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Updated March 23, 2026
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Make me commissioner : I know what's wrong with baseball and how to fix it
Leavy, Jane
Paper Book
"Make Jane Commissioner... Leavy has a voice demanding to be heard--and Major League Baseball should listen."-- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL A New York Times bestselling biographer and lifelong baseball devotee takes readers on an epic journey...
Changeover : a young rivalry and a new era of men's tennis
Nathan, Giri
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY * THE NEW YORKER * NPR * TOWN & COUNTRY * The story of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and their epic rivalry, as told by "the best tennis writer in America" (Brian Phillips,...
American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback
Wickersham, Seth
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of It's Better to be Feared examines football's QB lifecycle: high school, college, the NFL, retirement - and all that comes with it. Before the Super Bowl trophies, massive contracts, brand deals, and millions of social media followers comes the dream. From the...
Expensive Basketball
Serrano, Shea
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - One of Barnes & Noble's Best Sports Books of 2025 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Rap Year Book and Basketball (and Other Things), a clever and inventive examination of some of...
Misunderstood: A Memoir
Iverson, Allen
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A compelling and candid memoir from Allen Iverson, the NBA's most misunderstood Hall of Famer, detailing his tough childhood in Virginia, his entry into the league as the number one overall pick, and his controversial, culture-changing pro...
Every Day Is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL Into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut
Belson, Ken
Paper Book
A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 - One of Barnes & Noble's Best Sports Books of 2025 From veteran New York Times Business & NFL reporter, Ken Belson, a deeply-reported account of how the NFL's Commissioner, Roger Goodell, and its two most...
Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson
Kriegel, Mark
Paper Book
"Remarkable . . . Do not think of this as a boxing book, but boxing does make a colorful and primal backdrop for a uniquely American book, filled with enough mentors and monsters to do any Dickens novel justice." --Chicago Tribune From the acclaimed New York Times...
Mamba & Mambacita Forever
Bryant, Vanessa
Paper Book
A beautiful and moving testament to the enduring life of Kobe Bryant and the Mamba Mentality. When Kobe and Gianna Bryant died, tragically and unexpectedly, in 2020, the world mourned with a wholehearted ferocity. In perhaps the largest and most intense outpouring of public...
Shot ready
Curry, Stephen
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Shot Ready is a powerful distillation of Stephen Curry's transformative philosophy of success--centered on preparation, constant improvement, creativity, connection, mindfulness, and joy--delivered in his incomparable voice and style....
Madden & Summerall: How They Revolutionized NFL Broadcasting
Podolsky, Rich
Paper Book
Madden & Summerall tells the inside story of how two unlikely partners became the greatest broadcast duo in NFL history. This is the story of how John Madden and Pat Summerall got to CBS and, although very different, how they became the greatest broadcast team of...
On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports
Brennan, Christine.
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller! A news-making and electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose dramatic ascendance in college basketball and now in the WNBA has captured the attention of media and fans unlike any other female team-sport athlete in...
Skipper: Why Baseball Managers Matter and Always Will
Miller, Scott
Paper Book
From the award-winning baseball writer and coauthor of Ninety Percent Mental, an unprecedented look at the job of Major League Baseball managers--showing how they shape the game, and how the ever-changing game shapes them. Skipper takes on an...
Uncommon favor : basketball, North Philly, my mother, and the lessons I learned from all three
Staley, Dawn
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, Dawn Staley shares powerful and inspiring stories that have shaped her journey on and off the court. A three-time Olympic gold medalist, six-time WNBA All-Star, and the first person to win the...
Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Professional Wrestling's New World Order Changed America
Raimondi, Marc
Paper Book
From ESPN reporter Marc Raimondi comes a compelling, gripping narrative history of professional wrestling's legendary faction, The NWO (New World Order), from their inception in 1996 to their influence on American pop culture today. In 1996, professional wrestling was one of the...
Don't Call It a Comeback: What Happened When I Stopped Chasing Prs, and Started Chasing Happiness
D'Amato, Keira
Paper Book
"D'Amato populates the book with lessons learned from her own experiences--about being open to opportunities, celebrating small wins, embracing failure." --New York Times A victorious tale of coming back in middle age to topple marathon records, from the running...
American Coach: The Triumph and Tragedy of Notre Dame Legend Frank Leahy
Maisel, Ivan
Paper Book
Award-winning sportswriter Ivan Maisel brings the forgotten legend of Notre Dame head football coach Frank Leahy back to life, based on rare and complete access to Fighting Irish football historical archives and the Leahy family.   When Frank Leahy retired from...
The can-do mindset : how to cultivate resilience, follow your heart, and fight for your passions
Parker, Candace
Paper Book
One of the most decorated and celebrated women's basketball players of all time breaks down her ultimate recipe to success, using her own deeply inspiring journey to teach readers how to live bravely, unapologetically, and with purpose. 'Candace Parker has been a trailblazer on and off the court,...
Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running
Brosnan, Sean
Paper Book
The true story of a high school cross country team that went from obscurity to becoming the fastest squad the country, and perhaps the world, has ever seen, called "inspiring and entertaining" (Jerry Schumacher) and "a deliciously rich tale" (Neal Bascomb). When Sean Brosnan...
It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground
Litt, David
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * 2025 BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE SELECTION A former Obama speechwriter moves to the Jersey Shore and learns to surf with the help of his brother-in-law: a tattooed, truck-driving Joe Rogan superfan. David, the Yale-educated writer...
Enough: Climbing Toward a True Self on Mount Everest
Arnot Reid, Melissa
Paper Book
A searching, uplifting memoir by the celebrated, groundbreaking climber- a journey of overcoming where the mountain's highest peaks can only be reached by traversing the dark crevasses of the soul At twenty-seven, when Melissa Arnot Reid accepted a tank of oxygen just short of...
The running ground : a father, a son, and the simplest of sports
Thompson, Nicholas
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A profound meditation on what running can teach us about our limits and our lives by a record-setting distance runner who is now the CEO of The Atlantic. "This is not just an engaging memoir about...
Never Stop: Life, Leadership, and What It Takes to Be Great
Hurley, Dan
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Dan Hurley is one of the most famous head coaches in America today--in any sport. He returned the UConn Huskies men's basketball team to their rightful place among the nation's elite, winning back-to-back NCAA Championships, and he did it with...
A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the Lebron Lakers
Weitzman, Yaron
Paper Book
NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, it looked like a match made...

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