Top books about Sport

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Scott Clement
12th April 2016 in books & literature
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    Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream

    HG Bissinger
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    Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
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    Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

    Michael Lewis
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    Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
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    The Blind Side

    Michael Lewis
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    The Blind Side
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    Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

    Joan Ryan
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    Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
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    Shattering the Glass: The Remarkable History of Women in Basketball

    Pamela Grundy & Susan Shackleford
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    Shattering the Glass: The Remarkable History of Women in Basketball
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    The Boys of Summer

    Roger Kahn
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    The Boys of Summer
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    Paper Lion

    George Plimpton
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    Paper Lion
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    Dream Team

    Jack McCallum
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    Dream Team
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    League of Denial

    Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru
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    League of Denial
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    Among the Thugs

    Bill Buford
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    Among the Thugs
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    The Art of Feilding

    Chad Harbach
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    The Art of Feilding
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    Seabiscuit

    Laura Hillenbrand
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    Seabiscuit
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    Muhammas Ali: His Life and Times

    Thomas Hauser
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    Muhammas Ali: His Life and Times
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    My Father and Other Working-Class Football Heroes

    Gary Imlach
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    My Father and Other Working-Class Football Heroes
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    Road Swing

    Steve Rushin
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    Road Swing
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    Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell

    Chas Smith
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    Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell
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    A Necessary Spectacle

    Selena Roberts
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    A Necessary Spectacle
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    Into Thin Air

    Jon Krakauer
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    Into Thin Air
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    The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood

    Jane Leavy
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    The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood
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    Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough

    Duncan Hamilton
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    Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough
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    Endless Winter: The Inside Story of the Rugby Revloution

    Stephen Jones
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    Endless Winter: The Inside Story of the Rugby Revloution
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    Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life

    Nick Hornby
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    Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life
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    A Rough Ride: An Insight into Pro Cycling

    PAUL Kimmage
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    A Rough Ride: An Insight into Pro Cycling
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    Dar Trade: Lost in Boxing

    Don McRaw
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    Dar Trade: Lost in Boxing
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    Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream

  • 2

    Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

  • 3

    The Blind Side

  • 4

    Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

  • 5

    Shattering the Glass: The Remarkable History of Women in Basketball

  • 6

    The Boys of Summer

  • 7

    Paper Lion

  • 8

    Dream Team

  • 9

    League of Denial

  • 10

    Among the Thugs

  • 11

    The Art of Feilding

  • 12

    Seabiscuit

  • 13

    Muhammas Ali: His Life and Times

  • 14

    My Father and Other Working-Class Football Heroes

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    Road Swing

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    Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell

  • 17

    A Necessary Spectacle

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    Into Thin Air

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    The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood

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    Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough

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    Endless Winter: The Inside Story of the Rugby Revloution

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    Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life

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    A Rough Ride: An Insight into Pro Cycling

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    Dar Trade: Lost in Boxing

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