition
With 363 victories, Warren Spahn is the winningest left-handed pitcher in baseball history. During … read more
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19. Jim Kaat: Good As Gold: My Eight Decades in Baseball
By: Jim Kaat
3.59
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable look at a lifetime of baseball packed with humor and passion for the game With a … read more
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20. 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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21. The Resort
By: Sarah Goodwin
3.71
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
Mila is on her way to sister’s wedding at a beautiful mountaintop retreat with her husband Ethan. … read more
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22. 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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23. Beauty at Short: Dave Bancroft, the Most Unlikely Hall of Famer and His Wild Times in Baseball's First Century
By: Tom Alesia
4.15
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
Dave Bancroft should not be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He emerged from his Iowa hometown as an u… read more
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24. Maris & Mantle: Two Yankees, Baseball Immortality, and the Age of Camelot
By: Tony Castro
4.50
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are forever intertwined in baseball history thanks to the unforgettab… read more
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25. The Sputnik Season: 1957: The year New York City baseball and America changed forever. (New York Baseball's Golden Era - 1903 through 1957)
By: Noel Hynd
4.36
Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition
1957 was not just the time of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ last National League pennant race. It was also … read more
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26. An October to Remember 1968: The Tigers-Cardinals World Series as Told by the Men Who Played in It
By: Brendan Donley
3.56
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
An October to Remember 1968: The Tigers-Cardinals World Series as Told by the Men Who Played in It … read more
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27. '63: The Story of The 1963 World Champion Chicago Bears: A Great NFL Team Time Has Forgotten (Great teams Time has forgotten)
By: Gary Youmans
3.98
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
'63 will take you inside the huddle as the 1963 Chicago Bears challenge for the World Championship … read more
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28. 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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29. Yankees 1936–39, Baseball's Greatest Dynasty: Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and the Birth of a New Era
By: Stanley Cohen
3.93
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
The Story of the Greatest Yankees Team—and Baseball Team—of All Time New York, 1936. Red Ruffing, … read more
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30. Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers
By: Kent Krause
4.50
Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition
2022 SABR Larry Ritter Award finalist He has more hits than Rogers Hornsby. He drove in more run… read more
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31. Lou Boudreau: My Hall of Fame Life on the Field and Behind the Mic
By: Lou Boudreau
4.02
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
The autobiography of a baseball great.Lou Boudreau is considered one of the most extraordinary men … read more
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