The Sports Librarian

Helping you find books about sports, athletes, and all things adventure! I hope to share the joy of sports and its many life lessons with book recommendations for kids and adults. In my Bookshop.org store you'll find books organized by sport, age, gender, race, and more. 

 

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Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing
Lebron
Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty
The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir
The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #Blacklivesmatter
Choosing to Run: A Memoir
Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong
Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own
Windows to the National Parks: A Lift-The-Flap Board Book of North American National Parks
How Basketball Can Save the World: 13 Guiding Principles for Reimagining What's Possible
Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff
Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination
Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
Girl in the Woods
Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe
The Sun Is a Compass: My 4,000-Mile Journey Into the Alaskan Wilds
Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver
Found: A Life in Mountain Rescue
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
A Long Trek Home: 4,000 Miles by Boot, Raft and Ski
Go Find: My Journey to Find the Lost--And Myself
Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei
Unbound
Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff
Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time Crossfit Games Champion
Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map
The Everyday Athlete: How to Balance Work, Family, and Fitness for Life
So Help Me Golf: Why We Love the Game
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-To-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
Alone on the Wall (Expanded)
Forward: A Memoir
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
The National Team (Updated and Expanded Edition): The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Open: An Autobiography
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The Push: A Climber's Search for the Path
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
Running the World: My World-Record Breaking Adventure to Run a Marathon in Every Country on Earth
The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World
Outriders Africa: Essays on Exploration and Return
Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination
Solo: What Running Across Mountains Taught Me about Life
The Hiking Book From Hell
Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far-Flung Places (a Travel Memoir)
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: Revised Second Edition
The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel /]crolf Potts
Lonely Planet Epic Bike Rides of the World 1
One Year on a Bike: From Amsterdam to Singapore
Kicking Ass on the Road the Ultimate Guide for the Solo Woman Traveler: Travel Cheap, Travel Safe & Have the Time of Your Life!
Tiger & Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry
One Jump at a Time: My Story
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf
Molly's Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World
A Gentleman's Game
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
The Natural
Glory Road: My Story of the 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and How One Team Triumphed Against the Odds and Changed America Fore
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Survival of the Fastest: Weed, Speed, and the 1980s Drug Scandal That Shocked the Sports World
The Year's Best Sports Writing 2022
Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us
Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination
Solo: What Running Across Mountains Taught Me about Life
Rise: My Story
The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America
Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion
Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original
The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life
My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper
Spies on the Sidelines: The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage
The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories from the Life and Times of One of the Nba's Fiercest Competitors
Switching Fields: Inside the Fight to Remake Men's Soccer in the United States
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
Serena: The Littlest Sister
Trudy's Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm
She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner
How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion
Girls with Guts!: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records
Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still
Proud: Living My American Dream (Young Readers')
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues
Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game
Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win
Billie Jean King
Wilma Rudolph
Frankie Sparks and the Big Sled Challenge
Maria Finds Courage: A Team Dungy Story about Soccer
Bethany Tries Soccer
Lucy Tries Soccer
Switching Goals
Winners Never Quit!
Ella and One Great Race
Izzy Barr, Running Star
The Hike: (Nature Book for Kids, Outdoors-Themed Picture Book for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners)
Hiking Day
Cartwheel Katie
Lucy Tries Luge
Ninja Red Riding Hood
Ready, Set, Goal!, 17
Lucy Tries Hockey
The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
Choosing to Run: A Memoir
Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time Crossfit Games Champion
Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us
Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance
Reach! Finding Strength, Spirit and Personal Power
When Women Stood: The Untold History of Females Who Changed Sports and the World
Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Sports Legend, and Cultural Heroine
Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
Solo: What Running Across Mountains Taught Me about Life
Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner
Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond
Playing the Long Game: A Memoir
My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper
Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei
The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win
Champion Mindset
Athlete Mental Health Playbook: A guide to mental wellness for athletes
The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer
A Delicate Game: Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice
Sustain Your Game: High Performance Keys to Manage Stress, Avoid Stagnation, and Beat Burnout
She the Confident: The Mindset Advantage for Female Athletes
Talking to Goats: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard
Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game
The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive
Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Peak Performance
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance