17 best-selling biography books like Head on: A Memoir by Larry Csonka

Cover of Head on: A Memoir by Larry Csonka

Head on: A Memoir

By: Larry Csonka

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

"No matter what your style, you have to take a beating."--Larry Csonka, Life magazine, October 6, 1…

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Cover of 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

1. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
"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

Cover of Saban: The Making of a Coach by Monte Burke

2. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • football
Cover of You Never Know: A Memoir by Tom Selleck

3. You Never Know: A Memoir

By: Tom Selleck

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more

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

4. 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
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess by Evan Drellich

5. 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
  • nonfiction
Cover of Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball by Keith O'Brien

6. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever by Nick de Semlyen

7. Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever

By: Nick de Semlyen

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic funnymen who ruled '80s Hollywood—Bill Murray, Steve Mart… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Sometimes you gotta say "What the fuck". If you can't say it, you can't do it."

-Nick de Semlyen, Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever

Cover of Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kate Andersen Brower

8. Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon

By: Kate Andersen Brower

4.16

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women, the first ever auth… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer

9. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

By: Matt Singer

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson by Jeff Pearlman

10. 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
Cover of Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas by Jesse   Cole

11. Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas

By: Jesse Cole

3.92

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their sto… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Barkley: A Biography by Timothy Bella

12. Barkley: A Biography

By: Timothy Bella

4.07

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

* A Good Morning America Buzz Book* *A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022* The definitive biogra… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs by Jimmy   Johnson

13. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • football
Cover of The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness by Andy McCullough

14. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football by Gary Myers

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

16. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Head on: A Memoir by Larry Csonka

17. Head on: A Memoir

By: Larry Csonka

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

"No matter what your style, you have to take a beating."--Larry Csonka, Life magazine, October 6, 1… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • football
Cover of Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's Only Perfect Season by Marshall Jon Fisher

18. Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's Only Perfect Season

By: Marshall Jon Fisher

4.36

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Publishing on the 50th anniversary of that magic season, the definitive chronicle of the 1972 Miami… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • football
Cover of Pennant Race: The Classic Game-by-Game Account of a Championship Season, 1961 by Jim Brosnan

19. Pennant Race: The Classic Game-by-Game Account of a Championship Season, 1961

By: Jim Brosnan

4.10

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

“Brosnan obviously knows his baseball, writes about it wittily, informally and with irony. He is a … read more

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  • sports
Cover of Shula: The Coach of the NFL's Greatest Generation by Mark Ribowsky

20. Shula: The Coach of the NFL's Greatest Generation

By: Mark Ribowsky

3.74

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997, Don Shula remains the winningest coach of all time with 347… read more

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  • sports
  • biography
  • football
Cover of Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers by Ian O'Connor

21. Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers

By: Ian O'Connor

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aaron Rodgers is regarded by some as the most talented player to ever hold the most important job i… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • football

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4.15

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