Sports and Leisure

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Updated December 8, 2025
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The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball
John W. Miller
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "" open="">* A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025 "Baseball books don't get any better than this...Earl Weaver has at last been given his due." --George F. Will "Vivid...Most sports books are...
Lucky Loser: Adventures in Tennis and Comedy
kostamichael
Paper Book
From a host of The Daily Show and stand-up comic, Michael Kosta, comes a wildly funny and insightful memoir about his unlikely journey from professional tennis player (#864 in the world) to professional comedian (there's no ranking system in comedy but he's probably . . . top 50?). Before...
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk
Mike Sielski
Paper Book
"Who doesn't wanna read an entire book about the slam dunk? I love basketball." - Ann Patchett "The definitive dunking dissertation." - Jack McCallum, Wall Street Journal From the author of the bestselling Kobe Bryant biography The Rise comes the legend...
Death of a Racehorse: An American Story
Katie Bo Lillis
Named one ofFinancial Times's Best Books of 2025 The inside story of the crisis within the country's most classic sport--horseracing--and why money is killing thoroughbreds at the top of their game. Every year, hundreds of horses die on the racetrack. Why?
I Love Baseball: Players, Managers, Sportswriters, and Fans Talk about Their Love for the Game
Wayne Stewart
Paper Book
From zany mascots to the most beautiful ballparks ever, and from great traditions to humorous anecdotes from the game, I Love Baseball explores the many reasons we love baseball. It's all here: the inspirational men and moments that enliven the sport players'...
Athlete Is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports
Katherine Locke
Athlete is agender. Athlete can mean anyone. "Part memoir, part manifesto" (Booklist) this book revels in the achievements of strong, passionate, and determined LGBTQ+ athletes across every age, level, and field of sports. Find your strength in: ...
Science of Swimming: Transform Your Stroke, Improve Strength, Revolutionize Your Training (DK Science of)
Brett Hawke
Paper Book
Learn the science needed to perfect your stroke, swim faster, and endure for longer. Science of Swimming dives deeper than any other book to examine the muscle groups and bodily systems involved in being an effective swimmer; how they interact with the hydrodynamics of...

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