Guide No Longer Updated
As of July 2023 this guide—started during the early days of the COVID 19 pandemic—is no longer being actively updated or maintained. For an up-to-date listing of sports & recreation eBooks (and audio books) please see the Sports & Recreations section in OverDrive/Libby.
Sports & Recreation
Books are listed by author's surname.
Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the World's First Female Sports Superstar by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781617758263Publication Date: 2020
What It Means to Be a Wolverine: Michigan's Greatest Players Talk About Michigan Football by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781623685584Publication Date: 2013
All the Dreams We've Dreamed: A Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago's West Side by ISBN: 9781613739310Publication Date: 2018
Major League Turbulence: Baseball in the Era of Drug Use, Labor Strife and Black Power, 1968-1988 by ISBN: 9781476680583Publication Date: 2021
From Football to Soccer: The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States by Call Number: EBSCOISBN: 9780252043888Publication Date: 2021
Serena Williams : Tennis Champion, Sports Legend, and Cultural Heroine by ISBN: 9781538109663Publication Date: 2020
Run Mummy Run: Inspiring Women to Be Fit, Healthy and Happy by ISBN: 9781786852373Publication Date: 2018
Valley Walls: A Memoir of Climbing and Living in Yosemite by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781930238695Publication Date: 2016
Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780063049055Publication Date: 2023
Kung Fu Basics: Everything You Need to Get Started in Kung Fu - From Basic Kicks to Training and Tournaments by ISBN: 9780804847025Publication Date: 2018
The Genius of Desperation: The Schematic Innovations that Made the Modern NFL by ISBN: 9781629375793Publication Date: 2018
The Back Roads to March: The Unsung, Unheralded, and Unknown Heroes of a College Basketball Season by ISBN: 9780385544481Publication Date: 2020
Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing by ISBN: 9781523508389Publication Date: 2020
KG A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between by ISBN: 9781982170325Publication Date: 2021
The Ultimate Detroit Tigers Time Machine Book by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781493068012Publication Date: 2022
How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781683359203Publication Date: 2021
Wrestling with Angels: A True Story of Addiction, Resurrection, Hope, Fashion, Training Celebrities, and Man’s Oldest Sport by ISBN: 9781644281147Publication Date: 2020
The Perfect Run: A Guide to Cultivating a near-Effortless Running State by ISBN: 9781472968654Publication Date: 2020
The Game is Not a Game: The Power, Protest and Politics of American Sports by ISBN: 9781642590951Publication Date: 2020
Women on Waves: A Culture History of Surfing—From Ancient Goddesses and Hawaiian Queens to Malibu Movie Stars and Millennial Champions by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781643137254Publication Date: 2021
Sparrin' with Smokin' Joe: Joe Frazier's Epic Battles and Rivalry with Ali by ISBN: 9781538136799Publication Date: 2021
Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back: Dilemmas of the Modern Fan by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781477313138Publication Date: 2020
The Baseball Book of Why: The Answers to Questions You've Always Wondered about from America's National Pastime by ISBN: 9781493048878Publication Date: 2020
The Baltimore Black Sox: A Negro Leagues History, 1913-1936 by ISBN: 9781476677712Publication Date: 2020
Who Says I Can't?: The Astonishing Story of a Fearless Life by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780785239413Publication Date: 2021
Buying In: Big-Time Women's College Basketball and the Future of College Sports by ISBN: 9781538166420Publication Date: 2022
The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer (Updated and Expanded Edition) by Call Number: EBSCO eBooksISBN: 1419743015Publication Date: 2019
The Art of Football: The Early Game in the Golden Age of Illustration by ISBN: 9780803290693Publication Date: 2017
The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League by ISBN: 9781452173641Publication Date: 2020
Infractions: Rule Violations, Unethical Conduct, and Enforcement in the NCAA by ISBN: 9781496205476Publication Date: 2019
Raised a Warrior: A Memoir of Soccer, Grit, and Leveling the Playing Field by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781948062831Publication Date: 2021
The Brown Bullet: Rajo Jack's Drive to Integrate Auto Racing by ISBN: 9781641602297Publication Date: 2020
Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier by ISBN: 9781493051212Publication Date: 2021
A Still Quiet Place for Athletes: Mindfulness Skills for Achieving Peak Performance and Finding Flow in Sports and Life by ISBN: 9781684030217Publication Date: 2018
A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps: A Sportswriter's Memoir by Call Number: EBSCO eBooksISBN: 9781684351152Publication Date: 2020
Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen by ISBN: 9780520973855Publication Date: 2020
Stand up and Shout Out: Women’s Fight for Equal Pay, Equal Rights, and Equal Opportunities in Sports by ISBN: 9781538125977Publication Date: 2020
The Football Book of Why (and Who, What, When, Where, and How) by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781493068586Publication Date: 2022
The Best American Sports Writing 2020 by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780358196990Publication Date: 2020
Women on Wheels: The Scandalous Untold History of Women in Bicycling by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781621062073Publication Date: 2021
The Next Ones: How McDavid, Matthews and a Group of Young Guns Took Over the NHL by ISBN: 9781771621984Publication Date: 2019
Running Smart: How Science Can Improve Your Endurance and Performance by Call Number: MIT Press DirectISBN: 9780262542449Publication Date: 2021
Personal Score: Sport, Culture, Identity by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780702267529Publication Date: 2023
The Road to Ann Arbor: Incredible Twists and Improbable Turns Along the Michigan Recruiting Trail by ISBN: 9781629375922Publication Date: 2018
Hebrew Hammer: A Biography of Al Rosen, All-Star Third Baseman by ISBN: 9781476643939Publication Date: 2021
Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781328637901Publication Date: 2021
Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Jake Gaither, Florida A&M, and the History of Black College Football by ISBN: 9781469652443Publication Date: 2019
Michigan Motivations: A Year of Inspiration with the University of Michigan Wolverines by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780253048233Publication Date: 2020
The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781620976753Publication Date: 2021
