✊ Modern Athlete Activism

Books chronicling how today's athletes use their platforms to challenge injustice, from Colin Kaepernick's knee to the broader history of sports as political stage.

In the Name of Freedom

by Enes Kanter Freedom • 2025

A $500,000 bounty, an arrested father, and custom shoes the NBA banned for shaming China.

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117

🏀 Athlete Activism 🏟️ Nba Memoirs ✊ Political Dissidents 🗣️ Free Speech Battles 💰 Corporate Social Justice

In the Name of Freedom 92%

A $500,000 bounty, an arrested father, and custom shoes the NBA banned for shaming China.

by Enes Kanter Freedom 2025

4.32

117 ratings

🏀 Athlete Activism 🏟️ Nba Memoirs ✊ Political Dissidents 🗣️ Free Speech Battles 💰 Corporate Social Justice

Strong Inside

by Andrew Maraniss • 2014

The SEC's first black basketball player broke through in 1967. His own campus was the hardest arena.

4.21

317

🏀 College Basketball ✊ Civil Rights Movement 🤝 Sports Integration 🏆 Black Athletes 🏛️ Southern History

Strong Inside 90%

The SEC's first black basketball player broke through in 1967. His own campus was the hardest arena.

by Andrew Maraniss 2014

4.21

317 ratings

🏀 College Basketball ✊ Civil Rights Movement 🤝 Sports Integration 🏆 Black Athletes 🏛️ Southern History

On Her Game

by Christine Brennan • 2025

The WNBA's most transformative star was the one its veterans and leaders least wanted to embrace.

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2k+

🏀 Women's Basketball 🏫 College Sports 💰 Sports Business ✊ Race And Sports 📜 Title IX

On Her Game 90%

The WNBA's most transformative star was the one its veterans and leaders least wanted to embrace.

by Christine Brennan 2025

3.98

2k+ ratings

🏀 Women's Basketball 🏫 College Sports 💰 Sports Business ✊ Race And Sports 📜 Title IX

Sound and Fury

by Dave Kindred • 2006

Their friendship electrified America: how a boxer and a broadcaster remade sports and each other.

3.99

206

🫂 Dual Biography 🥊 Boxing History ✊ Athlete Activism 🎙️ Sports Journalism 📺 Television History

Sound and Fury 90%

Their friendship electrified America: how a boxer and a broadcaster remade sports and each other.

by Dave Kindred 2006

3.99

206 ratings

🫂 Dual Biography 🥊 Boxing History ✊ Athlete Activism 🎙️ Sports Journalism 📺 Television History

LeBron, Inc.

by Brian Windhorst • 2019

LeBron James's billion-dollar playbook starts with the hundred-million-dollar deal he didn't sign.

3.84

2k+

🏀 Athlete Entrepreneurs 💼 Sports Business 🏷️ Personal Branding ⭐ Celebrity Entrepreneurship 🤝 Strategic Partnerships

LeBron, Inc. 90%

LeBron James's billion-dollar playbook starts with the hundred-million-dollar deal he didn't sign.

by Brian Windhorst 2019

3.84

2k+ ratings

🏀 Athlete Entrepreneurs 💼 Sports Business 🏷️ Personal Branding ⭐ Celebrity Entrepreneurship 🤝 Strategic Partnerships

LeBron

by Jeff Benedict • 2023

Nike bet $90 million on a high school kid who had never played an NBA game.

4.37

2k+

🏀 Basketball Greats 🏟️ Sports Business 👟 Athlete Branding ✊ Athlete Activism 🏀 Basketball Leadership

LeBron 89%

Nike bet $90 million on a high school kid who had never played an NBA game.

by Jeff Benedict 2023

4.37

2k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball Greats 🏟️ Sports Business 👟 Athlete Branding ✊ Athlete Activism 🏀 Basketball Leadership

Coming Home

by Brittney Griner • 2024

293 days in a Russian prison, and the arms dealer traded for her freedom.

4.37

12k+

🏅 Athlete Memoirs 🏀 Women In Sports 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Athletes ⛓️ Wrongful Detention 🧗 Captivity Survival

Coming Home 89%

293 days in a Russian prison, and the arms dealer traded for her freedom.

by Brittney Griner 2024

4.37

12k+ ratings

🏅 Athlete Memoirs 🏀 Women In Sports 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Athletes ⛓️ Wrongful Detention 🧗 Captivity Survival

Life in Two Worlds

by Ted Nolan • 2023

Called a savage by teammates, he won Coach of the Year, then the league blackballed him.

