16 must-read biography books like John McGraw by Charles C. Alexander

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John McGraw

By: Charles C. Alexander

3.95

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

“He ate gunpowder every morning,” complained one umpire, “and washed it down with warm blood.” That…

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Cover of Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History by Cait Murphy

1. Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History

By: Cait Murphy

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifest—these days, the… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality by Jeff Pearlman

2. The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality

By: Jeff Pearlman

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Pearlman's book develops a stark, unsparing picture of Clemens's life that surpasses anything that… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports
Cover of Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty by Charles Leerhsen

3. Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty

By: Charles Leerhsen

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Finally - a fascinating andauthoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in base… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant

4. The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron

By: Howard Bryant

4.12

Format: 323 pages,

In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry (Hank) Aaron's reputation has only grown in ma… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Honus Wagner: A Biography by Dennis DeValeria, Jeanne Burke DeValeria

5. 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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  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports
Cover of Babe: The Legend Comes to Life by Robert W. Creamer, Dick Schaap

6. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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7. Ali: A Life

By: Jonathan Eig

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Timesbest-selling author with unique … read more

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  • history
  • sports
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Yucks: Two Years in Tampa with the Losingest Team in NFL History by Jason Vuic

8. The Yucks: Two Years in Tampa with the Losingest Team in NFL History

By: Jason Vuic

3.75

Format: None pages, ebook

Friday Night Lights meets The Bad News Bears in "a brisk, warmhearted reminder of how professional … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history

9. 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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10. Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train

By: None , None

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

"This lavishly illustrated narrative of Walter Johnson's life is the definitive work on the subject… read more

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11. Flags of Our Fathers

By: James D. Bradley , Ron Powers

3.50

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Captures the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag … read more

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12. A Purple Place for Dying (Travis McGee #3)

By: John D. MacDonald

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

A beautiful woman calls Travis McGee to Arizona. She needs his help recovering the money that her g… read more

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13. Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend

By: Larry Tye

3.46

Format: None pages,

He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at las… read more

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14. Battle Cry of Freedom

By: James M. McPherson

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, B… read more

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15. Summer of '49

By: David Halberstam

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

With incredible skill, passion, and insight, Pulitzer Prize-winningauthor David Halberstam returns … read more

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16. October 1964

By: David Halberstam

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In 1989 David Halberstam published "Summer of '49," which became a #1 "New York Times" bestseller. … read more

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Cover of The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit by Ron Shelton

17. The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit

By: Ron Shelton

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning screenwriter and director of cult classic Bull Durham, the extremely enterta… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides

18. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

19. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
"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

Cover of The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City by Kevin Baker

20. The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City

By: Kevin Baker

4.39

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • history
  • sports
Cover of The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self by Michael Easter

21. The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

By: Michael Easter

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and re… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski

22. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson by Jeff Pearlman

23. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World by Mike Stanton

24. Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World

By: Mike Stanton

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence , a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant

25. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL by Jeff Pearlman

26. Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Jeff Pearlman―the New York Times best-selling author of Three Ring Circus ―comes the rollickin… read more

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  • history
  • sports
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Billy Ball: Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A's by Dale Tafoya

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
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of "Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third. . .": Hall of Famers Recall Their Favorite Baseball Games Ever by Maureen Mullen

28. "Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third. . .": Hall of Famers Recall Their Favorite Baseball Games Ever

By: Maureen Mullen

3.54

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Take a walk down memory lane with a group of Major League Baseball Hall of Famers as they share the… read more

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Cover of John McGraw by Charles C. Alexander

29. John McGraw

By: Charles C. Alexander

3.95

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

“He ate gunpowder every morning,” complained one umpire, “and washed it down with warm blood.” That… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues: Essays and Research for Overdue Recognition (Champions of Black Baseball) by Sean Forman

30. The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues: Essays and Research for Overdue Recognition (Champions of Black Baseball)

By: Sean Forman

3.81

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

“It’s so important to have all of [this] information accessible to everybody. The more information … read more

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  • history
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • baseball
Cover of Sid Gordon An American Baseball Story: A Jewish Boys Journey from the Brooklyn Sandlots to Major League Baseball by STEVEN D. CAHN

31. Sid Gordon An American Baseball Story: A Jewish Boys Journey from the Brooklyn Sandlots to Major League Baseball

By: STEVEN D. CAHN

3.95

Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition

Sid Gordon was a Brooklyn kid who learned his craft on the local sandlots. He grew up in the shadow… read more

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17 Top history books like John McGraw by Charles C. Alexander

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Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History

Cait Murphy

3.97

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Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty

Charles Leerhsen

4.33

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The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron

Howard Bryant

4.12

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Babe: The Legend Comes to Life

Robert W. Creamer , Dick Schaap

4.31

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Wayne Coffey , Jim Craig , Ken Morrow

4.21

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The Yucks: Two Years in Tampa with the Losingest Team in NFL History

Jason Vuic

3.75

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Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

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

Evan Drellich

4.16

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