13 must-read biography books like True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy

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True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

By: Kostya Kennedy

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year True is a probing, richly-detailed, u…

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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

Similar categories in Joe Posnanski's The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • 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

2. 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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3. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II

By: Buzz Bissinger

3.81

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the … read more

Similar categories in Buzz Bissinger's The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
  • audiobook
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4. The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit

By: Ron Shelton

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning screenwriter and director of cult classic Bull Durham, the extremely enterta… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss

5. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

By: David Maraniss

4.02

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the … read more

Similar categories in David Maraniss's Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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7. Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski

By: Ian O'Connor

4.26

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER The definitive biography of college basketball’s all-time winningest coa… read more

Similar categories in Ian O'Connor's Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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8. 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

Similar categories in Joe Posnanski's The Baseball 100 book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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9. 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

Similar categories in Keith O'Brien's Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin

10. 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

Similar categories in Luke Epplin's Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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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

Similar categories in Ryan McGee's Welcome to the Circus of Baseball: A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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12. 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

Similar categories in Jeff Pearlman's The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series by Tyler Kepner

13. 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

Similar categories in Tyler Kepner's The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches (Random House Large Print) by Tyler Kepner

14. 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

Similar categories in Tyler Kepner's K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches (Random House Large Print) book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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15. 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

Similar categories in Mike Greenberg's Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • audiobook
  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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16. Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't)

By: Mike Florio

3.54

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The story of a modern NFL that can’t get out of its own way—and can’t stop making money In recent … read more

Similar categories in Mike Florio's Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't) book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

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

17. 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

Similar categories in Howard Bryant's Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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18. 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

Similar categories in Willie Mays's 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing by Andy Martino

19. Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing

By: Andy Martino

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“A baseball book that reads like a spy novel—a story about cheaters and the cheated that has the po… read more

Similar categories in Andy Martino's Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy

20. True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

By: Kostya Kennedy

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year True is a probing, richly-detailed, u… read more

Similar categories in Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age by Sridhar Pappu

21. 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

Similar categories in Sridhar Pappu's The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age book and Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

  • baseball
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook

20 best-selling audiobook books like True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy

Transform Your Habits

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

Joe Posnanski

4.38

Transform Your Habits

The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II

Buzz Bissinger

3.81

Transform Your Habits

The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit

Ron Shelton

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

David Maraniss

4.02

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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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