4.22

522

🏒 Hockey Memoirs 🦅 Indigenous Athletes ✊ Racism In Sports 🌿 Cultural Reclamation 🛡️ Servant Leadership

Life in Two Worlds 89%

Called a savage by teammates, he won Coach of the Year, then the league blackballed him.

by Ted Nolan 2023

4.22

522 ratings

🏒 Hockey Memoirs 🦅 Indigenous Athletes ✊ Racism In Sports 🌿 Cultural Reclamation 🛡️ Servant Leadership

How Change Happens

by Leslie R. Crutchfield • 2018

Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.

3.74

160

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

How Change Happens 89%

Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.

by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018

3.74

160 ratings

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

This Is an Uprising

by Mark Engler • 2016

Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.

4.20

1k+

🕊️ Civil Resistance 📢 Social Movements 🧱 Movement Building ⚡ Disruption Tactics 🪧 Mass Protest

This Is an Uprising 89%

Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.

by Mark Engler 2016

4.20

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Civil Resistance 📢 Social Movements 🧱 Movement Building ⚡ Disruption Tactics 🪧 Mass Protest

Good for a Girl

by Lauren Fleshman • 2023

She won national titles, signed with Nike, and starved herself to stay thin. Then her body broke.

4.45

18k+

🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 👟 Running Memoir 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorders 🏟️ Sports Culture

Good for a Girl 89%

She won national titles, signed with Nike, and starved herself to stay thin. Then her body broke.

by Lauren Fleshman 2023

4.45

18k+ ratings

🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 👟 Running Memoir 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorders 🏟️ Sports Culture

The Greatest

by Muhammad Ali • 1975

Banned for three years for refusing the draft, the heavyweight champion tells his own story.

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2k+

🥊 Boxing History 🏅 Sports Autobiography ✊ Draft Resistance 🕌 Religious Conversion ✊🏾 Civil Rights Era

The Greatest 89%

Banned for three years for refusing the draft, the heavyweight champion tells his own story.

by Muhammad Ali 1975

4.26

2k+ ratings

🥊 Boxing History 🏅 Sports Autobiography ✊ Draft Resistance 🕌 Religious Conversion ✊🏾 Civil Rights Era

Showboat

by Roland Lazenby • 2016

Two selves fought inside Kobe Bryant: the showman his father wanted, the killer his mother forged.

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3k+

🏀 Sports Biography 👨‍👩‍👦 Parental Influence 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🔥 Obsession And Sacrifice 🔄 Self Reinvention

Showboat 89%

Two selves fought inside Kobe Bryant: the showman his father wanted, the killer his mother forged.

by Roland Lazenby 2016

4.30

3k+ ratings

🏀 Sports Biography 👨‍👩‍👦 Parental Influence 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🔥 Obsession And Sacrifice 🔄 Self Reinvention

Knowing the Score

by David Papineau • 2017

The deepest truths about mind, ethics, and human potential are worked out on the pitch.

3.29

150

🎓 Philosophy Of Sport ⚖️ Sport Ethics 🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🎯 Skill Acquisition

Knowing the Score 89%

The deepest truths about mind, ethics, and human potential are worked out on the pitch.

by David Papineau 2017

3.29

150 ratings

🎓 Philosophy Of Sport ⚖️ Sport Ethics 🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🎯 Skill Acquisition

Why We Kneel, How We Rise

by Michael Holding • 2021

Racism was built, not born. A cricketer exposes its architecture and what might dismantle it.

4.45

1k+

🏛️ Systemic Racism ✊ Antiracism 🏟️ Race And Sports 📚 Decolonizing History ⚖️ Police Violence

Why We Kneel, How We Rise 89%

Racism was built, not born. A cricketer exposes its architecture and what might dismantle it.

by Michael Holding 2021

4.45

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Systemic Racism ✊ Antiracism 🏟️ Race And Sports 📚 Decolonizing History ⚖️ Police Violence

On Boxing

by Joyce Carol Oates • 1987

A novelist finds that inside the ring, pain, time, and masculinity obey different laws.

