The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
By: Jane Leavy
3.76
Format: 656 pages, ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author o…
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1. The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
By: Joe Posnanski
4.38
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Baseball 100 “A fascinating account of a man who outlasted the ignorance of a na… read more
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"Baseball in the Negro Leagues was a little bit rougher, a little bit sweeter, a little bit faster, a little bit cooler, and a little bit more fun than anything... in Major League baseball."-Joe Posnanski, The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
2. Francona: The Red Sox Years
By: Terry Francona , Dan Shaughnessy
3.96
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From 2004 to 2011, Terry Francona managed the Boston Red Sox, perhaps the most scrutinized team in … read more
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3. 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
4. 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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5. 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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6. The Closer: My Story
By: Wayne Coffey , Mariano Rivera , Michael Kay
3.81
Format: 215 pages, Audio CD
The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseb… read more
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7. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
By: John U. Bacon
4.29
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author, a gripping narrative-nonfiction account of th… read more
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8. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season
By: Jonathan Eig
3.70
Format: 336 pages,
April 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson ste… read more
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9. 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
10. Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero
By: Leigh Montville
4.30
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generatio… read more
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11. The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams
By: Ben Bradlee Jr.
2.96
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the catalog: At long last, the epic biography Ted Williams deserves - and that his fans have b… read more
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12. The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It
By: Lawrence S. Ritter
5.00
Format: 299 pages,
From the Preface: This new enlarged edition of The Glory of Their Times contains the complete text … read more
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14. 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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15. Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig
By: Jonathan Eig
4.24
Format: 96 pages,
Every baseball fan is familiar with Lou Gehrig. He was the Iron Horse, the New York Yankee who neve… read more
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16. Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
By: Richard Ben Cramer
3.94
Format: 336 pages,
Joe DiMaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good. In the hard-knuckl… read more
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17. The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
By: Jane Leavy
3.76
Format: 656 pages, ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author o… read more
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18. 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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"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
19. 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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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III
By: Andrew Roberts
4.25
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away … read more
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24. The Dynasty
By: Jeff Benedict
4.46
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tiger Woods comes the… read more
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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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26. 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid
By: Willie Mays
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The legendary Willie Mays shares the inspirations and influences responsible for guiding him on and… read more
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27. Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask
By: Jon Pessah
4.52
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
Discover the definitive biography of Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees icon, winner of 10 World Seri… read more
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28. Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson
By: Roland Lazenby
4.16
Format: 818 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected… read more
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29. 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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30. The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age
By: Sridhar Pappu
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The Year of the Pitcher is the story of the remarkable 1968 baseball season, which culminated in o… read more
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31. The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
By: Chris Whipple
4.06
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers, a remarkable, behind-the-scenes look… read more
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