18 must-read sports books like The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game by Tim Brown

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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…

If you liked the sports plot in The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game by Tim Brown , here is a list of 18 books like this:

1. Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In the Minor Leagues of Baseball

By: John Feinstein

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 bestselling author . . . a riveting journey through the world of minor-league… read more

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2. Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig

By: Jonathan Eig

4.24

Format: 96 pages,

Every baseball fan is familiar with Lou Gehrig. He was the Iron Horse, the New York Yankee who neve… read more

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3. 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
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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4. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

By: Adam Lazarus

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports
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5. 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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  • audiobook
  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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6. 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
  • audiobook
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7. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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8. The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Wrestlemania

By: Brad Balukjian

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

They say to never meet your heroes. Brad Balukjian doesn’t listen.   From the bestselling author of… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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10. 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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  • audiobook
  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood by Erin Carlson

11. No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood

By: Erin Carlson

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

National Bestseller The inside story of how A League of Their Own —one of the most beloved basebal… read more

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  • audiobook
  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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12. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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13. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant

14. 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

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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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15. The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever

By: Jack Curry

4.14

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the inside story of the 1998 Yankees' unprecedented talent with this gripping account from… read more

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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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16. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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17. 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

Similar categories in Tim Brown's The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game book and Tim Brown's The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game

  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves by Keith Law

18. The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves

By: Keith Law

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, the ESPN baseball writer and author of the acclaimed Smart … read more

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  • audiobook
  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era by Andy Martino

19. 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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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Baseball: The Movie by Noah Gittell

20. Baseball: The Movie

By: Noah Gittell

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Featuring Field of Dreams, The Bad News Bears, A League of Their Own, and more: a probing and enter… read more

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  • audiobook
  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service by Melissa Fitzgerald

21. What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service

By: Melissa Fitzgerald

4.49

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing  as told by cast members Mel… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

18 must-read audiobook books like The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game by Tim Brown

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

When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

Rich Cohen

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien

4.43

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17 best-selling audiobook books like It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me by Rex Chapman

Transform Your Habits

Burn Book: A Tech Love Story

Kara Swisher

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Ed Zwick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

Rich Cohen

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien

4.43

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