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…
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2. How the States Got Their Shapes
By: Mark Stein
3.86
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map … read more
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3. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
By: Rachel Maddow
4.45
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more
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"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
4. 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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5. 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
6. 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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7. Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions
By: Steve Martin
3.72
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin’s cinematic legacy―an illustrated memoir of his legendary act… read more
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8. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
By: David Maraniss
4.02
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
A riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the … read more
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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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
12. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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13. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
By: Ilyon Woo
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more
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14. 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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15. 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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- baseball
- nonfiction
16. Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction
By: Max Allan Collins
4.01
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The first-ever biography of the most popular and most influential pulp writer of all time, written … read more
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17. How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed
By: Thomas W. Gilbert
3.66
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating, true, story of baseball’s amateur origins. “Explores the conditions and factors th… read more
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- nonfiction
18. 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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- baseball
- nonfiction
19. 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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20. The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy, and the Dawn of American Aviation
By: John Lancaster
3.89
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Years before Charles Lindbergh’s flight from New York to Paris electrified the nation, a group of d… read more
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21. The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self
By: Dale Scott
4.37
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Dale Scott’s career as a professional baseball umpire spanned nearly forty years, including thirty-… read more
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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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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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26. 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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27. Baseball: The Movie
By: Noah Gittell
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Featuring Field of Dreams, The Bad News Bears, A League of Their Own, and more: a probing and enter… read more
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28. 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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29. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
By: Evan Friss
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more
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30. The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
By: Wright Thompson
4.51
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from aroun… read more
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31. The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I
By: Jim Leeke
3.75
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
When the United States officially entered World War I in 1917, it was woefully underprepared for ch… read more
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