17 must-read history books like Stumbling around the Bases: The American League’s Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras by Andy McCue

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Stumbling around the Bases: The American League’s Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras

By: Andy McCue

4.32

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the late 1950s to the 1980s, baseball’s American League mismanaged integration and expansion, …

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1. A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs , J. Allen St. John

4.04

Format: 1167 pages, Kindle Edition

When John Carter goes to sleep in a mysterious cave in the Arizona dessert, he wakes up on the plan… read more

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"The whole fabric of our religion is based on superstitious belief in lies that have been foisted upon us for ages by those directly above us, to whose personal profit and aggrandizement it was to hav…"

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)

2. The Betrayal: How the 1919 Black Sox Scandal Changed Baseball

By: Charles Fountain

4.21

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

In the most famous scandal of sports history, eight Chicago White Sox players--including Shoeless J… read more

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3. The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit

By: Ron Shelton

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning screenwriter and director of cult classic Bull Durham, the extremely enterta… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • sports
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4. 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

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5. The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City

By: Kevin Baker

4.39

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures… read more

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  • history
  • sports
Cover of Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50) by Mike Lupica

6. Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50)

By: Mike Lupica

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest installment of … read more

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7. The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America

By: H.W. Brands

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer-prize finalist H. W. Brands follows the lives and battles of Gen… read more

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Cover of Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski

8. 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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Cover of The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams by Adam    Lazarus

9. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

By: Adam Lazarus

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more

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  • sports
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10. 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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  • sports
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11. 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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  • history
  • sports
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12. 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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  • history
  • sports
Cover of The Atlas Maneuver (Cotton Malone, #18) by Steve Berry

13. The Atlas Maneuver (Cotton Malone, #18)

By: Steve Berry

4.28

Format: 401 pages, Hardcover

From celebrated  New York Times  bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest Cotton Malone adve… read more

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14. 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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15. 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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  • sports
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16. 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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17. The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

By: Tyler Kepner

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly ent… read more

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  • history
  • sports
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18. Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original

By: Howard Bryant

4.23

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

“Seldom does a sports biography—especially a page-turner—so comprehensively explain the forces that… read more

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  • history
  • sports
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19. True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

By: Kostya Kennedy

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year True is a probing, richly-detailed, u… read more

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  • history
  • sports
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20. The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness

By: Andy McCullough

4.49

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw… read more

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  • sports
Cover of Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty by Scott Howard-Cooper

21. Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty

By: Scott Howard-Cooper

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three-Ring Circus comes a bold narrative history of the… read more

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22. The Eastern Front: A History of the First World War

By: Nick Lloyd

4.38

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of the Eastern Front in the First World War, from the acclaimed military his… read more

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Cover of Get Up, Baby!: My Seven Decades With the St. Louis Cardinals by Rick Hummel

23. Get Up, Baby!: My Seven Decades With the St. Louis Cardinals

By: Rick Hummel

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of Cardinals baseball packed with Mike Shannon's passion for th… read more

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Cover of Intentional Balk: Baseball's Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating by Daniel Levitt

24. 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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  • sports
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25. Stumbling around the Bases: The American League’s Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras

By: Andy McCue

4.32

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the late 1950s to the 1980s, baseball’s American League mismanaged integration and expansion, … read more

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  • sports
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26. Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years

By: Steven P. Gietschier

4.75

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

The Turbulent Midcentury Years explores the history of organized baseball during the middle of the… read more

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  • sports
Cover of The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America by Michael MacCambridge

27. 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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  • history
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28. Mellencamp

By: Paul Rees

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of John Mellencamp, the iconic American rock and roll original, featuring … read more

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29. Charlie Murphy: The Iconoclastic Showman behind the Chicago Cubs

By: Jason Cannon

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

2023 SABR Larry Ritter Book Award  Finalist for the 2022 CASEY Award You don’t know the history of… read more

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Cover of Mover and Shaker: Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and Baseball's Westward Expansion by Andrew McCue

30. Mover and Shaker: Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and Baseball's Westward Expansion

By: Andrew McCue

4.45

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

One of the most influential and controversial team owners in professional sports history, Walter O’… read more

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  • sports
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31. Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments

By: Joe Posnanski

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A moving celebration of the history of American football from the New York Times bestselling author… read more

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  • history

21 best-selling sports books like Stumbling around the Bases: The American League’s Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras by Andy McCue

Transform Your Habits

The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit

Ron Shelton

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City

Kevin Baker

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

Transform Your Habits

The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

Adam Lazarus

4.20

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Transform Your Habits

Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

C.J. Box

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Eruption

Michael Crichton

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

Harlan Coben

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)

Jonathan Kellerman

4.21

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