3.89

2k+

🥊 Boxing Culture ✍️ Literary Sports Writing 🧠 Philosophy Of Sport 💪 Masculinity And Violence 🩸 Athletic Suffering

On Boxing 88%

A novelist finds that inside the ring, pain, time, and masculinity obey different laws.

by Joyce Carol Oates 1987

3.89

2k+ ratings

🥊 Boxing Culture ✍️ Literary Sports Writing 🧠 Philosophy Of Sport 💪 Masculinity And Violence 🩸 Athletic Suffering

Rules for Revolutionaries

by Becky Bond • 2016

The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.

3.84

762

📢 Political Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Campaigns 🤝 Volunteer Mobilization 📈 Mass Mobilization 🕸️ Distributed Organizing

Rules for Revolutionaries 88%

The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.

by Becky Bond 2016

3.84

762 ratings

📢 Political Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Campaigns 🤝 Volunteer Mobilization 📈 Mass Mobilization 🕸️ Distributed Organizing

Go For The Goal

by Mia Hamm • 1999

Mia Hamm's World Cup playbook: the habits and resilience that win matches and shape a life.

4.02

574

⚽ Women's Soccer 🧠 Athletic Mindset 🎯 Deliberate Practice 👥 Sports Leadership 🌱 Young Athletes

Go For The Goal 88%

Mia Hamm's World Cup playbook: the habits and resilience that win matches and shape a life.

by Mia Hamm 1999

4.02

574 ratings

⚽ Women's Soccer 🧠 Athletic Mindset 🎯 Deliberate Practice 👥 Sports Leadership 🌱 Young Athletes

Blueprint for Revolution

by Srdja Popovic • 2015

Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.

4.30

2k+

🕊️ Civil Resistance 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🧱 Movement Building 🤝 Coalition Building 🎭 Creative Resistance

Blueprint for Revolution 88%

Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.

by Srdja Popovic 2015

4.30

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Civil Resistance 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🧱 Movement Building 🤝 Coalition Building 🎭 Creative Resistance

Twitter and Tear Gas

by Zeynep Tufekci • 2017

Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.

4.08

1k+

🧑‍💻 Digital Activism 📢 Attention Economics 🛡️ Information Warfare 🚪 Media Gatekeeping 🤝 Collective Action

Twitter and Tear Gas 88%

Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.

by Zeynep Tufekci 2017

4.08

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💻 Digital Activism 📢 Attention Economics 🛡️ Information Warfare 🚪 Media Gatekeeping 🤝 Collective Action

The Matheny Manifesto

by Mike Matheny • 2015

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

4.28

2k+

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting

The Matheny Manifesto 88%

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

by Mike Matheny 2015

4.28

2k+ ratings

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting

Choosing to Run

by Des Linden • 2023

She lost Boston by two seconds. Then a nor'easter gave her one more shot at victory.

4.24

13k+

👟 Professional Running ♀️ Women In Sports 🏃 Marathon Running 🧠 Mental Toughness 📋 Training Philosophy

Choosing to Run 88%

She lost Boston by two seconds. Then a nor'easter gave her one more shot at victory.

by Des Linden 2023

4.24

13k+ ratings

👟 Professional Running ♀️ Women In Sports 🏃 Marathon Running 🧠 Mental Toughness 📋 Training Philosophy

The Silenced Majority

by Amy Goodman • 2012

The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.

4.06

251

📻 Independent Media 📺 Media Criticism 🔍 Investigative Journalism ✊ Grassroots Movements 💸 Economic Inequality

The Silenced Majority 88%

The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.

by Amy Goodman 2012

4.06

251 ratings

📻 Independent Media 📺 Media Criticism 🔍 Investigative Journalism ✊ Grassroots Movements 💸 Economic Inequality

The Blind Side

by Michael Lewis • 2006

One linebacker's fury made a $5 million position. One homeless teenager was born to fill it.

4.16

102k+

🏈 Nfl History 💰 Sports Economics 🎓 College Recruiting 📚 Education Inequality 🏠 Found Family

The Blind Side 88%

One linebacker's fury made a $5 million position. One homeless teenager was born to fill it.

by Michael Lewis 2006

4.16

102k+ ratings

🏈 Nfl History 💰 Sports Economics 🎓 College Recruiting 📚 Education Inequality 🏠 Found Family

Friday Night Lights

by H.G. Bissinger • 1988

In Odessa, Texas, high school football offers glory and escape. Most players get neither.

