Top reads for sports fans
101. 
Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile
by:
Nate Jackson
3.87 avg rating — 5,218 ratings 
103. 
Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL
by:
Jeff Pearlman
4.27 avg rating — 2,926 ratings 
105. 
The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the Olympic 100m Final
by:
Richard Moore
4.16 avg rating — 1,144 ratings 
107. 
This Love Is Not For Cowards: Salvation and Soccer in Ciudad Juárez 4.18 avg rating — 904 ratings
111. 
The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness
by:
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4.12 avg rating — 3,557 ratings 
113. 
Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, And The Greatest Upset In Boxing History
by:
Jeremy Schaap
4.16 avg rating — 953 ratings 114. 
Flashing Before My Eyes: 50 Years of Headlines, Deadlines & Punchlines
by:
Dick Schaap
4.12 avg rating — 143 ratings 
116. 
The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever
by:
John Feinstein
3.96 avg rating — 3,534 ratings 117. 
Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics
by:
Jonathan Wilson
4.14 avg rating — 12,915 ratings 118. 
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by:
R.A. Dickey
3.98 avg rating — 4,792 ratings 119. 
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Going for the Gold: How the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Won at Lake Placid (Dover Books on Sports and Popular Recreations)
by:
Tim Wendel
3.66 avg rating — 29 ratings 122. 
Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In the Minor Leagues of Baseball
by:
John Feinstein
3.87 avg rating — 3,908 ratings 
125. 
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
by:
John Carlin
4.18 avg rating — 5,451 ratings 126. 
The GM: The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares that Go with It
by:
Tom Callahan
3.75 avg rating — 725 ratings 127. 
127. 
Champions: 15 Inspiring Comeback Stories from Sports and Life
by:
George Castle
3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings 
131. 
The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First
by:
Jonah Keri
3.78 avg rating — 3,857 ratings 131. 
One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season
by:
Chris Ballard
4.28 avg rating — 2,989 ratings 133. 
The Bullpen Gospels: Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran
by:
Dirk Hayhurst
4.04 avg rating — 5,140 ratings 
134. 
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
by:
Joe Simpson
4.23 avg rating — 63,068 ratings 
141. 
One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God"
by:
Simon Reeve
4.10 avg rating — 1,152 ratings 
143. 
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
by:
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4.23 avg rating — 961 ratings 
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150. 
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.
by:
Robert Coover
3.83 avg rating — 2,461 ratings 
154. 
The Ultimate Baseball Road-Trip: A Fan's Guide to Major League Stadiums
by:
Josh Pahigian
3.94 avg rating — 77 ratings 
157. 
Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession
by:
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4.05 avg rating — 820 ratings 
158. 
Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey into the Secret World of Figure Skating 3.82 avg rating — 467 ratings
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164. 
Heroes Without a Country: America's Betrayal of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens
by:
Donald McRae
4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings 
166. 
The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings
167. 
The "Down Goes Brown" History of the NHL: The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League
by:
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4.31 avg rating — 1,355 ratings 
169. 
The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship
by:
Johnette Howard
4.03 avg rating — 374 ratings 170. 
Baseball State by State: Major and Negro League Players, Ballparks, Museums and Historical Sites
by:
Chris Jensen
4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings 170. 
170. 
Kardiac Kids: The Story of the 1980 Cleveland Browns
by:
Jonathan Knight
3.93 avg rating — 55 ratings 
170. 
Pickleball for Life: Prevent Injury, Play Your Best, & Enjoy the Game
by:
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4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings 181. 
181. 
Spartan Up!: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life
by:
Joe De Sena
3.91 avg rating — 2,072 ratings 181. 
The Corridor of Uncertainty: How Cricket Mended a Torn Nation
by:
Nihar Suthar
4.15 avg rating — 52 ratings 
185. 
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons Of A Hardwood Warrior
by:
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4.02 avg rating — 5,400 ratings 185. 
188. 
Only the Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams 4.11 avg rating — 765 ratings
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188. 
The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of One Turbulent Season with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
by:
Sam Smith
4.25 avg rating — 18,938 ratings 
195. 
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)
by:
Terry Pratchett
4.01 avg rating — 57,909 ratings 195. 
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198. 
Holy Toledo: Lessons From Bill King, Renaissance Man of the Mic
by:
Ken Korach
4.37 avg rating — 227 ratings 198. 