18 must-read sports books like Pinstripes by the Tale: Half a Century In and Around Yankees Baseball by Marty Appel

Cover of Pinstripes by the Tale: Half a Century In and Around Yankees Baseball by Marty Appel

Pinstripes by the Tale: Half a Century In and Around Yankees Baseball

By: Marty Appel

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Baseball fans in the Bronx and beyond will delight in this incomparable, far-reaching collection of…

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Cover of Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan

1. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis

By: Timothy Egan

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

How a lone man's epic obsession led to one of America's greatest cultural treasures: Prize-winning … read more

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2. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

By: Timothy Egan

4.38

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more

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"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

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3. The Final Witness: A Kennedy Secret Service Agent Breaks His Silence After Sixty Years

By: Paul Landis

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Dallas, Texas. November 22, 1963. Shots ring out at Dealey Plaza. The president is struck in the he… read more

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4. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

By: Tom Hanks

3.70

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-st… read more

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"Are you a clairvoyant?"

-Tom Hanks, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

Cover of An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin

5. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

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6. 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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7. King: A Life

By: Jonathan Eig

4.67

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk a… read more

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Cover of Flop Dead Gorgeous (Andy Carpenter, #27) by David Rosenfelt

8. Flop Dead Gorgeous (Andy Carpenter, #27)

By: David Rosenfelt

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Lights, camera, action in bestselling author David Rosenfelt’s Flop Dead Gorgeous , as Andy Carpent… read more

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9. 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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Cover of The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams by Adam    Lazarus

10. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

By: Adam Lazarus

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more

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Cover of Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess by Evan Drellich

11. 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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12. The Baseball 100

By: Joe Posnanski

4.74

Format: 869 pages, Hardcover

A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Joe Posnanski, The Baseball 100 is an audacious, singu… read more

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Cover of The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the '73 Season Changed Us Forever by John Rosengren

13. 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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14. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

By: Keith O'Brien

4.43

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more

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Cover of Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2) by Colson Whitehead

15. Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

By: Colson Whitehead

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy … read more

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"Misery is a money pit."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Step away entirely or you haven't stepped away at all."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"White cops did as they pleased. Crooked white cops? Untouchable."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Simpler than conspiracy was Carney's take: In general, people were terrible."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

Cover of Fatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets by Burkhard Bilger

16. Fatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets

By: Burkhard Bilger

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

As a boy growing up in Oklahoma, Burkhard Bilger often heard his parents tell stories about the Ger… read more

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Cover of Larry McMurtry: A Life by Tracy Daugherty

17. Larry McMurtry: A Life

By: Tracy Daugherty

4.25

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

A biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry fr… read more

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18. Double or Nothing (Double O, #1)

By: Kim Sherwood

3.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The start of a brand-new trilogy following MI6’s Double 0 agents with a license to kill, that blows… read more

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19. The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever

By: Jack Curry

4.14

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the inside story of the 1998 Yankees' unprecedented talent with this gripping account from… read more

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Cover of Roy White: From Compton to the Bronx by Roy White

20. Roy White: From Compton to the Bronx

By: Roy White

4.32

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

A young man from Compton rises to the highest levels of baseball greatness.Roy White played on the … read more

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Cover of Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football by Gary Myers

21. Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football

By: Gary Myers

4.20

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

The inside story of the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, the extraordinary friendships that resulte… read more

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Cover of The Overnights (Ashe Cayne 3) by Ian K. Smith

22. The Overnights (Ashe Cayne 3)

By: Ian K. Smith

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“Chicago PI Ashe Cayne is the perfect hero for our times.”—Harlan Coben #1 New York Times bestselli… read more

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Cover of The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era by Andy Martino

23. The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era

By: Andy Martino

4.42

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two … read more

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Cover of Billy Ball: Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A's by Dale Tafoya

24. 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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Cover of The Sputnik Season: 1957: The year New York City baseball and America changed forever. (New York Baseball's Golden Era - 1903 through 1957) by Noel Hynd

25. The Sputnik Season: 1957: The year New York City baseball and America changed forever. (New York Baseball's Golden Era - 1903 through 1957)

By: Noel Hynd

4.36

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

1957 was not just the time of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ last National League pennant race. It was also … read more

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26. Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years

By: Steven P. Gietschier

4.75

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

The Turbulent Midcentury Years explores the history of organized baseball during the middle of the… read more

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Cover of Pennant Race: The Classic Game-by-Game Account of a Championship Season, 1961 by Jim Brosnan

27. Pennant Race: The Classic Game-by-Game Account of a Championship Season, 1961

By: Jim Brosnan

4.10

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

“Brosnan obviously knows his baseball, writes about it wittily, informally and with irony. He is a … read more

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Cover of The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss

28. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore

By: Evan Friss

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more

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29. Pinstripes by the Tale: Half a Century In and Around Yankees Baseball

By: Marty Appel

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Baseball fans in the Bronx and beyond will delight in this incomparable, far-reaching collection of… read more

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

30. 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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31. 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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16 Best audiobook books like The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era by Andy Martino

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

Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien

4.43

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