Sports Fans
There’s a wide world of sports, and an even wider world of sports books. Whether you prefer the hat trick to the touchdown or the hole-in-one to the home run, we’ve got recommendations to occupy your off-season.
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The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
by Jane Leavy
Draws from more than 250 interviews, and a trove of previously untapped documents to explore the man behind the myth.
View on CountyCatBasketball: a Love Story
by Jackie MacMullan
An extraordinary oral history of basketball, its eye-opening untold history, profound deeper meaning, and transformative influence on the world.
View on CountyCatBaseball Cop
by Eddie Dominguez with Christian Red & Teri Thompson
The corruption, drugs, and human trafficking seen by the author during his 9 years working security for the Red Sox and 6 years working for Major League Baseball.
View on CountyCatCreating the Mania
by Jon Robinson
This book tracks the 365-day buildup to WWE's grandest spectacle.
View on CountyCatProud: My Fight For an Unlikely American Dream
by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Ibtihaj Muhammad's path to Olympic greatness has been marked with opposition and near-debilitating challenges because of her race, religion, and gender.
View on CountyCatHow to Make Yourself Poop
by Meghan Kita
With tips on training, nutrition, gear, motivation, health, and racing, this book is essential reading for runners who want to improve their performance.
View on CountyCatWWE RAW: the First 25 Years
by Jake Black
a year-by-year overview of the popular WWE television program, RAW, with match highlights, photographs, big events, plot twists, and profiles of popular wrestlers through the years.
View on CountyCatAlou: My Baseball Journey
by Felipe Alou
Felipe Alou tells his pioneering journey, embedded in the history of baseball, the Dominican Republic, and a remarkable family.
View on CountyCatRise: Surviving the Fight of My Life
by Paige VanZant
The deeply moving and soul-inspiring journey of a warrior who transformed her pain into power and became one of the toughest women in the world.
View on CountyCatHome of the Braves: the Battle for Baseball in Milwaukee
by Patrick W. Steele
An in-depth exploration into why the winning Milwaukee Braves sold out and moved to Atlanta.
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