9 must-read biography books like The Curse of the Bambino by Dan Shaughnessy

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The Curse of the Bambino

By: Dan Shaughnessy

3.59

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The Boston Red Sox's loss to the New York Yankees in the 2003 playoffs has been called "the game of…

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Cover of Scumble (Savvy, #2) by Ingrid Law

1. Scumble (Savvy, #2)

By: Ingrid Law

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Nine years after Mibs's Savvy journey, her cousin Ledge has just turned thirteen . . . But Ledger K… read more

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2. Francona: The Red Sox Years

By: Terry Francona , Dan Shaughnessy

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From 2004 to 2011, Terry Francona managed the Boston Red Sox, perhaps the most scrutinized team in … read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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3. Snow White

By: Camille Rose Garcia , Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm , Ειρήνη Μάρρα

4.03

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Designed for children learning to read, this book retells "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in live… read more

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  • picture books
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4. Mystic River

By: Dennis Lehane

4.17

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange… read more

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  • audiobook
"We all die alone...... I could have helped her with the dying."

-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

"She was his wife, mother, best friend, sister, lover, and priest."

-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

"Men. If you give them half a chance, they'll fuck you over just to prove they can."

-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

"I’m just saying there are threads, okay? Threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected."

-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

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5. A Blaze of Glory (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #1)

By: Jeff Shaara

3.97

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

In the first novel of a spellbinding new trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara ret… read more

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6. Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

By: David Maraniss

4.33

Format: None pages,

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports

7. Based on a True Story

By: Norm Macdonald

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible memoir of the actor, gambler, ra… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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8. The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

By: Eric Carle

3.64

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new Eric Carle picture book for the artist in us all Every child has an artist inside t… read more

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  • picture books
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9. Moneyball

By: Michael Lewis

4.26

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and protagonist of Michael Lewis's Moneyball, had… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,"

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"If you’ve got a dozen pitchers, you need to speak 12 different languages."

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"Baseball is a soap opera that lends itself to probabilistic thinking. [Dick Cramer]"

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"That's what happens when you're thirty-seven years old: you do the things you always did but the result is somehow different."

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

10. Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero

By: Leigh Montville

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generatio… read more

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11. Brain Droppings

By: George Carlin

4.52

Format: None pages, Paperback

George Carlin's been working the crowd since "the counterculture" became "the over-the-counter cult… read more

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12. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

By: Stephen Jay Gould , None

3.56

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigan… read more

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13. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

By: Charles C. Mann

4.23

Format: 11 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival o… read more

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14. Big Cat, Little Cat

By: Elisha Cooper

3.96

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

There was a cat who lived alone. Until the day a new cat came . . . And so a story of friendship be… read more

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15. Chivalry

By: Neil Gaiman

4.21

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

Another delightfully humorous and sweet fantasy graphic novel adaptation of a Neil Gaiman short sto… read more

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  • audiobook
"Mrs. Whitaker found the Holy Grail; it was under a fur coat."

-Neil Gaiman, Chivalry

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16. Neither

By: Airlie Anderson

4.17

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

In this colorful and touching story that celebrates what makes each of us unique, a little creature… read more

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  • picture books
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17. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Frank Herbert's Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib

By: Brian Herbert

4.07

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The second of three volumes of the graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science fic… read more

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19. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

By: Bono

4.20

Format: 564 pages, Hardcover

Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

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20. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3)

By: Peter Brown

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot ser… read more

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  • audiobook
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21. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster

By: Mo Willems

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times best-selling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems! Buckle up… read more

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  • picture books
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22. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

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  • picture books
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23. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

By: Ron Howard

4.27

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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24. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

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  • picture books
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25. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

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  • picture books
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26. Powwow Day

By: Traci Sorell

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more

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  • picture books
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27. The Dynasty

By: Jeff Benedict

4.46

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tiger Woods comes the… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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28. Rick the Rock of Room 214

By: Julie Falatko

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Even rocks have big dreams in this sweet and wacky picture book for fans of Aaron Reynolds and Mac … read more

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  • picture books
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29. A Map into the World

By: Kao Kalia Yang

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Paj Ntaub, a young Hmong American girl, spends a busy year with her family in their new home and s… read more

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  • picture books
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30. Mapping Sam

By: Joyce Hesselberth

4.00

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An adventurous cat named Sam explores her neighborhood at night. Maps can show us streets and su… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
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31. The Curse of the Bambino

By: Dan Shaughnessy

3.59

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The Boston Red Sox's loss to the New York Yankees in the 2003 playoffs has been called "the game of… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook

11 must-read audiobook books like The Curse of the Bambino by Dan Shaughnessy

Transform Your Habits

Francona: The Red Sox Years

Terry Francona , Dan Shaughnessy

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Mystic River

Dennis Lehane

4.17

Based on a True Story

Norm Macdonald

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Moneyball

Michael Lewis

4.26

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21 best-selling fiction books like The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster by Mo Willems

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

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