25 Top sports books like Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate the NFL in the '80s by Bob Glauber

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Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate the NFL in the '80s

By: Bob Glauber

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells dominated what may go down as the greatest decade in pro fo…

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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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2. From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)

By: Ian Fleming

3.91

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

Ian Fleming’s fifth James Bond novel. James Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintell… read more

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"Hope makes a good breakfast. Eat plenty of it."

-Ian Fleming, From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)

"Danger, like a third man, was standing in the room."

-Ian Fleming, From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)

"The naked man who lay splayed out on his face beside the swimming pool might have been dead."

-Ian Fleming, From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)

"Follow your fate, and be satisfied with it, and be glad not to be a second-hand motor salesman, or a yellow-press journalist, pickled in gin and nicotine, or a cripple - or dead."

-Ian Fleming, From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)

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3. The Second Half

By: Roddy Doyle , Roy Keane

2.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers, and former captain of Manchester United and Ir… read more

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4. The Natural

By: Bernard Malamud , Kevin Baker

4.12

Format: None pages,

The classical novel (and basis for the acclaimed film) now in a new edition Introduction by Kevin B… read more

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

5. 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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6. A History of the World in 6 Glasses

By: Tom Standage

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standa… read more

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7. The Red Bandanna: A Life. A Choice. A Legacy.

By: None

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The inspirational story of Welles Crowther, whose decision, determination and sacrifice in the terr… read more

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8. Moneyball

By: Michael Lewis

4.26

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and protagonist of Michael Lewis's Moneyball, had… read more

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"Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,"

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"If you’ve got a dozen pitchers, you need to speak 12 different languages."

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"Baseball is a soap opera that lends itself to probabilistic thinking. [Dick Cramer]"

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"That's what happens when you're thirty-seven years old: you do the things you always did but the result is somehow different."

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

9. The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership

By: Steve Jamison , Bill Walsh , None

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

"Even when you have an organization brimming with talent, victory is not always under your control.… read more

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10. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

By: Jon Krakauer

4.08

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a s… read more

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Cover of LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf by Alan Shipnuck

11. LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

By: Alan Shipnuck

4.14

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Alan Shipnuck, the New York Times bestselling author of Phil, returns with a major new work of insi… read more

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Cover of Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More by James Burrows

12. 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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13. 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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Cover of Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess by Evan Drellich

14. 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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15. 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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Cover of When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season by Rich Cohen

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

By: Rich Cohen

3.90

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and … read more

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17. When the Game Was Ours

By: Larry Bird

4.23

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physic… read more

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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

18. 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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Cover of The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage by Nick de Semlyen

19. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage

By: Nick de Semlyen

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more

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Cover of Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering by Cameron R. Hanes

20. Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

By: Cameron R. Hanes

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

THE EXPLOSIVE NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLERPush beyond your physical limits to improve you… read more

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"This is about abolishing the ego and taking the first step toward becoming the real you!"

-Cameron R. Hanes, Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

Cover of There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

21. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

By: Hanif Abdurraqib

4.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more

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"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."

-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."

-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"

-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

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

22. 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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Cover of Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own by Mike Greenberg

23. Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own

By: Mike Greenberg

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

ESPN personality ( Get Up and #Greeny ) and New York Times bestselling author Mike Greenberg partne… read more

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Cover of Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't) by Mike Florio

24. 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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Cover of Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL by Jeff Pearlman

25. Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Jeff Pearlman―the New York Times best-selling author of Three Ring Circus ―comes the rollickin… read more

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26. LeBron

By: Jeff Benedict

4.40

Format: None pages, Audiobook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the #1 bestselling author of The Dynasty and Tiger Woods—the “defi… read more

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

27. 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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Cover of Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty by John Feinstein

28. Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty

By: John Feinstein

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of enigmatic golfer, commentator, and performer David Feherty—one of the m… read more

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Cover of The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves by Keith Law

29. The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves

By: Keith Law

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, the ESPN baseball writer and author of the acclaimed Smart … read more

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Cover of A Season in the Sun: The Inside Story of Bruce Arians, Tom Brady, and the Making of a Champion by Lars Anderson

30. A Season in the Sun: The Inside Story of Bruce Arians, Tom Brady, and the Making of a Champion

By: Lars Anderson

4.08

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

An unprecedented inside look at the Tampa Bay Bucs’ Super Bowl-winning season, written with the par… read more

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Cover of Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate the NFL in the '80s by Bob Glauber

31. Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate the NFL in the '80s

By: Bob Glauber

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells dominated what may go down as the greatest decade in pro fo… read more

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27 best-selling nonfiction books like Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate the NFL in the '80s by Bob Glauber

Transform Your Habits

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

Transform Your Habits

The Second Half

Roddy Doyle , Roy Keane

2.50

Transform Your Habits

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

Peter Richmond

3.74

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

Tom Standage

4.40

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8 Top audiobook books like Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer

Transform Your Habits

The Letter: My Journey Through Love, Loss, and Life

Marie Tillman

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Empire of the Summer Moon

S.C. Gwynne

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

Jon Krakauer

4.08

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