Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
By: Mark Kriegel
4.40
Format: 172 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
By: Bill Simmons
4.20
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to wri… read more
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"But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper."-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
"If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up."-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
2. Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
By: James Andrew Miller , Tom Shales
3.76
Format: 763 pages, Hardcover
In the exclusive behind the scenes look, sports fans can unlock the fascinating history of the chan… read more
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3. Michael Jordan: The Life
By: Roland Lazenby
4.31
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of a legendary athleteThe Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is… read more
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4. Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
By: John Wooden , Steve Jamison
4.46
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs."--John Wooden Evoking da… read more
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"There is nothing stronger than gentleness."-John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
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"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."-John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
"The smallest good dead is better than the best intention"-John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
5. The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
By: Jane Leavy
4.15
Format: None pages,
The acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Sandy Koufax returns with the biography of on… read more
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6. Drive: The Story of My Life
By: Larry Bird , Bob Ryan , Earvin "Magic" Johnson
2.57
Format: 210 pages,
"Of all the people I play against, the only one I truly fear is Larry Bird."--Magic Johnson, from t… read more
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7. Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
By: Mark Kriegel
4.40
Format: 172 pages, Hardcover
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8. The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
By: Susan Casey
4.00
Format: 371 pages,
Great white sharks are enigmas. They ruled the oceans long before dinosaurs inhabited the earth. Ye… read more
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9. Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
By: H.G. Bissinger
3.33
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Return once again to the enduring account of life in the Mojo lane, to the Permian Panthers of Odes… read more
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10. Dr. J: My Life Above the Rim and Behind Closed Doors
By: Julius Erving
4.53
Format: None pages, Hardcover
At long last, a high-flying American legend comes cown to earth to tell his life story With flights… read more
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11. Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, The American Dream
By: Mitch Albom
3.93
Format: 316 pages,
Recounts the remarkable story of University of Michigan basketball players Chris Webber, Jalen Rose… read more
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12. The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams
By: Darcy Frey
3.61
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than tha… read more
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13. The Jordan Rules
By: None , None
3.72
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
A SUPER TEAM...A SUPERSTAR...A SUPER EGO The most gifted athlete ever to play the game, Michael Jor… read more
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14. 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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"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
15. Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices & Priorities of a Winning Life
By: Tony Dungy
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victor… read more
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16. The Breaks of the Game
By: David Halberstam
3.73
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
"Among the best books ever written on professional basketball." The Philadelphia Inquirer David Hal… read more
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17. Through My Eyes
By: Tim Tebow , Nathan Whitaker
4.67
Format: 87 pages, Hardcover
Former University of Florida star quarterback, 2010 first-round draft pick for the Denver Broncos, … read more
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19. When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball
By: Seth Davis
4.44
Format: 224 pages,
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20. The Forgetting Moon (Five Warrior Angels, #1)
By: Brian Lee Durfee
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A massive army on the brink of conquest looms large in a world where prophecies are lies, magic is … read more
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21. Tyrant's Throne (Greatcoats, #4)
By: Sebastien de Castell
4.45
Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition
Would you - could you? - uphold the law at the cost of those you love? After years of struggle and … read more
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22. Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever
By: Jack McCallum
4.00
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
They were the Beatles of basketball, the MercurySeven in sneakers. In Dream Team, acclaimed sports … read more
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23. The Last Season: A Team In Search of Its Soul
By: Phil Jackson , Michael Arkush
4.00
Format: None pages,
For the countless basketball fans who were spellbound by the Los Angeles Lakers' 2003-2004 high-wir… read more
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24. A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
By: John Feinstein
4.08
Format: 288 pages,
"A Season on the Brink" chronicles the basketball season that John Feinstein spent following the In… read more
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25. Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association
By: Terry Pluto
4.45
Format: 864 pages, Paperback
The American Basketball Association (1967-1976) gave birth to Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Bob Cost… read more
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26. 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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27. When the Game Was Ours
By: Larry Bird
4.23
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physic… read more
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28. 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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29. 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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30. The Four Foundations of Golf: How to Build a Game That Lasts a Lifetime (The Foundations of Golf Book 1)
By: Jon Sherman
4.56
Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition
#1 Amazon Golf Book Best-SellerLower Your Scores, Increase EnjoymentAre you struggling to take your… read more
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31. 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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