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The Sports Librarian

Hi, I'm The Sports Librarian! My goal is to help you find books about sports, athletes, and all things adventure! I hope to share the joy of sports and its many life lessons with nonfiction book recommendations for both kids and adults. In my Bookshop.org store you'll find books organized by sport, age, gender, race, and more. 

 

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Not Too Late: The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age
The Wizard of College Baseball: How Ron Fraser Elevated Miami and an Entire Sport to National Prominence
A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back
The Black Widow: A Memoir
Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice
The Unstoppable Athlete: 12 Keys To Unlock Your Full Potential: Mindset, Confidence, & Peak Performance Habits for Teen and College Athletes Wh
In My Own Process
Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully
A Light Through the Cracks: A Climber's Story
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
Bare Knuckle: Bobby Gunn, 73-0 Undefeated. a Dad. a Dream. a Fight Like You've Never Seen.
Walk Ride Paddle: A Life Outside
A Life Impossible: Living with Als: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence
Golf's Majors: From Hagen and Hogan to a Bear and a Tiger, Inside the Game's Most Unforgettable Performances
Our Fight: A Memoir
The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation
Native Hoops: The Rise of American Indian Basketball, 1895-1970
Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
Indian Spectacle: College Mascots and the Anxiety of Modern America
Redskins: Insult and Brand
Redskins?: Sport Mascots, Indian Nations and White Racism
Playing the White Man's Games
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Carlisle vs. Army: Jim Thorpe, Dwight Eisenhower, Pop Warner, and the Forgotten Story of Football's Greatest Battle
Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
Jim Thorpe: Original All-American
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team
Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
Solo: What Running Across Mountains Taught Me about Life
Skiing Into the Bright Open: My Solo Journey to the South Pole
Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow (Original)
Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina
Annapurna: A Woman's Place
The Twenty: One Woman's Trek Across Corsica on the GR20 Trail
What We Owe to Ourselves: a 500-mile hike on the Colorado Trail
Go Multisport: Add Fun, Challenge & Exploration to Your 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: A Memoir
Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe
The Tower: A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre
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
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 (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
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
Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation That Saved the Soul of the NBA
Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope
Pipeline to the Pros
Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA
Jeremy Lin: The Reason for the Linsanity
Dwyane
Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, on and Off the Court
The Book of James: The Power, Politics, and Passion of Lebron
Magic: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Lebron
The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir
How Basketball Can Save the World: 13 Guiding Principles for Reimagining What's Possible
Michael Jordan: The Life
The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories from the Life and Times of One of the Nba's Fiercest Competitors
Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics
Not Too Late: The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age
The Black Widow: A Memoir
A Light Through the Cracks: A Climber's Story
Find a Way: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream
Catch a Star: Shining Through Adversity to Become a Champion
The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle: Know Your Why and Take Your Mindset from Great to Unstoppable
Resilient: The Untold Story of Crossfit's Greatest Comeback
Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You
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
Reach! Finding Strength, Spirit and Personal Power
Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Sports Legend, and Cultural Heroine
Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain
Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina
The Twenty: One Woman's Trek Across Corsica on the GR20 Trail
Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover If a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
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
The Hiking Book from Hell
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
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!
Find a Way: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream
Fritz Von Erich
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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 (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
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
The Unstoppable Athlete: 12 Keys To Unlock Your Full Potential: Mindset, Confidence, & Peak Performance Habits for Teen and College Athletes Wh
Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes
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
She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game
Playing to Win: How Althea Gibson Broke Barriers and Changed Tennis Forever
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles
Serena Williams: Athletes Who Made a Difference
How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion
Billie Jean King
Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-Of-Foot Girl
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues
Megan Rapinoe
Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating
I Am Billie Jean King
Martina and Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports
I Look Up To... Serena Williams
Wilma Rudolph
Proud: Living My American Dream (Young Readers')
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