4.14

67k+

🏈 High School Football 📰 Sports Journalism 🏘️ Small Town America 🤝 Race And Athletics 🎓 Educational Inequality

Friday Night Lights 88%

In Odessa, Texas, high school football offers glory and escape. Most players get neither.

by H.G. Bissinger 1988

4.14

67k+ ratings

🏈 High School Football 📰 Sports Journalism 🏘️ Small Town America 🤝 Race And Athletics 🎓 Educational Inequality

From Dictatorship to Democracy

by Gene Sharp • 1993

Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.

3.83

2k+

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance 🗳️ Democracy Movements 📊 Strategic Nonviolence 🏗️ Movement Building 🏛️ Civil Society

From Dictatorship to Democracy 88%

Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.

by Gene Sharp 1993

3.83

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance 🗳️ Democracy Movements 📊 Strategic Nonviolence 🏗️ Movement Building 🏛️ Civil Society

To Catch a Fascist

by Christopher Mathias • 2026

An infiltrator pulled 440 gigabytes of chat logs from a hate group, unleashing a wave of unmaskings.

4.44

542

🏴 Modern Antifa 🇺🇸 American Far Right 💻 Open Source Intelligence 🎭 Unmasking Extremists 🕵️ Extremist Infiltration

To Catch a Fascist 88%

An infiltrator pulled 440 gigabytes of chat logs from a hate group, unleashing a wave of unmaskings.

by Christopher Mathias 2026

4.44

542 ratings

🏴 Modern Antifa 🇺🇸 American Far Right 💻 Open Source Intelligence 🎭 Unmasking Extremists 🕵️ Extremist Infiltration

Kicksology

by Brian Metzler • 2019

The shoe that boosted marathon speed by four percent and launched an industry arms race.

3.95

148

🏃 Running Culture 👟 Sneaker Culture 💼 Sports Business 🔬 Sports Technology ✏️ Product Design

Kicksology 88%

The shoe that boosted marathon speed by four percent and launched an industry arms race.

by Brian Metzler 2019

3.95

148 ratings

🏃 Running Culture 👟 Sneaker Culture 💼 Sports Business 🔬 Sports Technology ✏️ Product Design

The Rejected Stone

by Al Sharpton • 2013

What a street preacher learned about power after becoming an unlikely White House confidant.

4.18

148

✊🏾 Activist Memoir 🗳️ Civil Rights Leadership ✊ Modern Civil Rights ⛪ Black Church Tradition 🧘🏾 Emotional Discipline

The Rejected Stone 88%

What a street preacher learned about power after becoming an unlikely White House confidant.

by Al Sharpton 2013

4.18

148 ratings

✊🏾 Activist Memoir 🗳️ Civil Rights Leadership ✊ Modern Civil Rights ⛪ Black Church Tradition 🧘🏾 Emotional Discipline

The Quiet Before

by Gal Beckerman • 2022

Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.

3.79

485

🏴 Social Movements 📰 Media History 📢 Political Communication 🧱 Movement Building 👁️ Attention Economy

The Quiet Before 88%

Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.

by Gal Beckerman 2022

3.79

485 ratings

🏴 Social Movements 📰 Media History 📢 Political Communication 🧱 Movement Building 👁️ Attention Economy

Hendo

by Dan Henderson • 2023

Olympic wrestling paid nothing, so he fought: MMA's first double champion, clean in a dirty sport.

4.10

🥊 Mixed Martial Arts 🤼 Olympic Wrestling 📖 Fighter Memoirs 🥋 Combat Sports 🏛️ Greco Roman Wrestling

Hendo 88%

Olympic wrestling paid nothing, so he fought: MMA's first double champion, clean in a dirty sport.

by Dan Henderson 2023

4.10

90 ratings

🥊 Mixed Martial Arts 🤼 Olympic Wrestling 📖 Fighter Memoirs 🥋 Combat Sports 🏛️ Greco Roman Wrestling

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight • 2016

A fake name, bickering misfits, and 18 years of near-collapse: the Nike story.

4.46

375k+

🏢 Founder Memoir 💰 Bootstrapping 👟 Sports Business 💡 Innovation Culture 🤝 Radical Honesty

Shoe Dog 88%

A fake name, bickering misfits, and 18 years of near-collapse: the Nike story.

by Phil Knight 2016

4.46

375k+ ratings

🏢 Founder Memoir 💰 Bootstrapping 👟 Sports Business 💡 Innovation Culture 🤝 Radical Honesty

Marxismo norteamericano

by Mark R. Levin • 2021

The radical ideology that captured American institutions, and a practical guide to reclaiming them.

