Non-Fiction Sports Challenge - 25 Books for 2025

Hosted by natebragg

1 participant, 21 books added

Starts: Tuesday, 01 October 2024

Ends: Saturday, 31 May 2025

In honor of the 2024/2025 season in major sports, read 25 sports themed non-fiction books between October 2024 and May 2025. Challenge yourself by reading about different sports/teams over the course of the year in line with their respective seasons. 

All books added
The Quality of Madness: A Life of Marcelo Bielsa by Tim Rich

The Quality of Madness: A Life of Marcelo Bielsa

Tim Rich

392 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging emotional medium-paced
And it was Beautiful: Marcelo Bielsa and the Rebirth of Leeds United by Phil Hay

And it was Beautiful: Marcelo Bielsa and the Rebirth of Leeds United

Phil Hay

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction sports adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling by William Fotheringham

Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling

William Fotheringham

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography sports informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Pounding the Rock: Basketball Dreams and Real Life in a Bronx High School by Marc Skelton

Pounding the Rock: Basketball Dreams and Real Life in a Bronx High School

Marc Skelton

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction education sports emotional medium-paced
Return of the King: LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History by Dave McMenamin, Brian Windhorst

Return of the King: LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History

Dave McMenamin, Brian Windhorst

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography sports informative medium-paced
Rare Gems: How Four Generations of Women Paved the Way for the WNBA by Howard Megdal

Rare Gems: How Four Generations of Women Paved the Way for the WNBA

Howard Megdal

225 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography sports emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports by Yaron Weitzman

Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports

Yaron Weitzman

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction sports informative inspiring tense slow-paced
Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions & Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 Billion Industry by Michael Thomsen

Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions & Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 Billion Industry

Michael Thomsen

448 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction
More Than Medals: A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan by Dennis J Frost

More Than Medals: A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan

Dennis J Frost

311 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction sports informative reflective medium-paced
The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens by David Howe

The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens

Routledge Critical Studies in Sport

David Howe

187 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction sociology sports