13 must-read baseball books like Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks by Ron Rapoport

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Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks

By: Ron Rapoport

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and revealing biography of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, one of America's most ic…

If you liked the baseball plot in Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks by Ron Rapoport , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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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
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
"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

Cover of Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2) by Ian Fleming

2. Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

By: Ian Fleming

3.63

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

How is this for an evocative passage from the second Bond novel? "Her hair was black and fell to… read more

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"Don't lose faith in your stars."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Hm,' said Bond. 'Bogeyman stuff."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Those who deserve to die, die the death they deserve."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"You start to die the moment you are born. The whole of life is cutting through the pack with death. So take it easy."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

Cover of Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty by Charles Leerhsen

3. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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4. Al Kaline: The Biography of a Tigers Icon

By: Ernie Harwell , None , Jim Hawkins

4.21

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

For more than a half century, as a superstar ballplayer, television broadcaster, and front office e… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports

5. Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend

By: Larry Tye

3.46

Format: None pages,

He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at las… read more

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6. 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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7. The DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the American Dream

By: Tom Clavin

4.43

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In The DiMaggios, acclaimed sportswriter Tom Clavin reveals the untold Great American Story of thre… read more

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8. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

By: Stephen Jay Gould , None

3.56

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigan… read more

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9. One Coffee With (Sigrid Harald, #1)

By: Margaret Maron

2.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A new series featuring NYPD homicide detective Sigrid Harald There was more than coffee in Professo… read more

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10. Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

By: Ian Fleming

3.80

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

‘For several minutes he stood speechless, his eyes dazzled by the terrible beauty of the greatest w… read more

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"Champagne and Benzedrine! Never again."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

"In angry protest the red telephone splintered the silence."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

"They want us dead,' said Bond calmly. 'So we have to stay alive."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

"And people with obsessions, reflected Bond, were blind to danger."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

11. Baseball in '41: A Celebration of the "Best Baseball Season Ever"

By: Robert W. Creamer

1.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The acclaimed biographer of Babe Ruth and Casey Stengel was 18 at the beginning of 1941, and he rem… read more

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12. Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks

By: Ron Rapoport

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and revealing biography of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, one of America's most ic… read more

Similar categories in Ron Rapoport's Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks book and Ron Rapoport's Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks

  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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13. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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14. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball by Keith O'Brien

15. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin

16. Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball

By: Luke Epplin

4.48

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of four men—Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige—whose improbab… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues by Lonnie Wheeler

17. The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues

By: Lonnie Wheeler

4.28

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The first full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer James “Cool Papa” Bell (190… read more

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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant

18. 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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  • baseball
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life by Bill Madden

19. Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life

By: Bill Madden

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An authoritative, “must-read” (Keith Hernandez) biography of Hall of Fame pitching legend Tom Seave… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports
Cover of Warren Spahn: A Biography of the Legendary Lefty by Lew Freedman

20. Warren Spahn: A Biography of the Legendary Lefty

By: Lew Freedman

3.86

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

With 363 victories, Warren Spahn is the winningest left-handed pitcher in baseball history. During … read more

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  • baseball
  • biography
  • sports
Cover of Willie Horton: 23: Detroit's Own Willie the Wonder, the Tigers' First Black Great by Willie Horton

21. Willie Horton: 23: Detroit's Own Willie the Wonder, the Tigers' First Black Great

By: Willie Horton

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A compelling autobiography from one of Detroit's favorite sons At 15, Willie Horton received his f… read more

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  • baseball
  • nonfiction
  • sports

9 Best history books like Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks by Ron Rapoport

Transform Your Habits

The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

Joe Posnanski

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty

Charles Leerhsen

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks

Ron Rapoport

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

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25 Top nonfiction books like Willie Horton: 23: Detroit's Own Willie the Wonder, the Tigers' First Black Great by Willie Horton

Transform Your Habits

The Gashouse Gang

John Heidenry

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Al Kaline: The Biography of a Tigers Icon

Ernie Harwell , None , Jim Hawkins

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit

Ron Shelton

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks

Ron Rapoport

4.06

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