4.16

4k+

🔥 Culture Wars 🚩 Modern Marxism 💼 Corporate Wokeness 📺 Media Manipulation 🗣️ Cancel Culture

Marxismo norteamericano 88%

The radical ideology that captured American institutions, and a practical guide to reclaiming them.

by Mark R. Levin 2021

4.16

4k+ ratings

🔥 Culture Wars 🚩 Modern Marxism 💼 Corporate Wokeness 📺 Media Manipulation 🗣️ Cancel Culture

Our Time Is Now

by Stacey Abrams • 2020

The machinery of voter suppression: purged rolls, gerrymandered maps, and a census that undercounts.

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8k+

🗳️ Voting Rights 🏛️ Electoral Reform 🪪 Identity Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⚠️ Authoritarian Populism

Our Time Is Now 88%

The machinery of voter suppression: purged rolls, gerrymandered maps, and a census that undercounts.

by Stacey Abrams 2020

4.41

8k+ ratings

🗳️ Voting Rights 🏛️ Electoral Reform 🪪 Identity Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⚠️ Authoritarian Populism

Ball Four

by Jim Bouton • 1970

The real boys of summer were frightened men: a diary of greed, tears, and horse pills.

4.05

21k+

📝 Sports Memoir 📖 Baseball History 📰 New Journalism 🚿 Locker Room Culture 💰 Free Agency

Ball Four 88%

The real boys of summer were frightened men: a diary of greed, tears, and horse pills.

by Jim Bouton 1970

4.05

21k+ ratings

📝 Sports Memoir 📖 Baseball History 📰 New Journalism 🚿 Locker Room Culture 💰 Free Agency

A Protest History of the United States

by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall • 2025

From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.

4.12

188

🪧 Social Movements 📖 People's History ✊🏿 Racial Justice 🏹 Indigenous Sovereignty ⚒️ Labor History

A Protest History of the United States Summary

A Protest History of the United States 88%

From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.

by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 2025

4.12

188 ratings

🪧 Social Movements 📖 People's History ✊🏿 Racial Justice 🏹 Indigenous Sovereignty ⚒️ Labor History

Is This Legal?

by Art Davie • 2014

73 minutes before airtime, the contract was unsigned. How a stubborn ad man birthed the UFC.

4.21

🥋 Mixed Martial Arts 💼 Sports Business 📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏷️ Brand Creation 😱 Moral Panics

Is This Legal? 88%

73 minutes before airtime, the contract was unsigned. How a stubborn ad man birthed the UFC.

by Art Davie 2014

4.21

86 ratings

🥋 Mixed Martial Arts 💼 Sports Business 📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏷️ Brand Creation 😱 Moral Panics

Don't Waste Your Sports

by C.J. Mahaney • 2010

Sports can become an idol. The path back to playing for something bigger than yourself.

3.98

183

🏃 Christian Athletes ⚽ Youth Sports 🎭 Idolatry 🙇 Humility 🙏 Gratitude

Don't Waste Your Sports 88%

Sports can become an idol. The path back to playing for something bigger than yourself.

by C.J. Mahaney 2010

3.98

183 ratings

🏃 Christian Athletes ⚽ Youth Sports 🎭 Idolatry 🙇 Humility 🙏 Gratitude

The Brave Athlete

by Simon Marshall • 2023

The sweary, science-backed playbook for outrunning the voice that tells you to quit.

3.92

1k+

🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🔄 Habit Formation 😰 Performance Anxiety 🏃‍♀️ Body Image In Sport

The Brave Athlete 88%

The sweary, science-backed playbook for outrunning the voice that tells you to quit.

by Simon Marshall 2023

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🔄 Habit Formation 😰 Performance Anxiety 🏃‍♀️ Body Image In Sport

What You're Made For

by George Raveling • 2025

Dr. King handed him the speech. Kobe called for advice. Twelve lessons from sixty years between.

4.40

749

🏀 Sports Leadership 🌱 Mentorship 💪 Resilience 🎯 Attention Management 📅 Daily Disciplines

What You're Made For 88%

Dr. King handed him the speech. Kobe called for advice. Twelve lessons from sixty years between.

by George Raveling 2025

4.40

749 ratings

🏀 Sports Leadership 🌱 Mentorship 💪 Resilience 🎯 Attention Management 📅 Daily Disciplines

How Full Is Your Bucket?

by Tom Rath • 2004

From Rosengård to world football: proof that rage, not politeness, wins titles.

