20 must-read nonfiction books like Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-in-a-Million Big League Journey by Ron Cey

Cover of Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-in-a-Million Big League Journey by Ron Cey

Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-in-a-Million Big League Journey

By: Ron Cey

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Mention “The Penguin” to any Dodgers fan and you’re sure to evoke not just memories of the beloved …

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Cover of The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds by Joe Posnanski

1. The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds

By: Joe Posnanski

4.12

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Baseball 100 “Posnanski offers an eloquent reminder that the great … read more

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  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Living Out Loud: Sports, Cancer, and the Things Worth Fighting For by Brian Curtis, Craig Sager

2. Living Out Loud: Sports, Cancer, and the Things Worth Fighting For

By: Brian Curtis , Craig Sager

3.23

Format: 403 pages, ebook

"Time is something that cannot be bought, it cannot be wagered with God and it is not in endless su… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of A Pirate for Life by Erik Sherman, Steve Blass

3. A Pirate for Life

By: Erik Sherman , Steve Blass

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Exploring a pitching career that began with a complete-game victory over Hall of Famer Don Drysdale… read more

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  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports

4. Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius

By: Bill Pennington , Scott Waxman

3.45

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of one of baseball's most celebrated, mercurial, and misunderstood figures… read more

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5. Wait Till Next Year

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

3.07

Format: None pages,

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

6. 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
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow

7. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … 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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  • nonfiction
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Cover of Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball by Keith O'Brien

9. 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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  • sports
Cover of City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow

10. City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime w… read more

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Cover of Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! by David Zucker

11. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

By: David Zucker

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) by Jack Carr

12. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)

By: Jack Carr

4.54

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more

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

13. 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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  • baseball
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Cover of Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football by John U. Bacon

14. Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football

By: John U. Bacon

4.27

Format: 432 pages, ebook

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "One of the best insider-football books ever written.” —Douglas Brinkley A ri… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Entrances and Exits by Michael    Richards

15. Entrances and Exits

By: Michael Richards

4.12

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas by Jesse   Cole

16. 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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  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played by Jeff Fletcher

17. Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played

By: Jeff Fletcher

3.77

Format: 256 pages, ebook

The story behind Shohei Ohtani's legendary MVP season as baseball's greatest two-way player--domina… read more

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  • sports
Cover of The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories From the Life and Times of One of the NBA's Fiercest Competitors by Charles Oakley

18. The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories From the Life and Times of One of the NBA's Fiercest Competitors

By: Charles Oakley

3.70

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this “incredible read on some incredible days and nights in the old association” (Adrian Wojnaro… read more

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Cover of The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness by Andy McCullough

19. 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 Swing Kings: The Inside Story of Baseball's Home Run Revolution by Jared  Diamond

20. Swing Kings: The Inside Story of Baseball's Home Run Revolution

By: Jared Diamond

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the  Wall Street Journal’s national baseball writer, the next major work of baseball narrative… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Roy White: From Compton to the Bronx by Roy White

21. Roy White: From Compton to the Bronx

By: Roy White

4.32

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

A young man from Compton rises to the highest levels of baseball greatness.Roy White played on the … read more

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

22. 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
Cover of The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era by Andy Martino

23. The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era

By: Andy Martino

4.42

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two … read more

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Cover of 1901: The War of the Baseball Magnates: How the battle for baseball supremacy shaped the future of America's pastime. by Timothy Zarley

24. 1901: The War of the Baseball Magnates: How the battle for baseball supremacy shaped the future of America's pastime.

By: Timothy Zarley

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Play Ball! Step right up, sports enthusiasts and history buffs! Immerse yourself in a riveting h… read more

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Cover of Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-in-a-Million Big League Journey by Ron Cey

25. Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-in-a-Million Big League Journey

By: Ron Cey

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Mention “The Penguin” to any Dodgers fan and you’re sure to evoke not just memories of the beloved … read more

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Cover of Don't Call Me Chico by Tito Santana

26. Don't Call Me Chico

By: Tito Santana

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura affectionately called him "Chico Santana" in the golden age of wr… read more

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Cover of Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero by Waite Hoyt

27. Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero

By: Waite Hoyt

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

The never-before-published memoir of Waite Hoyt, Hall of Fame pitcher for the New York Yankees in t… read more

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Cover of Tiger Tiger: His Life as It's Never Been Told Before by James  Patterson

28. Tiger Tiger: His Life as It's Never Been Told Before

By: James Patterson

4.02

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The impossible life of Tiger Woods—how did he become the GOAT, and what drove him to fall so specta… read more

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Cover of Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher by Lee Child

29. Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher

By: Lee Child

3.36

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for … read more

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Cover of Macho Row: The 1993 Phillies and Baseball's Unwritten Code by William C. Kashatus

30. Macho Row: The 1993 Phillies and Baseball's Unwritten Code

By: William C. Kashatus

3.82

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

Colorful, shaggy, and unkempt, misfits and outlaws, the 1993 Phillies played hard and partied hard.… read more

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Cover of September 1918: War, Plague, and the World Series by Skip Desjardin

31. September 1918: War, Plague, and the World Series

By: Skip Desjardin

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

One hundred years ago, in September 1918, three things came to war, plague, and the World Series. … read more

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22 Best sports books like Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-in-a-Million Big League Journey by Ron Cey

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The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds

Joe Posnanski

4.12

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Living Out Loud: Sports, Cancer, and the Things Worth Fighting For

Brian Curtis , Craig Sager

3.23

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A Pirate for Life

Erik Sherman , Steve Blass

4.15

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

Ron Shelton

4.23

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4.56

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Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess

Evan Drellich

4.16

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Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien

4.43

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Jeff Shaara

4.33

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