Rocket Men: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football
By: John Eisenberg
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An acclaimed sportswriter offers an inside look at the Black quarterbacks whose skill and grit tran…
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1. The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football
By: Jeff Benedict , Armen Keteyian
4.04
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
AN EXPLOSIVE AND REVELATORY PORTRAIT REPORTED FROM DEEP BEHIND THE SCENES OF BIG-TIME NCAA COLLEGE … read more
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"Part of the genius of (Nick) Sabin's system was that he understood that no matter the skill set, he was inheriting vulnerable kids from various backgrounds. For those times when they made poor decisi…"-Jeff Benedict, The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football
2. The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football
By: S.C. Gwynne
4.39
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year In the tradition of Michael Lewis’s Moneyball , … read more
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3. Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)
By: Elmore Leonard
4.00
Format: 240 pages, ebook
Elmore Leonard, best-selling author of 37 novels including Get Shorty and the recent Pagan Babies, … read more
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"I want you to understand,"-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)
"I thought I explained it to you. Boyd and I dug coal together."-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)
"Boyd looked at him now like he was trying to decide something in his mind. “You’d shoot me, you get the chance?"-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)
4. Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football
By: Rich Cohen
4.50
Format: 87 pages,
The gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime football team and their lone championship season For R… read more
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5. Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton
By: Jeff Pearlman
4.75
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive biography of Chicago Bears superstar Walter Payton. At five feet ten inches ta… read more
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6. The March
By: E.L. Doctorow
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In 1864, Union general William Tecumseh Sherman marched his sixty thousand troops through Georgia t… read more
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7. All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of the Wire®
By: Jonathan Abrams
5.00
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
The definitive oral history of the iconic and beloved TV show The Wire, as told by the actors, writ… read more
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8. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.21
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Area 51 is the most famous military installation in the world--& it doesn't exist. Located 75 miles… read more
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9. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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10. You Never Know: A Memoir
By: Tom Selleck
4.05
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more
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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.30
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more
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16. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis
By: Jeff Shaara
4.33
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more
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17. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
By: Bill Maher
4.27
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, m… read more
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18. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
By: Mark Harmon
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more
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19. The Dynasty
By: Jeff Benedict
4.46
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tiger Woods comes the… read more
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20. 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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21. 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
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22. The Genius of Desperation: The Schematic Innovations that Made the Modern NFL
By: Doug Farrar
4.04
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
If necessity has been the mother of invention throughout the history of professional football, it c… read more
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23. 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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24. 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
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25. Our Fight: A Memoir
By: Ronda Rousey
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered and ent… read more
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26. 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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27. Rocket Men: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football
By: John Eisenberg
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An acclaimed sportswriter offers an inside look at the Black quarterbacks whose skill and grit tran… read more
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28. The Cost of These Dreams: Sports Stories and Other Serious Business
By: Wright Thompson
4.33
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The instant New York Times bestseller! From one of America's most beloved sportswriters and the b… read more
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29. The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America
By: Michael MacCambridge
4.25
Format: 487 pages, Hardcover
“Indispensable history.” –Sally Jenkins, bestselling author of The Right Call A captivating chr… read more
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30. Football Is a Numbers Game: Pro Football Focus and How a Data-Driven Approach Shook Up the Sport
By: Matthew Coller
4.27
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In the 1980s, Neil Hornsby was one of very few National Football League fans in England. Never one … read more
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31. Jumpman: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan
By: Johnny Smith
3.55
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
How Michael Jordan’s path to greatness was shaped by race, politics, and the consequences of fame … read more
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