Sociology of Sports

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Growing books in this category
Book	Rank	Gain over 7 days	Data as of
Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball's Golden Age Sridhar Pappu	10	+224 places	October 28, 2026 at 12:06 p.m.
The Year Of The Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball's Golden Age – A Nostalgic Sports History of Rivalry and Turmoil in 1968 America Sridhar Pappu	20	+220 places	October 29, 2026 at 4:11 a.m.
The Why Is Everything: A Story of Football, Rivalry, and Revolution Michael Silver	19	+80 places	October 28, 2026 at 12:06 p.m.
Formula 101: For F1 Fans Who Love the Drama Matt Elisofon, Brian Muller	4	+63 places	October 28, 2026 at 12:06 p.m.
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle	17	+53 places	October 28, 2026 at 3:33 a.m.
Expensive Basketball Shea Serrano	12	+40 places	October 29, 2026 at 4:11 a.m.
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World Lauren Fleshman	17	+40 places	October 28, 2026 at 12:06 p.m.
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream H. G. Bissinger	7	+20 places	October 28, 2026 at 12:06 p.m.
The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays: A Curated History of the Jays Keegan Matheson	4	+17 places	October 28, 2026 at 8:12 p.m.
Friday Night Lights (25th Anniversary Edition): A Town, a Team, and a Dream H. G. Bissinger	5	+13 places	October 29, 2026 at 1:01 a.m.
The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays: A Curated History of the Jays Keegan Matheson	4	+7 places	October 29, 2026 at 1:01 a.m.
The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays: A Curated History of the Jays Keegan Matheson	4	+5 places	October 29, 2026 at 1:01 a.m.
The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays: A Curated History of the Jays Keegan Matheson	4	+5 places	October 28, 2026 at 8:12 p.m.

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