Sports Biography (nonfiction)

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Wrestling with the Devil
Wrestling with the Devil 4.28 avg rating β€” 87 ratings
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Open
Open 4.32 avg rating β€” 139,786 ratings
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Ayrton Senna: The Whole Story
Ayrton Senna: The Whole Story 3.71 avg rating β€” 1,125 ratings
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My Sergei: A Love Story
My Sergei: A Love Story 4.14 avg rating β€” 5,338 ratings
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Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times 4.33 avg rating β€” 1,794 ratings
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Yuna Kim: Ice Queen: Skate Stars Volume 2
Yuna Kim: Ice Queen: Skate Stars Volume 2 4.22 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
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The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs 4.38 avg rating β€” 18,864 ratings
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The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron 4.15 avg rating β€” 1,897 ratings
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 4.39 avg rating β€” 352,743 ratings
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Jag Γ€r Zlatan: Zlatans egen berΓ€ttelse
Jag Γ€r Zlatan: Zlatans egen berΓ€ttelse 3.87 avg rating β€” 18,286 ratings
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Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life 4.14 avg rating β€” 2,817 ratings
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Days of Grace: A Memoir
Days of Grace: A Memoir 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,248 ratings
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Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero
Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero 4.12 avg rating β€” 3,065 ratings
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Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy
Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy 4.08 avg rating β€” 6,844 ratings
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Jackie Robinson: A Biography
Jackie Robinson: A Biography 4.17 avg rating β€” 1,181 ratings
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Dana White, King of MMA: Dana White an unauthorized biography
Dana White, King of MMA: Dana White an unauthorized biography 2.68 avg rating β€” 34 ratings
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Hard Wired: A Crash Course in Small College Football
Hard Wired: A Crash Course in Small College Football 3.75 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
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The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story
The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story 4.41 avg rating β€” 1,075 ratings
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Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius
Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius 4.42 avg rating β€” 976 ratings
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Strong
Strong 4.34 avg rating β€” 367 ratings
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Cobb
Cobb
by: Al Stump
3.92 avg rating β€” 2,471 ratings
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Stan Musial: "The Man's" Own Story as told to Bob Broeg
Stan Musial: "The Man's" Own Story as told to Bob Broeg 4.22 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
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Stan Musial: An American Life
Stan Musial: An American Life 3.92 avg rating β€” 1,546 ratings
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Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Comaneci 3.95 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
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The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender To #45472
The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender To #45472 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,100 ratings
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Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend
Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend 4.10 avg rating β€” 2,996 ratings
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Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch 3.77 avg rating β€” 43,127 ratings
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Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich 4.10 avg rating β€” 6,888 ratings
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating β€” 167,137 ratings
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King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero 4.26 avg rating β€” 4,842 ratings
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When Pride Still Mattered : A Life Of Vince Lombardi
When Pride Still Mattered : A Life Of Vince Lombardi 4.22 avg rating β€” 9,065 ratings
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The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship 4.05 avg rating β€” 5,886 ratings
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My Manchester United Years: The autobiography of a footballing legend and hero
My Manchester United Years: The autobiography of a footballing legend and hero 4.19 avg rating β€” 550 ratings
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The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball
The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball 4.04 avg rating β€” 1,117 ratings
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Scoring At Half Time: Further Adventures On and Off the Pitch
Scoring At Half Time: Further Adventures On and Off the Pitch 3.59 avg rating β€” 138 ratings
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Ronaldo!: 21 Years of Genius and 90 Minutes That Shook the World
Ronaldo!: 21 Years of Genius and 90 Minutes That Shook the World 3.82 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
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Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona, Soccer's Fallen Star
Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona, Soccer's Fallen Star 3.81 avg rating β€” 643 ratings
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A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke
A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke 4.52 avg rating β€” 3,718 ratings
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Mike Tyson: The Release of Power
Mike Tyson: The Release of Power 2.26 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
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Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, And The Greatest Upset In Boxing History
Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, And The Greatest Upset In Boxing History 4.16 avg rating β€” 953 ratings
41.
Evel
Evel 3.85 avg rating β€” 523 ratings
41.
Messier
Messier 3.67 avg rating β€” 90 ratings
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Hanging On To My Dreams: Bouncing Back From All Rejections
Hanging On To My Dreams: Bouncing Back From All Rejections 4.24 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
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Playing With Fire
Playing With Fire 3.94 avg rating β€” 3,360 ratings
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A Jewish Athlete: Swimming Against Stereotype in 20th Century Europe
A Jewish Athlete: Swimming Against Stereotype in 20th Century Europe 4.50 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
41.
Kobe Bryant: In His Own Words
Kobe Bryant: In His Own Words 4.71 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
41.
Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
by: Rich Roll
4.02 avg rating β€” 26,344 ratings
41.
Veeck As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck
Veeck As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,106 ratings
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Deion Sanders: Hall of Fame Football Superstar
Deion Sanders: Hall of Fame Football Superstar 3.89 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
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Spartan Up!: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life
Spartan Up!: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,072 ratings
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Blood Sport: Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis, and the Quest to End Baseball's Steroid Era
Blood Sport: Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis, and the Quest to End Baseball's Steroid Era 3.82 avg rating β€” 227 ratings
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Out of Control: Confessions of an NFL Casualty
Out of Control: Confessions of an NFL Casualty 3.97 avg rating β€” 112 ratings
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Small Puddles: The Triumphant Story of Yale's Worst Oarsman. Ever.
Small Puddles: The Triumphant Story of Yale's Worst Oarsman. Ever. 4.08 avg rating β€” 66 ratings
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Unstoppable: My Life So Far
Unstoppable: My Life So Far 4.04 avg rating β€” 4,701 ratings
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Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball
Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,330 ratings
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Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty
Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty 4.29 avg rating β€” 2,013 ratings
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Clamoroso: la mia vita da immarcabile
Clamoroso: la mia vita da immarcabile 4.02 avg rating β€” 80 ratings
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The Point After
The Point After 4.39 avg rating β€” 119 ratings
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Believe, Live, Run: A story about having faith
Believe, Live, Run: A story about having faith 4.90 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
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True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson
True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson 4.29 avg rating β€” 529 ratings
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Surviving The Second Tier
Surviving The Second Tier it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
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Peggy Fleming: Cameo of a champion
Peggy Fleming: Cameo of a champion liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
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The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France
The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France 4.37 avg rating β€” 621 ratings
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Parcells: A Football Life
Parcells: A Football Life 4.13 avg rating β€” 678 ratings
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Super Mex: An Autobiography
Super Mex: An Autobiography 3.14 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
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Hero Redefined: Profiles of Olympic Athletes Under the Radar
Hero Redefined: Profiles of Olympic Athletes Under the Radar
by: Doug Levy
4.80 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
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Brady vs. Belichick: The Dynasty Debate
Brady vs. Belichick: The Dynasty Debate 4.30 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 4.23 avg rating β€” 961 ratings
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Racing Through the Dark
Racing Through the Dark 4.19 avg rating β€” 4,904 ratings
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Pedro
Pedro 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,120 ratings
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Life As I Know It
Life As I Know It 4.12 avg rating β€” 382 ratings
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Pokerface: Da San Giovanni in Persiceto al titolo NBA
Pokerface: Da San Giovanni in Persiceto al titolo NBA 3.68 avg rating β€” 90 ratings
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Behind the Orange Curtain
Behind the Orange Curtain 2.55 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
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Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court
Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court 3.91 avg rating β€” 756 ratings
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Dorothy Hamill: Olympic Champion
Dorothy Hamill: Olympic Champion 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
68.
Ball of Fire: An Autobiography
Ball of Fire: An Autobiography 3.82 avg rating β€” 28 ratings
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Drive: The Story of My Life
Drive: The Story of My Life 4.07 avg rating β€” 4,724 ratings
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A Flame of Pure Fire: Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s
A Flame of Pure Fire: Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s 4.15 avg rating β€” 506 ratings
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Basil D'Oliveira Cricket and Conspiracy: The Untold Story
Basil D'Oliveira Cricket and Conspiracy: The Untold Story 4.26 avg rating β€” 109 ratings
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Arthur Ashe: A Life
Arthur Ashe: A Life 4.16 avg rating β€” 424 ratings
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Dallo scudetto ad Auschwitz. Storia di Arpad Weisz, allenatore ebreo
Dallo scudetto ad Auschwitz. Storia di Arpad Weisz, allenatore ebreo really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 107 ratings
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You Know Me Al
You Know Me Al 3.81 avg rating β€” 928 ratings
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All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters
All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters 3.69 avg rating β€” 761 ratings
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The Limit: Life and Death in Formula One's Most Dangerous Era
The Limit: Life and Death in Formula One's Most Dangerous Era 4.28 avg rating β€” 981 ratings
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Rodeo
Rodeo 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
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Frankel: The Greatest Racehorse of All Time and the Sport That Made Him
Frankel: The Greatest Racehorse of All Time and the Sport That Made Him 4.57 avg rating β€” 70 ratings
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My Favorite Summer 1956
My Favorite Summer 1956 3.82 avg rating β€” 228 ratings
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Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero
Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero 4.10 avg rating β€” 350 ratings
87.
Riis, Stages of Light and Dark
Riis, Stages of Light and Dark 3.62 avg rating β€” 317 ratings
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Yakking Around the World: A Cricketer's Quest for Love and Utopia
Yakking Around the World: A Cricketer's Quest for Love and Utopia 3.64 avg rating β€” 100 ratings
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Angelo Massimino. Una vita per il Catania
Angelo Massimino. Una vita per il Catania it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
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Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer 4.22 avg rating β€” 2,531 ratings
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I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow ... 'Cause I Get Better-Looking Every Day
I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow ... 'Cause I Get Better-Looking Every Day 3.70 avg rating β€” 77 ratings
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A Clear Blue Sky
A Clear Blue Sky 4.19 avg rating β€” 505 ratings
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Gordie Howe: My Hockey Memories
Gordie Howe: My Hockey Memories 3.88 avg rating β€” 32 ratings
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Garrincha: The Triumph & Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero
Garrincha: The Triumph & Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero 4.42 avg rating β€” 727 ratings
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A lot of hard yakka: triumph and torment: a county cricketer's life
A lot of hard yakka: triumph and torment: a county cricketer's life 4.19 avg rating β€” 469 ratings
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Andre the Giant: Life and Legend
Andre the Giant: Life and Legend
by: Box Brown
3.67 avg rating β€” 4,748 ratings
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Out of Their League
Out of Their League 3.68 avg rating β€” 136 ratings
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Tenetevi il miliardo. La sfida di Lucarelli che portΓ² Livorno in serie A
Tenetevi il miliardo. La sfida di Lucarelli che portΓ² Livorno in serie A 3.91 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
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