Chasing the Bear: How Bear Bryant and Nick Saban Made Alabama the Greatest College Football Program of All Time
By: Lars Anderson
4.33
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A dual biography of two coaching legends -- Bear Bryant and Nick Saban -- who built the Alabama Cri…
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1. Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
By: Sudhir Venkatesh
4.07
Format: 302 pages, Hardcover
The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside capture… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
2. The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
By: Michael Shaara
4.33
Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two drea… read more
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"Never let them see you run."-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
"Southern women like their men religious and a little mad."-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
"He was one of those, like Stuart, who looked on war as God's greatest game."-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
"…[W]e have a country here where the past cannot keep a good man in chains, and that's the nature of the war."-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
3. Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season
By: Wayne Coffey , Urban Meyer
4.16
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Remarkable lessons in leadership and teambuilding from one of the greatest college football coaches… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- football
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- leadership
"Our unit leaders pulled their guys in close with last-minute notes about what to expect and words of encouragement."-Wayne Coffey, Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season
"They encouraged each other as they suffered through ridiculously hard workouts. They pushed each other. They coached each other. They made each other better."-Wayne Coffey, Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season
"You do not make it through SEAL training without the support and encouragement of the guys around you. It is in the crucible of training that the bond—the uncommon commitment—of the SEAL brotherhood …"-Wayne Coffey, Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season
"It seems to me that solitude is the very essence of leadership. The position of the leader is ultimately an intensely solitary, even intensely lonely, one. However many people you may consult, you ar…"-Wayne Coffey, Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season
4. Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez
By: Philip Carlo
4.02
Format: 592 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The shocking true story behind the serial killer case that inspired the hit Netflix series! Pain… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
5. The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70s: the Era that Created Modern Sports
By: Kevin Cook
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
Between the Immaculate Reception in 1972 and The Catch in 1982, pro football grew up. In 1972, Stee… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- football
6. Truman
By: David McCullough
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
7. His Excellency: George Washington
By: Joseph J. Ellis
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
National Bestseller To this landmark biography of our first president, Joseph J. Ellis brings the e… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
8. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season
By: Jonathan Eig
3.70
Format: 336 pages,
April 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson ste… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
9. Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
By: H.G. Bissinger
3.33
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Return once again to the enduring account of life in the Mojo lane, to the Permian Panthers of Odes… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
- football
10. Saban: The Making of a Coach
By: Monte Burke
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of When Pride Still Mattered, Paterno, and Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life--the defi… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- football
- sports
- leadership
11. War Room
By: Michael Holley
3.59
Format: 83 pages,
Sports commentator and bestselling author Michael Holley will follow three NFL teams from training … read more
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12. Up from Slavery
By: Booker T. Washington , Ishmael Reed
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Booker T. Washington, the most recognized national leader, orator and educator, emerged from slaver… read more
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13. The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry
By: John Feinstein
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The riveting inside story of college basketball's fiercest rivalry among three coaching legends--Un… read more
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14. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
By: Tom Wolfe
3.57
Format: 416 pages,
For a start, Kesey's own life with the Merry Pranksters is perhaps the consummate example of a phen… read more
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15. The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
By: Steve Jamison , Bill Walsh , None
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
"Even when you have an organization brimming with talent, victory is not always under your control.… read more
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16. Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality
By: Brian Kilmeade
4.22
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and th… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
17. If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury
By: Geraldine DeRuiter
4.15
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the James Beard Award–winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
18. Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell (Frontier Lawmen)
By: Tom Clavin
4.03
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the N… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
19. 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
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
- football
20. Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football
By: John U. Bacon
4.27
Format: 432 pages, ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "One of the best insider-football books ever written.” —Douglas Brinkley A ri… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- football
21. Out of the Pocket : Football, Fatherhood, and College GameDay Saturdays
By: Kirk Herbstreit
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A powerfully intimate, plain-spoken memoir about fathers and sons, fortitude, and football from the… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
- football
22. I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House
By: Stephanie Grisham
3.48
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
The most frank and intimate portrait of the Trump White House yet Stephanie Grisham rose from be… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
23. Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong
By: Eric Barker
4.09
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
AN INSTANT USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER From the author of the Wall Street Journal … read more
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- nonfiction
"To Aristotle, friends “are disposed toward each other as they are disposed to themselves: a friend is another self."-Eric Barker, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong
"Edith Wharton in the 1800s? “There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not as a separate person, however dear and beloved, but an expansion, an interpretation, of one’s self."-Eric Barker, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong
"Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman found that when you survey people in the moment, their happiness levels are highest while with friends... To be fair, research by Beverley Fair shows that we're the…"-Eric Barker, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong
"Without institutional obligations, the upkeep of friendships require must be very deliberate... However, the weakness of friendship is also the source of its immeasurable strength. Why do true friend…"-Eric Barker, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong
24. Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time
By: Ian O'Connor
4.09
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive biography of the NFL’s most enigmatic, controversial,… read more
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- nonfiction
- football
- sports
- leadership
25. Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs
By: Jimmy Johnson
4.21
Format: None pages, Audiobook
From FOX NFL Sunday analyst and legendary Hall of Fame head football coach Jimmy Johnson—the first … read more
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26. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more
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- leadership
27. What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas
By: James Patterson
3.78
Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling … read more
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28. The Leadership Secrets of Nick Saban: How Alabama's Coach Became the Greatest Ever
By: John Talty
4.36
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
Wall Street Journal BestsellerFor almost every year of the last decade, any college team coveting a… read more
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- sports
- football
- leadership
29. Chasing the Bear: How Bear Bryant and Nick Saban Made Alabama the Greatest College Football Program of All Time
By: Lars Anderson
4.33
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A dual biography of two coaching legends -- Bear Bryant and Nick Saban -- who built the Alabama Cri… read more
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- nonfiction
- football
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30. Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23)
By: Vince Flynn
4.53
Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition
Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in the newest thriller from V… read more
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