10 must-read football books like Cheating Is Encouraged: A Hard-Nosed History of the 1970s Raiders by Mike Siani

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Cheating Is Encouraged: A Hard-Nosed History of the 1970s Raiders

By: Mike Siani

3.43

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Straight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulat…

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1. Brief Cases (The Dresden Files #15.5)

By: Jim Butcher

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Unknown Binding

Brief Casesis the sequel anthology of Side Jobs, and will be released before Peace Talks Set to inc… read more

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2. Mirror, Mirror (The Dresden Files, #17)

By: Jim Butcher

3.87

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

"The next book after this one (, DragonCon 2015. read more

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3. Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders

By: Peter Richmond

3.74

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

A book that explores the enduring legends of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raide… read more

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4. The Yucks: Two Years in Tampa with the Losingest Team in NFL History

By: Jason Vuic

3.75

Format: None pages, ebook

Friday Night Lights meets The Bad News Bears in "a brisk, warmhearted reminder of how professional … read more

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5. I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond

By: Michael Oher

2.00

Format: None pages,

The football star made famous in the hit film The Blind Sidereflects on how far he has come from th… read more

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6. The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)

By: Michael Connelly

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is mo… read more

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7. 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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8. American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

By: Nick Bilton

4.40

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedro… read more

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"It was time to bring in the people with the calculators."

-Nick Bilton, American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

"This is one of those rare government buildings in which someone who uses a calculator for a living can wield more power than a person who carries a gun."

-Nick Bilton, American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

9. Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre

By: Jeff Pearlman

3.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From a New York Timesbest-selling author, the full, definitive biography of Brett Favre A towering … read more

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10. The Law (The Dresden Files, #17.5)

By: Jim Butcher

4.40

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

From the number one New York Times bestselling The Dresden Files series, a brand new novella set af… read more

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11. Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard re… read more

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12. Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.25

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in th… read more

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13. The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports

By: Joshua Robinson

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Club is the previously untold inside story of how English soccer’s Premier League became the wi… read more

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"The rise of the English Premier League is a story about the sports world's wildest gold rush. In the span of twenty-five years, the league's twenty clubs have increased their combined value by 10,000…"

-Joshua Robinson, The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports

"I'm not saying that we're Disney, but if you think about it, it's not that dissimilar, Berrada said. We have characters - which are players - that our fans relate to; we put on a show every three or …"

-Joshua Robinson, The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports

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14. Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road

By: Kyle Buchanan

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max:… 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. Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)

By: Stephen Fry

4.35

Format: 414 pages, Hardcover

The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty,… read more

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"His reward is the eternal fame that is both priceless and worthless"

-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)

"Bij onze geboorte ligt ons lot al vast, en niemand heeft ooit het zijne kunnen ontlopen (Hektor)"

-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)

"Forget him. What is treasure? Or Briseis, or honor, or anything? Next to the life of the one I loved best and dearest? My beloved, my only Patroclus."

-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)

"Zelfs de onsterfelijke goden waren niet bij machte zich te verhouden tot, mee te leven met, nakomelingen te verwekken bij en het lot te bepalen van zo'n aanzwellende schare eerzuchtige, vernuftige en…"

-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)

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17. Built to Fail: The Inside Story of Blockbuster's Inevitable Bust

By: Alan Payne

4.09

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

How does an iconic brand die? For more than two decades, Blockbuster was America’s favorite way … read more

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18. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell… read more

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19. Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion

By: Tom Beaujour

4.07

Format: 535 pages, Hardcover

Hard rock in the 1980s was a hedonistic and often intensely creative wellspring of escapism that pe… read more

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20. 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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21. Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't)

By: Mike Florio

3.54

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The story of a modern NFL that can’t get out of its own way—and can’t stop making money In recent … read more

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22. Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.28

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combi… read more

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Cover of Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy

23. Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics

By: Dan Shaughnessy

4.22

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

Today the NBA is a vast global franchise—a billion-dollar industry seen by millions of fans in the … read more

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Cover of Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond by Geezer Butler

24. Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

By: Geezer Butler

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking, effusive, and candid memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of Black … read more

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"Being in Black Sabbath felt like being an actor in a soap opera. It’s a minor miracle all four of the original lineup survived beyond the 1970s, let alone that we’re all still here. Along the way, we…"

-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

"Writing was my godsend, my treatment, my way of digging myself out of a depressive hole. That’s not an outlet a lot of working-class kids had. But because I’d been exposed to books from an early age,…"

-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

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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. Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler

By: Mike Freeman

3.80

Format: 272 pages, ebook

The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the Nation… read more

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27. 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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Cover of Football Done Right: Setting the Record Straight on the Coaches, Players, and History of the NFL by Michael Lombardi

28. Football Done Right: Setting the Record Straight on the Coaches, Players, and History of the NFL

By: Michael Lombardi

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Former NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Michael Lombardi takes readers on the u… read more

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Cover of NFL Brawler: A Player-Turned-Agent's Forty Years in the Bloody Trenches of the National Football League by Ralph Cindrich

29. NFL Brawler: A Player-Turned-Agent's Forty Years in the Bloody Trenches of the National Football League

By: Ralph Cindrich

3.80

Format: None pages, MP3 CD

NFL Brawler is a raucous first-person account of an NFL under siege by the game's first player-turn… read more

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Cover of Cheating Is Encouraged: A Hard-Nosed History of the 1970s Raiders by Mike Siani

30. Cheating Is Encouraged: A Hard-Nosed History of the 1970s Raiders

By: Mike Siani

3.43

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Straight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulat… read more

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Cover of The Uncrowned Champs: How the 1963 San Diego Chargers Would Have Won the Super Bowl by Dave Steidel

31. The Uncrowned Champs: How the 1963 San Diego Chargers Would Have Won the Super Bowl

By: Dave Steidel

3.86

Format: 429 pages, Kindle Edition

Before the inception of the Super Bowl-football’s faceoff of the best teams to find out who is trul… read more

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15 Best sports books like Cheating Is Encouraged: A Hard-Nosed History of the 1970s Raiders by Mike Siani

Transform Your Habits

Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders

Peter Richmond

3.74

Transform Your Habits

The Yucks: Two Years in Tampa with the Losingest Team in NFL History

Jason Vuic

3.75

Transform Your Habits

The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports

Joshua Robinson

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity

Bill O'Reilly

4.20

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12 Best history books like Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy

Transform Your Habits

Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski

Ian O'Connor

4.26

Transform Your Habits

When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

Rich Cohen

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Tall Men, Short Shorts: The 1969 NBA Finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a Very Young Sports Reporter

Leigh Montville

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

Chris Herring

4.30

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