15 Best biography books like Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl: How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York's Baseball Soul by Chris Donnelly

Cover of Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl: How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York's Baseball Soul by Chris Donnelly

Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl: How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York's Baseball Soul

By: Chris Donnelly

3.96

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl focuses on the 1985 New York baseball season, a season like n…

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Cover of Blood Trail (Joe Pickett, #8) by C.J. Box

1. Blood Trail (Joe Pickett, #8)

By: C.J. Box

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Joe Pickett novel from #1"New York Times-"bestselling author C.J. Box. Game wardens have found a … read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball by Wayne Coffey, R.A. Dickey

2. Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball

By: Wayne Coffey , R.A. Dickey

3.97

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

The Glass Castle meets Ball Four as Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey weaves searing honesty and baseb… read more

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  • baseball
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"One of the supreme paradoxes of baseball, and all sports, is that the harder you try to throw a pitch or hit a ball or accomplish something, the smaller your chances are for success. You get the best…"

-Wayne Coffey, Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball

Cover of Veeck As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck by Ed Linn, Bill Veeck

3. Veeck As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck

By: Ed Linn , Bill Veeck

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men… read more

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"To give one can of beer to a thousand people is not nearly as much fun as to give 1,000 cans of beer to one guy. You give a thousand people a can of beer and each of them will drink it, smack his lip…"

-Ed Linn, Veeck As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck

Cover of After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Crimescape #1) by Marilyn J. Bardsley, None

4. After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Crimescape #1)

By: Marilyn J. Bardsley , None

3.83

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

This original edition, published in 2011, is no longer available and has been replaced by the secon… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba

5. I Escaped from Auschwitz

By: Rudolf Vrba

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

The author describes his experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz and his daring escape. read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett, #1) by Robert McCammon

6. Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett, #1)

By: Robert McCammon

3.57

Format: 160 pages,

The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of Fount Royal believe a witch has cursed their town with inexpli… read more

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7. The Boys of Summer

By: Roger Kahn

3.80

Format: 654 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then we… read more

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8. The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It

By: Lawrence S. Ritter

5.00

Format: 299 pages,

From the Preface: This new enlarged edition of The Glory of Their Times contains the complete text … read more

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9. Baa Baa Black Sheep

By: Gregory Boyington

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black… read more

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Cover of Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) by Patrick O'Brian

10. Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

By: Patrick O'Brian

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as… read more

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"Most men find [peace] entirely unlike what they had expected - like love..."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

"The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

"How wonderfully strange,' he thought, 'to be upset by this trifle; yet I am upset."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

"What's wrong with (Captain) Jack Aubrey?" "Everything, since he has a command and I have not."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

Cover of Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

11. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

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Cover of Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain by Andrew McCarthy

12. Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain

By: Andrew McCarthy

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, funny, and poignant travel memoir following  New York Times  bestselling author and ac… read more

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

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 The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the '73 Season Changed Us Forever by John Rosengren

14. The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the '73 Season Changed Us Forever

By: John Rosengren

4.12

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

"The vivid story of a young Reggie Jackson on Charlie Finley's A's and the veteran Willie Mays on Y… read more

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

15. 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 Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George  Stephanopoulos

16. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

By: George Stephanopoulos

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 by Ian W. Toll

17. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

By: Ian W. Toll

4.76

Format: 944 pages, Hardcover

Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacifi… read more

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"TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS"

-Ian W. Toll, Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

Cover of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael        Schulman

18. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

By: Michael Schulman

4.09

Format: 589 pages, Hardcover

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more

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Cover of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin

19. Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball

By: Luke Epplin

4.48

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of four men—Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige—whose improbab… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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  • audiobook
Cover of Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever by Tim Hornbaker

20. Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever

By: Tim Hornbaker

3.93

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

For decades, distinct professional wrestling territories thrived across North America. Each regiona… read more

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Cover of All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told by Douglas Wolk

21. All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

By: Douglas Wolk

4.01

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

The first-ever full reckoning with Marvel Comics' interconnected, half-million-page story, a revela… read more

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"If he does find himself back in the mountain of Marvels, or if he never leaves it, I hope he finds its glorious imaginary world changing all the time, keeping pace with the real one in which he lives…"

-Douglas Wolk, All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

"As you explore the Marvel story, it becomes another world you can call your own, one that's constantly expanding and full of unfinished wonders. You can no more exhaust its possibilities than the rea…"

-Douglas Wolk, All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

Cover of The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence

22. The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth

By: Ben Rawlence

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Elizabeth Kolbert and Barry Lopez, a powerful, poetic and deeply absorbing acco… read more

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Cover of The Guide by Peter Heller

23. The Guide

By: Peter Heller

3.62

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

The best-selling author of The River returns with a heart-racing thriller about a young man who, es… read more

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Cover of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches (Random House Large Print) by Tyler Kepner

24. K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches (Random House Large Print)

By: Tyler Kepner

4.11

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From The New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling histor… read more

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Cover of The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever by Jack Curry

25. The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever

By: Jack Curry

4.14

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the inside story of the 1998 Yankees' unprecedented talent with this gripping account from… read more

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

26. 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 Ride the Devil's Herd: Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang by John Boessenecker

27. Ride the Devil's Herd: Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang

By: John Boessenecker

3.94

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A Pim County Public Library Southwest Books of the Year 2021 A True West Reader’s Choice for Best … read more

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Cover of Billy Ball: Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A's by Dale Tafoya

28. Billy Ball: Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A's

By: Dale Tafoya

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In the early 1970s, the Oakland Athletics was one of the most successful franchises in professional… read more

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Cover of Football Is a Numbers Game: Pro Football Focus and How a Data-Driven Approach Shook Up the Sport by Matthew Coller

29. Football Is a Numbers Game: Pro Football Focus and How a Data-Driven Approach Shook Up the Sport

By: Matthew Coller

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In the 1980s, Neil Hornsby was one of very few National Football League fans in England. Never one … read more

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Cover of Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl: How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York's Baseball Soul by Chris Donnelly

30. Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl: How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York's Baseball Soul

By: Chris Donnelly

3.96

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl focuses on the 1985 New York baseball season, a season like n… read more

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31. Burn

By: Peter Heller

3.72

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emer… read more

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Transform Your Habits

Blood Trail (Joe Pickett, #8)

C.J. Box

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball

Wayne Coffey , R.A. Dickey

3.97

Transform Your Habits

After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Crimescape #1)

Marilyn J. Bardsley , None

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

Patrick O'Brian

4.07

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Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

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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The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Jeff Shaara

4.33

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