Nonfiction
Sport & the People Who Play It
Writing that gets at why the games matter.
14 books · ranked
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Open
A tennis champion's startlingly honest memoir, including how much he hated the game; one of the best sports books ever written.
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Seabiscuit
An undersized horse lifts Depression-era America; a beautifully told underdog story.
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Friday Night Lights
A season with a Texas high-school football team and the town that lives for it; a classic of reportage.
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Born to Run
Ultra-runners, a hidden tribe and the case that humans are built to run; infectious and fun.
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The Sports Gene
Nature versus training in elite performance; a thoughtful, myth-busting look at talent.
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AMC White Mountain guide
"For over 100 years, hikers have relied on AMC's White Mountain Guide. The most trusted resource for the hiking trails of the magnificent White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine, this new edition h
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Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak
One of the great works of mountaineering literature- long out of print and now reissued with a new introduction by Joe Simpson.The enthralling account, by the leader of the French expedition, of the f
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Back Spin
Kidnappers have snatched the teenage son of super-star golfer Linda Coldren and her husband, Jack, an aging pro, at the height of the U.S. Open. To help get the boy back, sports agent Myron Bolitar go
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Bleachers
Bij het sterfbed van zijn coach maakt de voormalige sterspeler van een American football team de balans op van zijn jeugd.
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Casey At the Bat
A narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who struck out in the crucial moment of a game.
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Darkest fear
7th Myron Bolitar Novel Myron faces the most emotionally shattering case of his career. And it all begins when Myron’s ex-girlfriend tells him he is a father-of a dying 13-year-old boy.
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Deal Breaker
1st Myron Bolitar Novel EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE and ANTHONY AWARD WINNER! Sports agent Myron Bolitar lands Christian Steele, the client of a lifetime. There’s just one little problem…
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Drop Shot
Valerie Simpson is a young female tennis star with a troubled past who's now on the verge of a comeback and wants Myron as her agent. Myron, who's also got the hottest young male tennis star, Duane Ri
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Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library
"A worthy successor to the original madman puzzle-master himself, Willy Wonka." --Booklist, Starred WHEN KYLE LEARNS THAT THE WORLD'S MOST famous game maker has designed the town's new library and is