Drama in the Bahamas: Muhammad Ali's Last Fight
By: Dave Hannigan
3.91
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
On December 11, 1981, Muhammad Ali slumped on a chair in the cramped, windowless locker room of a m…
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1. The Fight
By: Norman Mailer
4.04
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
In 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaïre, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fi… read more
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"How his hatred seethed in search of a justifiable excuse."-Norman Mailer, The Fight
"It is not uncommon for fighters’ camps to be gloomy. In heavy training, fighters live in dimensions of boredom others do not begin to contemplate. Fighters are supposed to. The boredom creates an imp…"-Norman Mailer, The Fight
"(On choosing to write the book in third person, and using his name Norman as the nom de plume) NOW, OUR MAN of wisdom had a vice. He wrote about himself. Not only would he describe the events he saw,…"-Norman Mailer, The Fight
2. The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
By: Wayne Coffey , Jim Craig , Ken Morrow
4.21
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
The true story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and the Miracle on Ice, which Sports Illustrat… read more
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"The most enduring heroes are people who don't try to be."-Wayne Coffey, The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
"You push on, do your best, and if you are really brave, you dream big, doubts and fears be damned. This is the stuff that miracles are made of, and the proof was there to see, on February 22, 1980."-Wayne Coffey, The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
"You can't look back. You can't dial up euphoria on demand, or try to recreate what happened a quarter century ago. You move forward and you live your life and try to be a better person every day than…"-Wayne Coffey, The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
3. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
By: Edmund Morris
4.23
Format: 816 pages, Paperback
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time Described by … read more
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"Any black or red man who could win admission to “the fellowship of the doers"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"He plunged at once into the somewhat rodent-like life of a professional historian."-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"Wall Street billionaires are predicting that Roosevelt-style railroad rate regulation will sooner or later bring about financial catastrophe. [ca. 1906]"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"[T]he one plain duty of every man is to face the future as he faces the present, regardless of what it may have in store for him, turning toward the light as he sees the light, to play his part manfu…"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
4. The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
By: Joe Posnanski
4.38
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Baseball 100 “A fascinating account of a man who outlasted the ignorance of a na… read more
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- sports
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"Baseball in the Negro Leagues was a little bit rougher, a little bit sweeter, a little bit faster, a little bit cooler, and a little bit more fun than anything... in Major League baseball."-Joe Posnanski, The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
5. The Boys from Brazil
By: Ira Levin
4.06
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Alive and hiding in South America, Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for … read more
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"I say in my talks it takes two things to make it happen again, a new Hitler and social conditions like in the thirties. But that's not true. It takes three things: the Hitler, the conditions, and the…"-Ira Levin, The Boys from Brazil
6. My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me
By: John Daly , Glen Waggoner
3.60
Format: 404 pages, Paperback
Ever since his astonishing victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly has enthralled fans with… read more
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- sports
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7. Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
By: David Roberts
3.30
Format: None pages, Paperback
"An important missing story from the heroic age of Antarctic exploration."--Laurence Gonzales, auth… read more
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8. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
By: Selwyn Raab
3.97
Format: 12 pages,
Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York an… read more
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9. The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring
By: Michael Arkush , Sugar Ray Leonard
4.05
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this unflinching and inspiring autobiography, the boxing legend faces his single greatest compet… read more
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10. The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy
By: Hillary Huber , Masha Gessen
3.29
Format: None pages, Audio CD
An important story for our era: How the American Dream went wrong for two immigrants, and the night… read more
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11. I Am Not Sidney Poitier
By: Percival Everett
4.10
Format: 338 pages,
An irresistible comic novel from the master storyteller Percival Everett, and an irreverent take on… read more
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12. Chocky
By: John Wyndham
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Cover Artist: Harry Willock Matthew, they thought, was just going through a phase of talking to him… read more
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13. Death on Cromer Beach (DS Ashley Knight #1)
By: Ross Greenwood
4.10
Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition
The first in a new series from bestselling author, Ross Greenwood! A brutal double murder on a N… read more
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14. The Nineties
By: Chuck Klosterman
3.87
Format: 370 pages, Hardcover
The Nineties: a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about th… read more
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- nonfiction
"The nineties were a fertile period for the self-indulgent genius."-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties
"In the nineties, doing nothing on purpose was a valid option, and a specific brand of cool became more important than almost anything else. The key to that coolness was disinterest in conventional su…"-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties
15. The Lion (The Golden Age #1)
By: Conn Iggulden
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Ancient Greece, 5th century BC The age of myths and legends has given way to the world of men. I… read more
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16. Guard Her With Your Life
By: Joy Ellis
3.97
Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition
A GRIPPING NEW STANDALONE THRILLER FROM MULTI-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR JOY ELLIS. Detective Sam H… read more
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17. The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
By: Jonathan Rosen
4.07
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
“Brave and nuanced…an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph.” — The New York Times … read more
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"It's true I didn't love the job, but I did want the money. If I was too incompetent for ordinary work, I would have to do something extraordinary or face destruction."-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
"Money had replaced community mental healthcare the way medication had replaced state hospitals. Medication did not go looking for those who resisted taking it, and money could not administer itself. …"-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
18. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
By: Carol Leonnig
4.24
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassina… read more
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19. The Menendez Murders: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menendez Family and the Killings that Stunned the Nation
By: Robert Rand
4.13
Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover the definitive book on the Menendez case—and the primary source material for NBC's Law and… read more
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- biography
20. Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography
By: Staci Robinson
4.44
Format: 691 pages, Hardcover
The first and only estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving expl… read more
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21. The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant
By: Bertrand Hébert
4.13
Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition
A definitive and exhaustive biography Is there a way to find truth in the stuff of legend? You may… read more
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- sports
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22. The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring
By: Paul Beston
4.54
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
For much of the twentieth century, boxing was one of America's most popular sports, and the heavywe… read more
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- nonfiction
23. 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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24. The War: Hagler-Hearns and Three Rounds for the Ages
By: Don Stradley
4.35
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
"Excellent."— Times Literary Supplement The battle between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearn… read more
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25. To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer
By: John Coston
3.93
Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition
The twelve-year rampage of “Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance—and the shocking end to his murder spree T… read more
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26. Drama in the Bahamas: Muhammad Ali's Last Fight
By: Dave Hannigan
3.91
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
On December 11, 1981, Muhammad Ali slumped on a chair in the cramped, windowless locker room of a m… read more
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27. Reboot : My Life, My Time
By: Michael Owen
3.66
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
‘You may think you know my life. But this is the story I’ve been waiting to tell. It’s my time to s… read more
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28. A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 years in Hollywood
By: Irwin Winkler
3.66
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A rollicking autobiography from the legendary producer of Goodfellas, Rocky, and Raging Bull, and a… read more
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29. Shamrock: The World's Most Dangerous Man
By: Jonathan Snowden
4.25
Format: 525 pages, Kindle Edition
From his fights inside the cage with Hall of Famers Royce Gracie and Dan Severn to his even more fe… read more
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30. The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire
By: Grigory Rodchenkov
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The full story behind Oscar award-winning Icarus One of the Financial Times's 'Fifty people who sha… read more
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31. Cassius X: The Transformation of Muhammad Ali
By: Stuart Cosgrove
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Although Muhammad Ali’s decision to assume a new name has often been portrayed as a sudden transfor… read more
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