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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorString Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis
David Foster Wallace · 148 pages
Collects essays about tennis in which the author challenges the sports memoir genre, profiles two of the world's greatest players, and shares his own experiences in his youth as a regionally ranked tennis player.
Sports Illustrated: Hate Mail from Cheerleaders and Other Adventures from the Life of Reilly
Rick Reilly · 319 pages
Gathers one hundred pieces written by the "Sports Illustrated" writer over the past six years, covering such topics as rants against high-profile athletic programs, profiles of sports greats, and personal reminiscences.
My Favorite Year: A Collection of Football Writing
Nick Hornby, D.J. Taylor, Huw Richards, Chris Pierson, Roddy Doyle, Harry Ritchie, Harry Pearson, Olly Wicken, Graham Brack, Matt Nation, Ed Horton, Don Watson · 288 pages
Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport
Simon Kuper · 312 pages
"Simon Kuper's New York Times bestseller Soccernomics pioneered a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous empirical analysis and incisive-and witty- commentary. Kuper now leaves the numbers and data behind to explore the heart and soul of the world's most popular sport in the new, extraordinarily revealing Soccer Men. Soccer Men goes behind the scenes with soccer's greatest players and coa
Death in the Afternoon
Ernest Hemingway · 442 pages
This non-fiction book is Hemingway’s tribute to and justification of what he saw as the art and skill of bullfighting. Together with a potted history of bullfighting the author adds his views on what makes it more than a mere spectacle, elevating it to a ritualized display of courage encompassing everything a man needs to know about life and death.
Seasons in Hell: With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and "The Worst Baseball Team in History" - The 1973-1975 Texas Rangers
Mike Shropshire · 250 pages
“Even before the start of spring training, Herzog had said, ‘If Rich Billings is the starting catcher again, we’re in deep trouble.’ When that evaluation was passed along to Billings, he simply nodded and said, ‘Whitey, obviously, has seen me play.’” In early 1973, gonzo sportswriter Mike Shropshire agreed to cover the Texas Rangers for the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram, not realizing that the Rangers
Fever Pitch
Nick Hornby · 247 pages
In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that's before the players even take the field. Nick Hornby has been a football fan since the moment he was conceived. Call it predestiny. Or call it preschool. Fever Pitch is his tribute to a lifelong obsession. Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, Horn
Fantasyland: True Tales from America's Most Compulsive Fantasy Baseball League
Sam Walker · 361 pages
Every spring, millions of Americans prepare to take part in one of the oddest, most obsessive, and most engrossing rituals in the sports pantheon: Rotisserie baseball, a fantasy game where armchair fans match wits by building their own teams. In 2004, Sam Walker, a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal, decided to explore this phenomenon by talking his way into Tout Wars, a league reserved
Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold
Mark Schultz, David Thomas · 363 pages
This book tells the riveting true story -- soon to be a high-profile film -- of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty. On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the
The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Soccer Is Wrong
Chris Anderson, David Sally · 392 pages
Moneyball meets Freakonomics in this myth-busting guide to understanding and winning the most popular sport on the planet. Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the numbers -- a way of thinking about the game that ignores the obvious in favor of how things actually are. In The Numbers Game, Chris Anderson, a former professional goalkeeper turned soccer statistics guru, te
Patriot Reign
Michael Holley · 264 pages
E-Book Extra: Bill Belichick: Snapshots and StatsAn unprecedented look at the innerworkings of a pro football team and the rise, fall, and rise of a champion When Bill Belichick arrived in New England, the Patriots were a laughingstock, an organization with a losing record, spiraling morale, salary cap problems, and a bloated payroll filled with a who's who of underperforming players. Belichick w
Let Me Tell You a Story: A Lifetime in the Game
Red Auerbach, John Feinstein · 368 pages
Managing My Life: My Autobiography
Alex Ferguson · 531 pages
This is the autobiography of Alex Ferguson - he runs the Manchester United Football players with a rod of iron, but is respected for his managerial style and for the way he cares for the welfare of his players.
The Amateurs
David Halberstam · 221 pages
"The story of four young men and their quest for an Olympic gold medal"--Jacket subtitle.
You Gotta Have Wa
Robert Whiting · 339 pages
A hilarious, informative, and riveting account of Japanese baseball and the cultural clashes that ensued when Americans began playing there professionally. In Japan, baseball is a way of life. It is a philosophy. It is besuboru. Its most important element is wa—group harmony—embodied in the proverb "The nail that sticks up shall be hammered down." In this witty and incisive book, Robert Whiting
Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre
Jeff Pearlman · 464 pages
"Gunslinger tells Brett Favres story for the first time, drawing on more than five hundred interviews, including many from the people closest to Favre. Jeff Pearlman charts an unparalleled journey from his rough rural childhood and lackluster high school football career to landing the last scholarship at Southern Mississippi to a car accident that nearly took his life. Favre clawed back, getting d
Namath: a Biography
Mark Kriegel · 512 pages
Discusses the football star's upbringing as the son of a Hungarian immigrant in the steel country of Pennsylvania, his achievements at the University of Alabama, his career with the New York Jets, and his legendary status.
We Were Young and Carefree: The Autobiography of Laurent Fignon
Laurent Fignon · 287 pages
A Band of Misfits: Tales of the 2010 San Francisco Giants
Andrew Baggarly
The Billionaire and the Mechanic: How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed Up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, The America's Cup
Julian Guthrie · 329 pages
Details the partnership between Larry Ellison, billionaire CEO of Oracle Corrporation, and blue-collar mechanic Norbert Bajurin, offering a glimpse into their runs for the America's Cup and the design and building of these boats.
Football - Bloody Hell!: The Biography of Alex Ferguson
Patrick Barclay