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  • Alex Squadron The most engrossing sports books that take you behind the scenes Book cover of Open: An Autobiography Book cover of Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion Book cover of Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty Book cover of A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers Book cover of Seven Seconds or Less: My Season on the Bench with the Runnin' and Gunnin' Phoenix Suns
  • David Vaught The best deep-dive baseball biographies Book cover of Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy Book cover of Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life Book cover of If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy Satchel Paige Book cover of God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen Book cover of Willie's Time: Baseball's Golden Age
  • Nicholas Smith The best books on running history Book cover of Today We Die a Little!: The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time Book cover of Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon Book cover of Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics Book cover of Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports Book cover of The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
  • Ryan Stevens The best figure skating biographies you'll ever read Book cover of Zero Tollerance: An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Revolutionized Figure Skating Book cover of Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows: The Unsuspected Life of Sonja Henie Book cover of Facing the Music: The Autobiography Book cover of Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry Book cover of Beautiful on the Outside: A Memoir
  • Christine Reed Christine Reed's favorite record-breaking memoirs by women on trails Book cover of Thirst Book cover of To the Gorge: Running, Grief, and Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail Book cover of Unsupported Book cover of The Pursuit of Endurance Book cover of Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail
  • Dean Karnazes The best books on running from an ultrarunner Book cover of Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas Book cover of Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself Book cover of Run Fast. Eat Slow.: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes: A Cookbook Book cover of Running Man: A Memoir of Ultra-Endurance Book cover of Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
  • Christine Reed The best outdoor adventure stories by and about women Book cover of Fire in the Heart: A Memoir of Friendship, Loss, and Wildfire Book cover of Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff Book cover of Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail Book cover of To the Greatest Heights: Facing Danger, Finding Humility, and Climbing a Mountain of Truth Book cover of This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir
  • Sung J. Woo The best books about tennis that may or may not feature pornography Book cover of Open: An Autobiography Book cover of Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played Book cover of The Tennis Partner Book cover of String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication Book cover of Double Fault
  • Jennifer Pharr Davis The best books for women who love the outdoors Book cover of Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail Book cover of Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island Book cover of Gorge: My Journey Up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds Book cover of A Beautiful Work In Progress Book cover of Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail
  • Heidi Beierle The best books of slow travel adventures by women who aren’t New York Times bestsellers Book cover of The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating Book cover of Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race Book cover of Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration Book cover of A Beautiful Work In Progress Book cover of Gorge: My Journey Up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds
  • Andrew Stelmack The best books on golf, what sets the greatest golfers apart – off the golf course Book cover of Moe and Me: Encounters with Moe Norman, Golf's Mysterious Genius Book cover of The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story Book cover of Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar Book cover of The Single Plane Golf Swing: Play Better Golf the Moe Norman Way Book cover of The Second Life of Tiger Woods
  • Maggie Shipstead The best books about female adventurers Book cover of West with the Night: A Memoir Book cover of State of Wonder Book cover of Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road Book cover of Maiden Voyage Book cover of Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North
  • Jonathan Noble The best Formula 1 books that get you closer to its greatest legends Book cover of How to Build a Car Book cover of The Death of Ayrton Senna Book cover of Gilles Villeneuve: The Life of the Legendary Racing Driver Book cover of Bedside Wheels Book cover of Power and Glory: The History of Grand Prix Motor Racing
  • Andrew Forbes The best books that place baseball in historical context Book cover of How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed Book cover of Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game Book cover of Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History Book cover of Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy Book cover of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
  • Dale Scott The best, most unique, and inspirational stories from umpires, players and groundskeepers in Major League Baseball Book cover of You're Out and You're Ugly, Too! Confessions of an Umpire with Attitude Book cover of Center Field on Fire: An Umpire's Life with Pine Tar Bats, Spitballs, and Corked Personalities Book cover of As They See 'em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires Book cover of One Base at a Time: How I Survived PTSD and Found My Field of Dreams Book cover of Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major-league Baseball
  • Mark Chisnell The best books on the thrills and dangers of extreme sports Book cover of The Dogs of Winter Book cover of Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival Book cover of Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster Book cover of Walking on Water Book cover of Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
  • James Overmyer The best books on Black baseball leagues before Jackie Robinson Book cover of Only the Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams Book cover of If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy Satchel Paige Book cover of Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy Book cover of Oscar Charleston: The Life and Legend of Baseball's Greatest Forgotten Player Book cover of Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution
  • Dan Shaughnessy The best sports books from a sports broadcaster Book cover of Johnny U: The Life and Times of John Unitas Book cover of Gods at Play: An Eyewitness Account of Great Moments in American Sports Book cover of When the Game Was Ours Book cover of Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times Book cover of Season Ticket: A Baseball Companion
  • Bob Lederer My all-time favorite sports books because they told me things I didn’t know Book cover of Babe: The Legend Comes to Life Book cover of When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi Book cover of Countdown to Super Bowl Book cover of Ball Four: The Final Pitch Book cover of Crash of the Titans
  • Kelly Bennett The best books about baseball players of color for little sluggers Book cover of Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series Book cover of Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues Book cover of She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story Book cover of Clemente! Book cover of Baseball Saved Us
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