Brothers in Arms: Koufax, Kershaw, and the Dodgers' Extraordinary Pitching Tradition
By: Jon Weisman
4.22
Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, with enduring lega…
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1. King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales
By: Eugène Vinaver , Thomas Malory
4.02
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Thomas Malory, knight, adventurer, and soldier, was born in the early years of the fifteenth centur… read more
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2. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)
By: Ian W. Toll
4.61
Format: 688 pages, Paperback
The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challe… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
3. Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson
By: Kent Babb
3.90
Format: 311 pages, Hardcover
“This is more than just great sports writing, this is writing at its best. Babb strips away the pub… read more
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- nonfiction
4. Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s
By: Dan Epstein
4.33
Format: None pages,
The Bronx Is Burning meets Chuck Klosterman in this wild pop-culture history of baseball's most col… read more
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- history
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- baseball
5. Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court
By: Jay Bilas , Coach K.
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The popular ESPN basketball analyst and former Duke player looks at the… read more
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- sports
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6. Matterhorn
By: Karl Marlantes
3.30
Format: 107 pages,
A big, powerful saga of men in combat, written over the course of thirty-five years by a highly dec… read more
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7. Honus Wagner: A Biography
By: Dennis DeValeria , Jeanne Burke DeValeria
4.27
Format: 359 pages, Paperback
Discusses the life and career of the famed baseball player, from his early days in the mines of wes… read more
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- baseball
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8. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
By: Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A riveting historical narrative of the shocking events surrounding the assassination of John F. Ken… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
9. Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
By: Robert W. Creamer , Dick Schaap
4.31
Format: None pages,
Babe Ruth moved beyond the baselines and outfield fences of the baseball stadiums that brought him … read more
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- history
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10. The Cases That Haunt Us (Lisa Drew Books)
By: None , Mark Olshaker
4.00
Format: 256 pages,
America's foremost expert on criminal profiling provides his uniquely gripping analysis of seven of… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
11. Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
By: Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard
4.27
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain’… read more
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12. Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin’ A’s
By: Jason Turbow
3.00
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
How the Oakland A's of the 1970s--a revolutionary band of brawling Hall of Famers--won three straig… read more
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13. They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45
By: Milton Sanford Mayer
3.79
Format: 704 pages, Paperback
"What no one seemed to notice," said a colleague of mine, a philologist, "was the ever widening gap… read more
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14. The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
By: John Perkins
4.11
Format: None pages, Paperback
Shocking Bestseller: The original version of this astonishing tell-all book spent 73 weeks on the N… read more
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15. Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary
By: None
4.03
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Ernie Johnson Jr. has been in the game a long time. With one of the most recognized voices in sport… read more
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16. Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
By: None
4.67
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Nazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the Amer… read more
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17. Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
By: Sid Meier
4.19
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the “godfather of computer gaming,” an… read more
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- nonfiction
"In the right context, a game is not just a vehicle for fun, but an exercise in self-determination and confidence."-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
"Separately is probably how I work best with everyone, to be honest. I'm an introvert who likes people: I want to collaborate on the whole, but do my part individually."-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
"Whatever it is you want to be good at, you have to make sure you continue to read, and learn, and seek joy elsewhere, because you never know where inspiration will strike."-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
"Games were not just a diversion, I realized. Games could make you feel. If great literature could would its power through nothing but black squiggles on a page, how much more could be done with movem…"-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
18. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
By: Dolly Parton
4.03
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestseller Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"My coat of many colors that my mama made for me, Made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly. Now I know we had no money, but I was rich as I could be. In my coat of many colors my mama made for me…"-Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
19. Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers
By: Faith G. Harper
3.32
Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition
Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes--having melt … read more
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"We either win or we learn. So take the fuck-ups as new ways of getting good information about yourself."-Faith G. Harper, Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers
20. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell… read more
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- sports
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21. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts
By: Bill O'Reilly
3.67
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Jour… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
22. Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original
By: Howard Bryant
4.23
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
“Seldom does a sports biography—especially a page-turner—so comprehensively explain the forces that… read more
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- history
- sports
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- baseball
23. 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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- history
- sports
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- baseball
24. Why Baseball Matters (Why X Matters Series)
By: Susan Jacoby
3.40
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A best-selling author and passionate baseball fan takes a tough-minded look at America’s most tradi… read more
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25. A Brief History of Creation: Science and the Search for the Origin of Life
By: Bill Mesler
4.00
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The epic story of the scientists through the ages who have sought answers to life’s biggest mystery… read more
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- nonfiction
26. Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted
By: Jeremy W. Peters
4.12
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
How did the party of Lincoln become the party of Trump? From a Washington reporter for The New York… read more
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27. 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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- baseball
28. Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection
By: Nicklas Lidstrom
3.66
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The life and career of Nicklas Lidstrom almost reads like a real-life hockey fairy tale. Drafted by… read more
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29. COVID Curveball: An Inside View of the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers World Championship Season
By: Tim Neverett
3.58
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A riveting inside account of the most unforgettable season in Los Angeles Dodgers history, from the… read more
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30. Brothers in Arms: Koufax, Kershaw, and the Dodgers' Extraordinary Pitching Tradition
By: Jon Weisman
4.22
Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, with enduring lega… read more
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31. Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers
By: John W. Dean
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democ… read more
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