Best Sports Novels Of All Time - April 2024

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel

The mega-bestseller with more than 1.5 million readers that is soon to be a major television seriesOne of five Summer 2019 reading picks by Bill Gates"The novel buzzes with the energy of numerous adventures, love affairs, [and] twists of fate." —The Wall Street Journal He can’t leave his hotel. You won’t want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143110438
• ASIN: 0143110438
• ISBN: 0143110438
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

“The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March. On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation. In Ghost Soldiers Hampt... [Read More]

• ASIN: 038549565X
• ASIN: 038549565X
• ISBN: 038549565X
• Brand: Anchor
• Manufacturer: Anchor

A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a surv... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0547577311
• ASIN: 0547577311
• ISBN: 0547577311
• Brand: Clarion Books
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

The Hamilton Affair: A Novel

For fans of Hamilton and Lin-Manuel Miranda, here is the New York Times bestselling novel that Cosmopolitan called, “A juicy answer to Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton.”Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution, and featuring a cast of legendary characters, historian and master storyteller Elizabeth Cobbs tells the sweeping, tumultuous, true story of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, from passionate and tender beginnings of their romance to his fateful duel on the banks of the Hudson River.Alexander Hamilton was a bastard and orphan, raised in the Caribbean and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1628728558
• ASIN: 1628728558
• ISBN: 1628728558
• Brand: Arcade
• Manufacturer: Arcade

The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series)

This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. Now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck.On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half. Wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250044235
• ASIN: 1250044235
• ISBN: 1250044235
• Brand: Tougias Michael J
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

The Life We Bury

A USA Today bestseller and book club favorite! College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1616149981
• ASIN: 1616149981
• ISBN: 1616149981
• Brand: Seventh Street Books
• Manufacturer: Seventh Street Books

Sports Illustrated Baseball's Greatest

Who's the greatest slugger of all time, Babe Ruth or Ted Williams? Where do Derek Jeter and Cal Ripken Jr. rank on the list of the best shortstops? At third base, would you rather have Mike Schmidt or Brooks Robinson? Is Fenway or Wrigley the better ballpark?This book will end many arguments-and start some new ones. Sports Illustrated's has polled its Major League Baseball experts to determine the ultimate Top 10 in more than 20 categories. The rankings appear alongside stunning photography and classic stories from SI's archives. This is the best of the best in the major leagues, or, more simp... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1618930559
• ASIN: 1618930559
• ISBN: 9781618930552
• Brand: Sports Illustrated Books
• Manufacturer: Sports Illustrated

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary “The Boys of ‘36'.”For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143125478
• UPC: 884832131572
• ASIN: 0143125478
• ISBN: 9780143125471
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time, as seen in the HBO documentary True Justice “[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.”—John LegendSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times • The Washington Pos... [Read More]

• ASIN: 081298496X
• ASIN: 081298496X
• ISBN: 9780812984965
• Brand: Spiegel Grau
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

The Book of General Ignorance

Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the phenomenal British bestseller. Challenging what most of us assume to be verifiable truths in areas like history, literature, science, nature, and more,The Book of General Ignorance is a witty “gotcha” compendium of how little we actually know about anything. It’ll have you scratching your head wondering why we even bother to go to school.Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VI... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307394913
• ASIN: 0307394913
• ISBN: 0307394913
• Brand: Harmony
• Manufacturer: Crown

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

• ASIN: 1400064163
• ASIN: 1400064163
• ISBN: 9781400064168
• Brand: Random House
• Manufacturer: Random House

All American Boys

A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature. In this New York Times bestselling novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension.A bag of chips. That’s all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul Galluzzo, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad’s pleadings that he’s st... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1481463349
• ASIN: 1481463349
• ISBN: 1481463349
• Brand: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
• Manufacturer: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books

The One and Only Ivan

Soon to be a major motion picture!Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestsellerThis unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0061992275
• ASIN: 0061992275
• ISBN: 0061992275
• Brand: HarperCollins
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins

The Everything Kids' Football Book, 6th Edition: All-time Greats, Legendary Teams, and Today's Favorite Players--With Tips on Playing Like a Pro (6)

Everything you need to know about America’s favorite sport, in a revised edition of The Everything Kids’ Football Book, complete with up-to-date stats and the latest information on your favorite players and teams!The Everything® Kids’ Football Book, 6th Edition is full of the fun, action, and excitement of America’s favorite sport—perfect for young football fans! Featuring dozens of puzzles and games, this new edition has current stats for all of your favorite players and teams. This book introduces new football fans to all of the various positions they can play, teaches them the ru... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1507208480
• ASIN: 1507208480
• ISBN: 1507208480
• Brand: Everything
• Manufacturer: Everything

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, one of the greatest adventure stories of the modern age. In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and only a day's sail short of its destination, the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. Thus began the legendary ordeal of Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men. When their ship was finally ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0465062881
• ASIN: 0465062881
• ISBN: 0465062881
• Brand: DA CAPO PRESS
• Manufacturer: Basic Books

Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball? : MR STATS Sets the Record Straight on the Top 50 NBA Players of All Time

ABC and ESPNUs "Mr. Stats" ranks the NBAUs greatest players of all time in this provocative and comprehensive

• UPC: 28323401

Down to the Last Pitch : How the 1991 Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves Gave Us the Best World Series of All Time

From acclaimed author Tim Wendel, the behind-the-headlines story of the Best World Series Ever, and the watershed season that propelled two of baseball s worst teams to dominance and ushered in baseball s modern era.

• UPC: 42083555
• Rating: 4.0

How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time

9780684813790

• UPC: 25950397
• Rating: 4.0

The 13 Best Horror Stories of All Time

This essential Halloween companion contains some of the creepiest, eeriest, and most horrifying stories ever written by the greatest writers in the genre. These stories that surprise reflect readers' innermost fears and go to places

• UPC: 51333306
• Rating: 3.0

Tom Sawyer: The Complete Collection (The Best Fictional Characters of All Time) - eBook

This book contains the Tom Sawyer complete collection. - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Tom Sawyer Abroad - Tom Sawyer, Detective The Adventures of Tom Sawyer remains a

• UPC: 795464988

The Best Guitarist of All Time - (A Space Odyssey) - eBook

An epic science fiction farce across a couple of trillion parsecs with galactic gangsters, cosmic drug dealers and reluctant extraterrestrials just trying to make a

• UPC: 901208698

How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time

How to Play Your Best Golf All the

• UPC: 52869777
• Rating: 4.0

100 of the Best Water Polo Players of All Time - eBook

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Best Water Polo Players of All Time, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you.

• UPC: 171973186

100 of the Best Athlete Nicknames of All Time - eBook

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Best Athlete Nicknames of All Time, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether

• UPC: 424794511

100 of the Best Motorsport Athletes of All Time - eBook

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Best Motorsport Athletes of All Time, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether

• UPC: 823699419