Bat Boy: Coming of Age with the New York Yankees
By: Matthew McGough
4.04
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and at sixteen Ma…
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1. 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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- baseball
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
"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
2. Zone One
By: Colson Whitehead
3.26
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
In this wry take on the post-apocalyptic horror novel, a pandemic has devastated the planet. The pl… read more
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"A society manufactures the heroes it requires."-Colson Whitehead, Zone One
"He told himself: Hope is a gateway drug, don't do it."-Colson Whitehead, Zone One
"We never see other people anyway, only the monsters we make of them."-Colson Whitehead, Zone One
"Pain could be killed. Sadness could not, but the drugs did shut its mouth for a time."-Colson Whitehead, Zone One
3. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training: A Novel Approach to Cinema (Deep Focus)
By: Sean Howe , Josh Wilker
4.08
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
In 1977, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training had a moment in the sun. A glowing junk sculpture … read more
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- baseball
- nonfiction
- sports
4. Tenth of December
By: George Saunders
3.98
Format: 251 pages, Hardcover
One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an u… read more
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"Ted, I swear to God, quothe he."-George Saunders, Tenth of December
"Every step was a victory. He had to remember that."-George Saunders, Tenth of December
"Why was she dancing? No reason. Just alive, I guess."-George Saunders, Tenth of December
"The thing about girls? Suzanne said. Is we are more content-driven."-George Saunders, Tenth of December
5. Time Salvager (Time Salvager #1)
By: Wesley Chu
2.67
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
Convicted criminal James Griffin-Mars is no one's hero. In his time, Earth is a toxic, abandoned wo… read more
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6. The Boys on the Bus
By: Hunter S. Thompson , Timothy Crouse
3.56
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Cheap booze. Flying fleshpots. Lack of sleep. Endless spin. Lying pols. Just a few of the snares ly… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
7. Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything
By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
4.29
Format: None pages,
The hilarious behind-the-scenes story of two guys who went out for coffee and dreamed up Seinfeld--… read more
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- nonfiction
8. A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage
By: Mark Twain , Roy Blount Jr. , Peter de Sève
4.23
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Set in the quaint hollow of Deer Lick, a mythical town resembling Mark Twain's Hannibal, Missouri, … read more
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9. The Boys of Dunbar: The Story of the Greatest High School Basketball Team
By: Alejandro Danois
4.50
Format: 122 pages, ebook
The inspiring true story of a high-school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in … read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
10. The Given Day (Coughlin #1)
By: Dennis Lehane
3.83
Format: 95 pages, Hardcover
Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, New York Timesbest-selling author Dennis Lehane's … read more
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11. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
By: Bill Bryson
3.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
'I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to' And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
12. The Pelican Brief
By: John Grisham
3.84
Format: 736 pages, Paperback
In suburban Georgetown a killer's Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home... In a seedy D… read more
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13. The Bullpen Gospels: A Non-Prospect's Pursuit of the Major Leagues and the Meaning of Life
By: Dirk Hayhurst
4.04
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
From the humble heights of a Class-A pitcher's mound to the deflating lows of sleeping on his gun-t… read more
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14. The Bad Guys Won!
By: Jeff Pearlman
4.32
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
The Bad Guys Won, award-winning Sports Illustratedbaseball writer Jeff Pearlman returns to an innoc… read more
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15. Shoeless Joe
By: W.P. Kinsella
3.97
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“If you build it, he will come.” These mysterious words inspire Ray Kinsella to create a cornfi… read more
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- baseball
- sports
"I'm not trying to bleed you. I want to renew you."-W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe
"Any game becomes important when you know and love the players."-W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe
"Serenity is a very elusive quality. I've been trying all my life to find it."-W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe
"I am more than a little jealous that the wonder I am party to has been sprinkled over Salinger's gray head."-W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe
16. The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
By: Jennifer Worth
3.78
Format: 472 pages,
An unforgettable story of the joy of motherhood, the bravery of a community, and the hope of one ex… read more
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18. Making It So
By: Patrick Stewart
4.33
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
19. 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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- sports
- biography
20. Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell
By: Tim Miller
3.97
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Former Republican political operative Tim Miller admits what no one else on the right ever will: th… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
" Why We Did It is a book about the people who submitted to every whim of a comically unfit and detestable man who crapped all over them and took over the party they had given their life to. It’s abou…"-Tim Miller, Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell
21. Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More
By: James Burrows
3.86
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
"Being directed by the Jimmy Burrows, while on Friends, was like hitting the jackpot. I'm delighte… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
22. Happy-Go-Lucky
By: David Sedaris
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
David Sedaris, the “champion storyteller,” ( Los Angeles Times ) returns with his first new collect… read more
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- biography
- memoir
23. 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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- nonfiction
- baseball
- biography
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24. 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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- biography
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25. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
By: Shannon Reed
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"I think, therefore, I cry..."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"Life is so much better with books than without."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
26. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
27. The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife
By: Brad Balukjian
4.00
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
Is there life after baseball? Starting from this simple question, The Wax Pack ends up with somethi… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
28. No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood
By: Erin Carlson
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
National Bestseller The inside story of how A League of Their Own —one of the most beloved basebal… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
29. One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season
By: Chris Ballard
4.28
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
"One Shot at Forever is powerful, inspirational. . . . This isn't merely a book about baseball. It'… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- sports
30. 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid
By: Willie Mays
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The legendary Willie Mays shares the inspirations and influences responsible for guiding him on and… read more
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- biography
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31. Bat Boy: Coming of Age with the New York Yankees
By: Matthew McGough
4.04
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and at sixteen Ma… read more
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