The Baseball Book of Why
By: John McCollister
3.48
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a “southpaw?” Why are major league pitchers n…
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1. The Natural
By: Bernard Malamud , Kevin Baker
4.12
Format: None pages,
The classical novel (and basis for the acclaimed film) now in a new edition Introduction by Kevin B… read more
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2. The Gashouse Gang
By: John Heidenry
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Subtitled "How Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher, Branch Rickey, Pepper Martin, and their Colorful, Come-fro… read more
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3. The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
By: Mark Forsyth
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between word… read more
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4. And on that Bombshell: Inside the Madness and Genius of Top Gear
By: Richard Porter
3.63
Format: 304 pages,
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5. Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks
By: Zack Hample
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Whether you're a major league couch potato, life-long season ticket-holder, or teaching game to a b… read more
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6. Trading Bases: A Story About Wall Street, Gambling, and Baseball (Not Necessarily in That Order )
By: None
2.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
An ex-Wall Street trader improved on Moneyball's famed sabermetrics to place bets that would beat t… read more
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7. The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime
By: Jason Turbow , Michael Duca
3.27
Format: None pages,
Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more c… read more
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8. The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It
By: Lawrence S. Ritter
5.00
Format: 299 pages,
From the Preface: This new enlarged edition of The Glory of Their Times contains the complete text … read more
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9. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
By: Jon Meacham
4.04
Format: 802 pages, Kindle Edition
In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and … read more
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"No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty."-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
"Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it."-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
"Jefferson was ambivalent about executive power – until he bore executive responsibility."-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
"Sometimes paranoids have enemies, and conspiracies are only laughable when they fail to materialize."-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
10. Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar
By: Alan Shipnuck
4.06
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “A rollicking good time.” —Golfweek * “Thoroughly engaging.” —The Washi… read more
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11. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
12. The Maniac
By: Benjamín Labatut
4.34
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From one of contemporary literature’s most exciting new voices, a haunting story centered on the Hu… read more
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"[...] si nuestra especie iba a sobrevivir el siglo XX, necesitábamos llenar el enorme vacío dejado por la huida de los dioses, y la única candidata viable para realizar esa extraña y esotérica transf…"-Benjamín Labatut, The Maniac
13. 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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14. 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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15. Command and Control (Jack Ryan #23)
By: Marc Cameron
4.46
Format: 462 pages, Kindle Edition
A Russian plot to seize the Panama Canal plunges President Jack Ryan into a desperate fight for his… read more
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16. The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
By: Dwight Garner
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Garner gathers a literary chorus to capture the joys of reading and eating in this comic, personal … read more
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"There's no verb for traveling while hopping from swimming pool to swimming pool. Perhaps "cheevering" would suffice."-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
"A friend once told her that he had seen graffiti in a restaurant's men's room that read, "Gael Greene uses a thesaurus."-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
17. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
By: Daniel Immerwahr
4.46
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more
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"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
18. The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
By: Ben Lindbergh
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Move over, Moneyball -- a cutting-edge look at major league baseball's next revolution: the high-te… read more
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19. 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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20. Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)
By: Colleen Cambridge
3.64
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Marie Benedict, Nita Prose, and of course, Julia Child, will adore thi… read more
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"If I could fix an airplane engine, I could roast a chicken. It couldn't be that difficult, could it? Yes. Yes, it could."-Colleen Cambridge, Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)
21. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks
By: Chris Herring
4.30
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more
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22. Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played
By: Jeff Fletcher
3.77
Format: 256 pages, ebook
The story behind Shohei Ohtani's legendary MVP season as baseball's greatest two-way player--domina… read more
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23. The World's Worst Assistant
By: Sona Movsesian
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From Conan O’Brien’s longtime assistant and cohost of his podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, a … read more
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"Mein Assistent findet das Streben nach dem göttlichen griechischen Staat Arete „lahm“ und sollte „einen Schwanz essen“. - Conan O'Brien"-Sona Movsesian, The World's Worst Assistant
24. How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed
By: Thomas W. Gilbert
3.66
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating, true, story of baseball’s amateur origins. “Explores the conditions and factors th… read more
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25. Swing Kings: The Inside Story of Baseball's Home Run Revolution
By: Jared Diamond
4.08
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the Wall Street Journal’s national baseball writer, the next major work of baseball narrative… read more
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26. Future Value: The Battle for Baseball's Soul and How Teams Will Find the Next Superstar
By: Eric Longenhagen
4.09
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
How to watch baseball and see the future For the modern major league team, player evaluation is a c… read more
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27. A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics: Why WAR, WHIP, wOBA, and Other Advanced Sabermetrics Are Essential to Understanding Modern Baseball
By: Anthony Castrovince
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Broken up into sections (pitching, fielding, hitting), this authoritative yet fun and easy guide wi… read more
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28. The Baseball Book of Why
By: John McCollister
3.48
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a “southpaw?” Why are major league pitchers n… read more
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29. Intentional Balk: Baseball's Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating
By: Daniel Levitt
4.10
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
From the moment of its inception, the quintessentially American sport of baseball has included chea… read more
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30. Five Laterals and a Trombone: Cal, Stanford, and the Wildest Finish in College Football History
By: Tyler Bridges
4.10
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The wildest finish ever to a college football game occurred when five laterals on the final kickoff… read more
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31. Buzz Saw: The Improbable Story of How the Washington Nationals Won the World Series
By: Jesse Dougherty
4.40
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable story of the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals told by the Washington … read more
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