The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics (The Texas Bookshelf)
By: Frank Andre Guridy
4.20
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In the 1960s and 1970s, America experienced a sports revolution. New professional sports franchises…
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1. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
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2. Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Women's Sports
By: Susan Ware
3.60
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
When Billie Jean King trounced Bobby Riggs in tennis's "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973, she placed sp… read more
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3. Petty: The Biography
By: Warren Zanes
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writ… read more
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4. Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France
By: Laurent Dubois
4.46
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane… read more
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5. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
By: Claire Dederer
3.79
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, … read more
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"Biography used to be something you sought out, yearned for, actively pursued. Now it falls on your head all day long."-Claire Dederer, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
6. Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell
By: Tim Miller
3.97
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Former Republican political operative Tim Miller admits what no one else on the right ever will: th… read more
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" Why We Did It is a book about the people who submitted to every whim of a comically unfit and detestable man who crapped all over them and took over the party they had given their life to. It’s abou…"-Tim Miller, Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell
7. 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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8. A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
By: Nathan Thrall
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION Named a Best Book of the Year by The N… read more
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9. Rough Draft: A Memoir
By: Katy Tur
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From MSNBC anchor and New York Times bestselling author Katy Tur, a sharp and candid memoir about a… read more
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10. Rare Gems: How Four Generations of Women Paved the Way For the WNBA
By: Howard Megdal
3.87
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An expansive and compelling chronicle tracing the rise of modern women's basketball Elvera “Peps… read more
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11. Either/Or
By: Elif Batuman
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed and bestselling author of The Idiot, the continuation of beloved protagonist Sel… read more
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"I'm going to become whatever I was going to become."-Elif Batuman, Either/Or
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12. Don't Know Tough
By: Eli Cranor
3.66
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Friday Night Lights meets Southern Gothic, this thrilling debut is for readers of Megan Abbott and … read more
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"He was drunk, and even NyQuil make a man brave if he drink enough of it."-Eli Cranor, Don't Know Tough
"The boys gather around their coach. They're breathing heavy, pupils big and black like drops of ink, a high they'll try and return to the rest of their lives."-Eli Cranor, Don't Know Tough
13. An Economist Goes to the Game: How to Throw Away $580 Million and Other Surprising Insights from the Economics of Sports
By: Paul Oyer
3.54
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
An engaging look at the ways economic thinking can help us understand how sports work both on and o… read more
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14. The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics (The Texas Bookshelf)
By: Frank Andre Guridy
4.20
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In the 1960s and 1970s, America experienced a sports revolution. New professional sports franchises… read more
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15. Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments
By: Joe Posnanski
4.45
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A moving celebration of the history of American football from the New York Times bestselling author… read more
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