7 must-read nonfiction books like Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball by Dave Pallone

Cover of Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball by Dave Pallone

Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

By: Dave Pallone

3.61

Format: 348 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A gay umpire offers a candid inside view of professional baseball, discussing his career and relati…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball by Dave Pallone , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of The Confession by John Grisham

1. The Confession

By: John Grisham

3.91

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFirst time in paperbackAn innocent man is about to be executed.Only a g… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's The Confession book and Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

"He counts votes before he decides what to have for breakfast."

-John Grisham, The Confession

"You need some coffee, don't you?" "Yes, I've only had a gallon."

-John Grisham, The Confession

"He had blown the trumpet for so long that no one heard it anymore."

-John Grisham, The Confession

"Good God, Keith." "Yes, I've talked to Him too and I'm still waiting on his Guidance..."

-John Grisham, The Confession

2. Planet of the Apes

By: Pierre Boulle , Xan Fielding

3.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Em pouco tempo, os desbravadores do espaco descobrem a terrivel verdade: nesse mundo, seus pares hu… read more

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3. Passing

By: Nella Larsen

3.93

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

Nella Larsen's fascinating exploration of race and identity--the inspiration for the upcoming Netfl… read more

Similar categories in Nella Larsen's Passing book and Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

"Well, what of it? If sex isn’t a joke, what is it"

-Nella Larsen, Passing

"I think that being a mother is the cruellest thing in the world."

-Nella Larsen, Passing

"Everything can't be explained by some general biological phrase."

-Nella Larsen, Passing

"It hurt. It hurt like hell. But it didn’t matter, if no one knew."

-Nella Larsen, Passing

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4. 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

Similar categories in Erik Larson's The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War book and Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

  • nonfiction
"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

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5. Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)

By: Colson Whitehead

3.74

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a … read more

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"Step back and the world is a classroom if need be."

-Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)

"Crooked world, straight world, same rules - everybody had a hand out for the envelope."

-Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)

"He was a strange mix--congenial but reserved in a way that told you being friendly was an act of will."

-Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)

"I'm an entrepreneur." "Entrepreneur?" Pepper said the last part like manure. "That's just a hustler who pays taxes."

-Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)

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6. 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

Similar categories in Evan Drellich's Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess book and Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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7. The Boys from Biloxi

By: John Grisham

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry… read more

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"The ship was sinking and the rats were jumping overboard."

-John Grisham, The Boys from Biloxi

"Great trial lawyers aren't born; they're made. The great ones simply tell the jury a story..."

-John Grisham, The Boys from Biloxi

Cover of Sparring Partners (Jake Brigance, #4) by John Grisham

8. Sparring Partners (Jake Brigance, #4)

By: John Grisham

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acknowledged master of the legal thriller.… read more

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9. Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs

By: Jimmy Johnson

4.21

Format: None pages, Audiobook

From FOX NFL Sunday analyst and legendary Hall of Fame head football coach Jimmy Johnson—the first … read more

Similar categories in Jimmy Johnson's Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs book and Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of The Last Real Season: A Hilarious Look Back at 1975 - When Major Leaguers Made Peanuts, the Umpires Wore Red, and Billy Martin Terrorized Everyone by Mike Shropshire

10. The Last Real Season: A Hilarious Look Back at 1975 - When Major Leaguers Made Peanuts, the Umpires Wore Red, and Billy Martin Terrorized Everyone

By: Mike Shropshire

3.77

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A rollicking and ribald first-person account of the 1975 Major League Baseball season—the last year… read more

Similar categories in Mike Shropshire's The Last Real Season: A Hilarious Look Back at 1975 - When Major Leaguers Made Peanuts, the Umpires Wore Red, and Billy Martin Terrorized Everyone book and Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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11. 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

Similar categories in Dan Good's Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever book and Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

  • baseball
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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12. Tinker to Evers to Chance: The Chicago Cubs and the Dawn of Modern America

By: David Rapp

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Their names were chanted, crowed, and cursed. Alone they were a shortstop, a second baseman, and a … read more

Similar categories in David Rapp's Tinker to Evers to Chance: The Chicago Cubs and the Dawn of Modern America book and Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports
Cover of Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball by Dave Pallone

13. Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

By: Dave Pallone

3.61

Format: 348 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A gay umpire offers a candid inside view of professional baseball, discussing his career and relati… read more

Similar categories in Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball book and Dave Pallone's Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

  • baseball
  • biography
  • gay
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports

6 Best sports books like Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball by Dave Pallone

Transform Your Habits

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

Evan Drellich

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs

Jimmy Johnson

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Last Real Season: A Hilarious Look Back at 1975 - When Major Leaguers Made Peanuts, the Umpires Wore Red, and Billy Martin Terrorized Everyone

Mike Shropshire

3.77

Transform Your Habits

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

Dan Good

4.20

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19 Best nonfiction books like The Last Real Season: A Hilarious Look Back at 1975 - When Major Leaguers Made Peanuts, the Umpires Wore Red, and Billy Martin Terrorized Everyone by Mike Shropshire

Transform Your Habits

The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

Joe Posnanski

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Ball Four

Jim Bouton

4.05

Transform Your Habits

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age

Robert Weintraub

5.00

Transform Your Habits

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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