The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World
By: Dave Zirin
3.75
Format: 219 pages, Hardcover
Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how "taking a knee" triggered an awakening in sports…
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1. An Autobiography
By: Angela Y. Davis
4.44
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Her own powerful story up to 1972, told with warmth, brilliance, humor and conviction. With an intr… read more
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- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
"I sank deep into the moment, husbanding this delight, hoarding it. For I knew it would be short-lived. Work. Struggle. Confrontation lay before us like a rock-strewn road. We would walk it ... But fi…"-Angela Y. Davis, An Autobiography
"This Booker T. Washington syndrome permeated every aspect of the education I received in Birmingham. Work hard and you will be rewarded. A corollary of this principle was that the road would be harde…"-Angela Y. Davis, An Autobiography
2. Illegal Procedure: A Sports Agent Comes Clean on the Dirty Business of College Football
By: Josh Luchs
3.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fifteen years, sports agent Josh Luchs made illegal deals with numerous college athletes, from … read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- football
3. The Most Defining Moments in Black History According to Dick Gregory
By: Dick Gregory
4.29
Format: 288 pages, ebook
With his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia, one of our foremost comedi… read more
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- audiobook
4. Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
By: James Andrew Miller , Tom Shales
3.77
Format: 52 pages,
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- nonfiction
- history
5. The Revolt of the Black Athlete
By: Harry Edwards
3.87
Format: 172 pages, Hardcover
The Revolt of the Black Athletehit sport and society like an Ali combination. This Fiftieth Anniver… read more
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- race
- history
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- nonfiction
- sports
- sociology
6. In My Skin: My Life On and Off the Basketball Court
By: Brittney Griner , Sue Hovey
3.68
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
Hailed by ESPN as the world's most famous female basketball player, Brittney Griner has been shatte… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
7. Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete
By: William C. Rhoden
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the ce… read more
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8. Diary of an AssCan: A Mark Watney Short Story (The Martian, #0.5)
By: Andy Weir
3.44
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Original Fiction, Short Story, Science Fiction Andy Weir's prequel to The Martian This short story … read more
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9. The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports
By: Joshua Robinson
4.34
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The Club is the previously untold inside story of how English soccer’s Premier League became the wi… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- football
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- audiobook
"The rise of the English Premier League is a story about the sports world's wildest gold rush. In the span of twenty-five years, the league's twenty clubs have increased their combined value by 10,000…"-Joshua Robinson, The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports
"I'm not saying that we're Disney, but if you think about it, it's not that dissimilar, Berrada said. We have characters - which are players - that our fans relate to; we put on a show every three or …"-Joshua Robinson, The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports
10. 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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- race
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- sports
11. Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America
By: Abraham Riesman
3.75
Format: 464 pages, ebook
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Riveting, essential reading.” —Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganl… read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
12. 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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- audiobook
- race
- nonfiction
- sports
"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
13. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
By: Layla F. Saad
4.34
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
Me and White Supremacy teaches readers how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that the… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- sociology
- audiobook
"You do not have to be the loudest voice. But you do need to use your voice."-Layla F. Saad, Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
14. Victim
By: Andrew Boryga
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
There’s a fine line between bending the truth and telling bald-faced lies, and Javier Perez is will… read more
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- race
- audiobook
15. Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
By: Bettina L. Love
4.41
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
“I am an eighties baby who grew to hate school. I never fully understood why. Until now. Until Bett… read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
16. Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
By: Kelly Hayes
4.64
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let T… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- sociology
- audiobook
17. Dragon Hoops
By: Gene Luen Yang
4.33
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
In his latest graphic novel, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight o… read more
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18. Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes
By: Christine Yu
4.32
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“ Up to Speed is a roadmap and toolbox for athletes of all ages. Every coach should read it and dis… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
By: Amanda Jones
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivit… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL
By: Jeff Pearlman
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From Jeff Pearlman―the New York Times best-selling author of Three Ring Circus ―comes the rollickin… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- football
- sports
- audiobook
21. The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories From the Life and Times of One of the NBA's Fiercest Competitors
By: Charles Oakley
3.70
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this “incredible read on some incredible days and nights in the old association” (Adrian Wojnaro… read more
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- sports
- history
- audiobook
22. Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes
By: Stephen A. Smith
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
America’s most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this surprisingly personal book, … read more
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- sports
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- audiobook
23. The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
By: John Eisenberg
4.16
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and bu… read more
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- nonfiction
- football
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- audiobook
24. How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth
By: Nick Greene
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game crea… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- history
- audiobook
25. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
By: Emily Nussbaum
4.02
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more
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- history
- sociology
- audiobook
26. The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World
By: Dave Zirin
3.75
Format: 219 pages, Hardcover
Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how "taking a knee" triggered an awakening in sports… read more
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- social justice
- football
- activism
- sports
- sociology
- audiobook
27. The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism
By: Howard Bryant
4.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today's Black athletes re-engage w… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- sports
- audiobook
28. We'll Prescribe You a Cat
By: Syou Ishida
3.95
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A cat a day keeps the doctor away… Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has… read more
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29. The Merriest Misters
By: Timothy Janovsky
3.87
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The Santa Clause meets Husband Material in this delightful holiday novel!Fixing Christmas? Easy. Fi… read more
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30. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
By: Evan Friss
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more
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- history
- audiobook
31. 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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- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
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