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…
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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. 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
3. The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
By: David Halberstam
3.64
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
More than 6 years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected jou… read more
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4. The Bad Guys Won!
By: Jeff Pearlman
4.32
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
The Bad Guys Won, award-winning Sports Illustratedbaseball writer Jeff Pearlman returns to an innoc… read more
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5. The Boys of Summer
By: Roger Kahn
3.80
Format: 654 pages, Mass Market Paperback
This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then we… read more
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6. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
By: Jonathan Mahler
4.12
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Scheduled for release in July 2007 as an ESPN original mi… read more
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7. 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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8. Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game
By: George Vecsey
3.78
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, g… read more
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9. One Last Strike
By: Tony La Russa
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Audio
The team that refused to give up their manager in his final season A comeback that changed baseball… read more
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10. Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy
By: Jane Leavy
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
"The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed.... This is an absorbing book, beautifull… read more
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11. 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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12. October 1964
By: David Halberstam
3.62
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
In 1989 David Halberstam published "Summer of '49," which became a #1 "New York Times" bestseller. … read more
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13. 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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14. 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
15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season
By: Rich Cohen
3.90
Format: 265 pages, Hardcover
The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and … read more
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20. 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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21. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis
By: Jeff Shaara
4.33
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more
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22. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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23. The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball
By: Russell A. Carleton
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Watching a game of baseball today means witnessing phenomena that would have been novel, if not com… read more
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24. The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series
By: Tyler Kepner
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly ent… read more
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25. Fall from Grace: The Truth and Tragedy of "Shoeless Joe" Jackson
By: Tim Hornbaker
4.05
Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition
Considered by Ty Cobb as “the finest natural hitter in the history of the game,” “Shoeless Joe” Jac… read more
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26. Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas
By: Jesse Cole
3.92
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their sto… read more
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27. 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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28. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more
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29. The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness
By: Andy McCullough
4.49
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw… read more
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30. 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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31. The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America
By: Michael MacCambridge
4.25
Format: 487 pages, Hardcover
“Indispensable history.” –Sally Jenkins, bestselling author of The Right Call A captivating chr… read more
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