The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
By: Michael Lewis
3.64
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
When we first meet Michael Oher, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he d…
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1. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
By: Phil Knight
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight share… read more
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"We must all be professors of the jungle."-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
"maybe the cure for any burnout is to work harder."-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
"He was easy to talk to, and easy not to talk to—equally important qualities in a friend."-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
"Beating the competition is relatively easy. Beating yourself is a never-ending commitment."-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
2. The Crossover
By: Kwame Alexander
4.24
Format: 245 pages, ebook
"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more
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"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Silence doesn’t mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
3. 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
4. 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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5. Ball Four
By: Jim Bouton
4.05
Format: 465 pages, Paperback
Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton.When first p… read more
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"It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it."-Jim Bouton, Ball Four
"The older they get, the better they get when they were younger"-Jim Bouton, Ball Four
"High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game."-Jim Bouton, Ball Four
"I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while."-Jim Bouton, Ball Four
6. Seabiscuit: An American Legend
By: Laura Hillenbrand
4.22
Format: 457 pages, Mass Market Paperback
There's an alternate cover edition here Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular … read more
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"The weather was clear, the track fast War Admiral broke first and finished last."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"To pilot a racehorse is to ride a half-ton catapult. It is without question one of the most formidable feats in sport."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"He grasped for hope in Emerson's vision of natural polarities, in which all things are balanced by their opposites—darkness by light, cold by heat, loss by gain."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"There's more than one thing I can't do and there are a lot more things than that that you can't do or you wouldn't be in the newspaper business. You'd be a jockey and a scholar and a connoisseur of f…"-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
7. 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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8. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
By: Christopher McDougall
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of al… 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. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
By: Michael Lewis
3.64
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
When we first meet Michael Oher, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he d… read more
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11. Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports
By: Mark Fainaru-Wada , Lance Williams
3.42
Format: None pages,
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12. I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond
By: Michael Oher
2.00
Format: None pages,
The football star made famous in the hit film The Blind Sidereflects on how far he has come from th… 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. 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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15. 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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17. 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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18. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
By: Daniel James Brown
4.34
Format: 413 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowi… read more
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19. 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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20. Million-Dollar Throw
By: Mike Lupica
3.00
Format: None pages,
Everyone calls Nate Brodie "Brady" because he's a New England quarterback, just like his idol, Tom … read more
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21. 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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