16 Best sports books like Mover and Shaker: Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and Baseball's Westward Expansion by Andrew McCue

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Mover and Shaker: Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and Baseball's Westward Expansion

By: Andrew McCue

4.45

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

One of the most influential and controversial team owners in professional sports history, Walter O’…

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1. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

By: Stacy Schiff

3.74

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… read more

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2. The Exchange

By: John Grisham

3.69

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a … read more

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"Winning was always fun, but winning with class was far more important."

-John Grisham, The Exchange

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3. 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

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"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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4. Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality

By: Brian Kilmeade

4.22

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and th… read more

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5. The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America

By: H.W. Brands

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer-prize finalist H. W. Brands follows the lives and battles of Gen… read more

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6. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

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"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

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7. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

By: David Maraniss

4.02

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the … read more

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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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Cover of The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

11. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

By: David Grann

4.19

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more

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12. The Old Lion

By: Jeff Shaara

4.24

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara, The Old Lion a brilliant novel tracing the life… read more

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

By: Jeff Shaara

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more

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14. 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

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15. To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment

By: Bret Baier

4.40

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

 Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how Geo… read more

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16. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

By: Paul Newman

3.89

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more

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17. 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 The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series by Tyler Kepner

18. The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

By: Tyler Kepner

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly ent… read more

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19. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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20. Barkley: A Biography

By: Timothy Bella

4.07

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

* A Good Morning America Buzz Book* *A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022* The definitive biogra… read more

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Cover of Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant

21. 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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Cover of Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played by Jeff Fletcher

22. Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played

By: Jeff Fletcher

3.77

Format: 256 pages, ebook

The story behind Shohei Ohtani's legendary MVP season as baseball's greatest two-way player--domina… read more

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23. Jim Kaat: Good As Gold: My Eight Decades in Baseball

By: Jim Kaat

3.59

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of baseball packed with humor and passion for the game With a … read more

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24. Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty

By: Scott Howard-Cooper

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three-Ring Circus comes a bold narrative history of the… read more

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25. The Eastern Front: A History of the First World War

By: Nick Lloyd

4.38

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of the Eastern Front in the First World War, from the acclaimed military his… read more

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Cover of Stumbling around the Bases: The American League’s Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras by Andy McCue

26. Stumbling around the Bases: The American League’s Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras

By: Andy McCue

4.32

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the late 1950s to the 1980s, baseball’s American League mismanaged integration and expansion, … read more

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Cover of Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's Only Perfect Season by Marshall Jon Fisher

27. Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's Only Perfect Season

By: Marshall Jon Fisher

4.36

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Publishing on the 50th anniversary of that magic season, the definitive chronicle of the 1972 Miami… read more

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28. Mover and Shaker: Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and Baseball's Westward Expansion

By: Andrew McCue

4.45

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

One of the most influential and controversial team owners in professional sports history, Walter O’… read more

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Cover of Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers by Ian O'Connor

29. Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers

By: Ian O'Connor

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aaron Rodgers is regarded by some as the most talented player to ever hold the most important job i… read more

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30. Baseball Heaven: Up Close and Personal, What It Was Really Like in the Major Leagues

By: Peter Golenbock

3.82

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes look at baseball history, as told through timeless interviews with major league… read more

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31. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

By: Malcolm Gladwell

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns … read more

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11 Best baseball books like Mover and Shaker: Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and Baseball's Westward Expansion by Andrew McCue

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

Transform Your Habits

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

Evan Drellich

4.16

Transform Your Habits

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

John Rosengren

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson

Jeff Pearlman

4.20

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11 best-selling adult books like The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman

Transform Your Habits

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

Tom Hanks

3.70

Transform Your Habits

My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions

Steve Martin

3.72

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