Thursday, October 01, 2009

Top 10 selling sports books

CNBC's Darren Rovell has the Top 10 selling sports books of the year...

Top 10 Sports Biographies

1. "The Yankee Years," by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci - 320,000 copies sold

2. "Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend" by Bill Russell and Alan Steinberg - 30,000 copies sold

3. "Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend" by Larry Tye - 28,000 copies sold

4. "It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back To Life" by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins -26,000 copies sold

5. "A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez" by Selena Roberts - 21,000 copies sold

6. "Lance: The Making of the World's Greatest Champion" by John Wilcockson - 15,000 copies sold

7. "Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain" by Marty Appel - 14,000 copies sold

8. "Shooting Stars" by LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger - 13,000 copies sold

9. "Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee" by Allen Barra - 13,000 copies sold

10. "Always by My Side: The Healing Gift of a Father's Love" by Jim Nantz - 11,000 copies sold

Top 10 Sports & Recreation Books

1. "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen," by Christopher McDougall - 78,000 copies sold

2. "Strength Training Anatomy, 2nd Edition," by Frederic Delavier - 54,000 copies sold

3. "The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever," by Mark Frost - 34,000 copies sold

4. "Got Fight?: The 50 Zen Principles of Hand-to-Face Combat," by Forrest Griffin - 34,000 copies sold

5. "WWE Encyclopedia," by Brian Shields - 32,000 copies sold

6. "The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport," by Carl Hiaasen - 31,000 copies sold

7. "Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why," by Laurence Gonzales - 28,000 copies sold

8. "Are You Kidding Me?: The Story of Rocco Mediate's Extraordinary Battle with Tiger Woods at the US Open," by Rocco Mediate and John Feinstein - 25,000 copies sold

9. "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game," by Michael Lewis - 25,000 copies sold

10. "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" by Michael Lewis - 24,000 copies sold


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