Sports

Rating Sort ascending Title Author Genre Sub-Genre(s) Country Year
10.0 Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and ArgumentsA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments David Foster WallaceWallaceb Non-Fiction Essays, Sports United States
10.0 Consider the Lobster and Other EssaysConsider the Lobster and Other Essays David Foster WallaceWallaceb Non-Fiction Essays, Sports United States
10.0 GameThe Game Ken DrydenDryden Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir Canada
9.5 Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair GameMoneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Michael LewisLewis Non-Fiction Sports, Economics/Finance United States
9.5 Breaks of the GameThe Breaks of the Game David HalberstamHalberstam Non-Fiction Sports United States
9.0 Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports GuyThe Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy Bill SimmonsSimmons Non-Fiction Sports United States
9.0 Levels of the GameLevels of the Game John McPheeMcPhee Non-Fiction Sports, Biography United States
9.0 Sense of Where You Are: A Profile of Bill Bradley at PrincetonA Sense of Where You Are: A Profile of Bill Bradley at Princeton John McPheeMcPhee Non-Fiction Sports, Biography United States
9.0 My Turf: Horses, Boxers, Blood Money, and the Sporting LifeMy Turf: Horses, Boxers, Blood Money, and the Sporting Life William NackNack Non-Fiction Sports, Essays United States
9.0 Heaven Is a PlaygroundHeaven Is a Playground Rick TelanderTelander Non-Fiction Sports, Biography United States
9.0 Game Time: A Baseball CompanionGame Time: A Baseball Companion Roger AngellAngell Non-Fiction Sports, Essays United States
9.0 Betting on Myself: Adventures of a Horseplayer and PublisherBetting on Myself: Adventures of a Horseplayer and Publisher Steven CristCrist Non-Fiction Autobiography/Memoir, Sports United States
9.0 Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry KramerInstant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer Jerry KramerKramer Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir United States
9.0 Baseball 100The Baseball 100 Joe PosnanskiPosnanski Non-Fiction Sports, Biography United States
8.5 Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana HoosiersA Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers John FeinsteinFeinstein Non-Fiction Sports, Biography United States
8.5 Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of HockeyGame Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of Hockey Ken DrydenDryden Non-Fiction Sports, Biography Canada
8.5 Scotty: A Hockey Life Like No OtherScotty: A Hockey Life Like No Other Ken DrydenDryden Non-Fiction Sports, Biography Canada
8.5 Life on the RunLife on the Run Bill BradleyBradley Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir United States
8.5 Trading Bases: How a Wall Street Trader Made a Fortune Betting on BaseballTrading Bases: How a Wall Street Trader Made a Fortune Betting on Baseball Joe PetaPeta Non-Fiction Sports, Gambling/Games United States
8.5 Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's AmericaThe Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America Joe PosnanskiPosnanski Non-Fiction Sports, Biography United States
8.0 Men at Work: The Craft of BaseballMen at Work: The Craft of Baseball George F. WillWill Non-Fiction Sports, Biography United States
8.0 Among the Thugs: The Experience, and the Seduction, of Crowd Violence Among the Thugs: The Experience, and the Seduction, of Crowd Violence Bill BufordBuford Non-Fiction Sports, Psychology United Kingdom
8.0 Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, The Team, and the Cost of GreatnessThe Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, The Team, and the Cost of Greatness Buster OlneyOlney Non-Fiction Sports United States
8.0 Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest DisasterInto Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Jon KrakauerKrakauer Non-Fiction Sports, Travel/Adventure United States
8.0 Circuit: A Tennis OdysseyThe Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey Rowan Ricardo PhillipsPhillipsb Non-Fiction Sports United States
8.0 Open Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time HockeyOpen Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey George PlimptonPlimpton Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir United States
8.0 Mad Ducks and Bears: Football RevisitedMad Ducks and Bears: Football Revisited George PlimptonPlimpton Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir United States
8.0 Bang the Drum SlowlyBang the Drum Slowly Mark HarrisHarrisc Fiction General, Sports United States
8.0 Handful of SummersA Handful of Summers Gordon ForbesForbes Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir South Africa
8.0 Home Ice: Reflections on Backyard Rinks and Frozen PondsHome Ice: Reflections on Backyard Rinks and Frozen Ponds Jack FallaFalla Non-Fiction Sports United States
8.0 Boys of SummerThe Boys of Summer Roger KahnKahn Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir United States
8.0 Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak PerformanceThe Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance W. Timothy GallweyGallwey Non-Fiction Self-Help, Sports United States
8.0 Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous SurvivalTouching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival Joe SimpsonSimpson Non-Fiction Sports, Travel/Adventure United Kingdom
8.0 Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPNThose Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN James Andrew MillerMillerd Non-Fiction Sports, Film/TV/Theater United States
7.5 Sweet ScienceThe Sweet Science A.J. LieblingLiebling Non-Fiction Sports United States
7.5 Open: An AutobiographyOpen: An Autobiography Andre AgassiAgassi Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir United States
7.5 Net Worth: Exploding the Myths of Pro HockeyNet Worth: Exploding the Myths of Pro Hockey David CruiseCruise Non-Fiction Sports, Economics/Finance Canada
7.5 String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis David Foster WallaceWallaceb Non-Fiction Sports, Essays United States
7.5 Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String QuarterbackPaper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback George PlimptonPlimpton Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir United States
7.5 Bet With the Best: All New Strategies From America's Leading HandicappersBet With the Best: All New Strategies From America's Leading Handicappers Andrew BeyerBeyer Non-Fiction Gambling/Games, Sports United States
7.0 Essential Smart FootballThe Essential Smart Football Chris B. BrownBrowna Non-Fiction Sports United States
7.0 Crunching Numbers: An Inside Look At The Salary Cap And Negotiating Player ContractsCrunching Numbers: An Inside Look At The Salary Cap And Negotiating Player Contracts Jason FitzgeraldFitzgeraldb Non-Fiction Sports United States
7.0 Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and CourageThe Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage Keith GaveGave Non-Fiction Sports United States
7.0 Coach's ArtThe Coach's Art Jack RamsayRamsay Non-Fiction Sports United States
7.0 Home Game: Hockey and Life in CanadaHome Game: Hockey and Life in Canada Ken DrydenDryden Non-Fiction Sports, Sociology Canada
7.0 Bull FeverBull Fever Kenneth TynanTynan Non-Fiction Essays, Sports United Kingdom
7.0 Blind Side: Evolution of a GameThe Blind Side: Evolution of a Game Michael LewisLewis Non-Fiction Sports, Biography United States
7.0 Zen in the Art of ArcheryZen in the Art of Archery Eugen HerrigelHerrigel Non-Fiction Sports, Philosophy Germany
7.0 Ball FourBall Four Jim BoutonBouton Non-Fiction Sports, Autobiography/Memoir United States