11 best-selling basketball books like Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball by Merl Code

Cover of Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball by Merl Code

Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball

By: Merl Code

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From a former college basketball player and Executive at Nike, a "riveting" ( Sports Illustrated ) …

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1. Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty

By: Jeff Pearlman

3.57

Format: None pages,

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2. Why Soccer Matters

By: Brian Winter , Pelé

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Soccer. Football. The beautiful game. The world's most popular sport goes by many names, but for de… read more

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3. Paterno

By: Joe Posnanski

4.67

Format: 127 pages, Hardcover

By America's premier sportswriter, written with full cooperation of Joe Paterno and his family, Pat… read more

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Cover of Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar by Alan Shipnuck

4. Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar

By: Alan Shipnuck

4.06

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “A rollicking good time.” —Golfweek * “Thoroughly engaging.” —The Washi… read more

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

5. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski by Ian O'Connor

6. Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski

By: Ian O'Connor

4.26

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER The definitive biography of college basketball’s all-time winningest coa… read more

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  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds by Rich Paul

7. Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds

By: Rich Paul

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of will, success, and the luck we make—from the founder and CE… read more

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  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World by Peter S. Goodman

8. Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World

By: Peter S. Goodman

3.92

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller The history of the last half century in America, Europe, an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas by Harley Rustad

9. Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas

By: Harley Rustad

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on t… read more

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

10. 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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  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"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

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11. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

12. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

By: Kobe Bryant

4.26

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • basketball
"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

Cover of Entrances and Exits by Michael    Richards

13. 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
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World by Eric Jay Dolin

14. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World

By: Eric Jay Dolin

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812―a tale of… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art by Orlando Whitfield

15. All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art

By: Orlando Whitfield

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

DECEPTION IS A FINE ART. When Orlando Whitfield first meets Inigo Philbrick, they are students d… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me by Rex Chapman

16. It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me

By: Rex Chapman

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media … read more

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  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks by Chris  Herring

17. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

By: Chris Herring

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook
Cover of It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness by Seth Wickersham

18. It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness

By: Seth Wickersham

4.34

Format: 544 pages, ebook

Over two unbelievable decades, the New England Patriots were not only the NFL’s most dominant team,… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk by Billy Walters

19. Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk

By: Billy Walters

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “An insightful read…Walters is a larger-than-life character.” — Sports … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports by Bruce Schoenfeld

20. Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports

By: Bruce Schoenfeld

3.70

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The story of how a new generation of tech-savvy franchise owners is reshaping every aspect of profe… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between by David Ritz

21. KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

By: David Ritz

4.10

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

NATIONAL BESTSELLER​ A unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star ah… read more

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  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"Diversity always makes me happy."

-David Ritz, KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

"Perfection isn't possible. Aiming for perfection will make you crazy. I was crazy."

-David Ritz, KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

Cover of Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season by Ben Golliver

22. Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season

By: Ben Golliver

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A captivating account of the NBA’s strangest season ever, from shutdown to championship, from a pro… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook
Cover of Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever by Dan    Good

23. Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever

By: Dan Good

4.20

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In Playing Through the Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever , jo… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Game: An Autobiography by Grant Hill

24. Game: An Autobiography

By: Grant Hill

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The full, frank story of a remarkable life’s journey—to the pinnacle of success as a basketball pla… read more

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  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir by Kenny Smith

25. Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir

By: Kenny Smith

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A revealing, humorous, behind-the-scenes memoir from Kenny "The Jet" Smith—superstar basketball com… read more

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  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay by Todd Zolecki

26. Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay

By: Todd Zolecki

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hall of Famer, Cy Young winner, and All-Star will forever be used to describe the illustrious caree… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of American Values: Lessons I Learned from My Family by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

27. American Values: Lessons I Learned from My Family

By: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

4.22

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

With rich detail, compelling honesty, and a storyteller’s gift, RFK Jr. describes his life growing … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball by Merl Code

28. Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball

By: Merl Code

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From a former college basketball player and Executive at Nike, a "riveting" ( Sports Illustrated ) … read more

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  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything by Nate Silver

29. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything

By: Nate Silver

3.84

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of 1996: A Biography — Reliving the Legend-Packed, Dynasty-Stacked, Most Iconic Sports Year Ever: A Biography ― Reliving the Legend-Packed, Dynasty-Stacked, Most Iconic Sports Year Ever by Jon Finkel

30. 1996: A Biography — Reliving the Legend-Packed, Dynasty-Stacked, Most Iconic Sports Year Ever: A Biography ― Reliving the Legend-Packed, Dynasty-Stacked, Most Iconic Sports Year Ever

By: Jon Finkel

3.89

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

On the 25th anniversary of the most influential year in modern sports comes a colorful look back at… read more

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  • nonfiction

22 best-selling audiobook books like Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball by Merl Code

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Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar

Alan Shipnuck

4.06

Transform Your Habits

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

Alan Shipnuck

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski

Ian O'Connor

4.26

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Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds

Rich Paul

4.11

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Burn Book: A Tech Love Story

Kara Swisher

3.99

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Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Ed Zwick

4.03

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

Rich Cohen

3.90

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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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