3.87

9k+

🏃 Sports Memoir 🥅 Elite Football 🌍 Immigrant Identity 🏴 Outsider Mentality 🧠 Performance Psychology

How Full Is Your Bucket? 88%

From Rosengård to world football: proof that rage, not politeness, wins titles.

by Tom Rath 2004

3.87

9k+ ratings

🏃 Sports Memoir 🥅 Elite Football 🌍 Immigrant Identity 🏴 Outsider Mentality 🧠 Performance Psychology

Billion-Dollar Ball

by Gilbert M. Gaul • 2015

College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.

3.88

654

🏈 College Football 💰 Sports Business 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📋 College Sports Reform 🏛️ Nonprofit Accountability

Billion-Dollar Ball 88%

College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.

by Gilbert M. Gaul 2015

3.88

654 ratings

🏈 College Football 💰 Sports Business 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📋 College Sports Reform 🏛️ Nonprofit Accountability

The Man Watching

by Tim Crothers • 2006

How a former insurance salesman built a women's soccer dynasty that won 21 national championships.

4.37

339

🏟️ College Athletics 🏅 Women's Sports ⚽ Soccer Coaching 🔍 Talent Identification 🏆 Dynasty Building

The Man Watching 88%

How a former insurance salesman built a women's soccer dynasty that won 21 national championships.

by Tim Crothers 2006

4.37

339 ratings

🏟️ College Athletics 🏅 Women's Sports ⚽ Soccer Coaching 🔍 Talent Identification 🏆 Dynasty Building

Muay Thai

by Michael Goodison • 2016

Modern life buries truth in comfort. In a Muay Thai ring, pain digs it back up.

4.24

138

🥊 Combat Sports ✈️ Travel Memoir 🥋 Martial Arts Memoir 🌑 Embracing Suffering 🤼 Fighting Philosophy

Muay Thai 88%

Modern life buries truth in comfort. In a Muay Thai ring, pain digs it back up.

by Michael Goodison 2016

4.24

138 ratings

🥊 Combat Sports ✈️ Travel Memoir 🥋 Martial Arts Memoir 🌑 Embracing Suffering 🤼 Fighting Philosophy

Elite Capture

by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò • 2022

How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.

3.98

4k+

🏛️ Movement Co-Optation 🏗️ Structural Power 🎭 Symbolic Politics 🤝 Coalition Politics 👥 Intersectional Feminism

Elite Capture 88%

How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.

by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò 2022

3.98

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Movement Co-Optation 🏗️ Structural Power 🎭 Symbolic Politics 🤝 Coalition Politics 👥 Intersectional Feminism

Outcasts United

by Warren St. John • 2009

War refugees, a parking lot soccer team, one coach, and the Georgia town forced to change.

3.84

8k+

⚽ Youth Sports 🏠 Refugee Resettlement 🏟️ Sports And Community 📰 Immersion Journalism 🏡 Small Town America

Outcasts United 88%

War refugees, a parking lot soccer team, one coach, and the Georgia town forced to change.

by Warren St. John 2009

3.84

8k+ ratings

⚽ Youth Sports 🏠 Refugee Resettlement 🏟️ Sports And Community 📰 Immersion Journalism 🏡 Small Town America

How to Be an Antiracist

by Ibram X. Kendi • 2019

Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.

4.36

120k+

🏗️ Structural Racism 📖 Modern Antiracism 📚 Critical Race Theory 🔀 Intersectionality ⚖️ Systemic Inequity

How to Be an Antiracist 88%

Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.

by Ibram X. Kendi 2019

4.36

120k+ ratings

🏗️ Structural Racism 📖 Modern Antiracism 📚 Critical Race Theory 🔀 Intersectionality ⚖️ Systemic Inequity

Reveille for Radicals

by Saul D. Alinsky • 1946

Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.

3.84

589

🤝 Community Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Democracy 👥 Indigenous Leadership 🎯 Self-Interest Politics ⚔️ Conflict As Catalyst

Reveille for Radicals 88%

Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.

by Saul D. Alinsky 1946

3.84

589 ratings

🤝 Community Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Democracy 👥 Indigenous Leadership 🎯 Self-Interest Politics ⚔️ Conflict As Catalyst

Eat & Run

by Scott Jurek • 2012

How a vegan diet and mental rewiring turned a Midwestern kid into the world's best ultrarunner.

4.03

39k+

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