Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chris Land (21 Lists)



Live from New York by Tom ShalesWild and Crazy Guys by Nick de SemlyenBossypants by Tina Fey
Saturday Night Live
111 books — 75 voters
The Wizard of Lies by Diana B. HenriquesBetrayal by Andrew KirtzmanNo One Would Listen by Harry MarkopolosThe End of Normal by Stephanie Madoff MackTruth and Consequences by Laurie Sandell
Bernie Madoff Books
13 books — 2 voters

Tiger Woods by Jeff BenedictArnie & Jack by Ian O'ConnorTiger & Phil by Bob HarigA Life Well Played by Arnold PalmerSo Help Me Golf by Rick Reilly
Blowup Hole Golf: Golf Reading List
85 books — 3 voters
The Fifties by David HalberstamThe Nineties by Chuck KlostermanSeventies by Howard Sounes
Books about the decades of the 20th century
85 books — 3 voters

All In by Billie Jean KingOpen by Andre AgassiAlthea by Sally H. JacobsThe Master by Christopher ClareyThe Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
Books on Tennis (fiction and nonfiction)
177 books — 156 voters
I Never Had It Made by Jackie RobinsonOpening Day by Jonathan EigJackie Robinson by Arnold RampersadTrue by Kostya KennedyThe Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn
Jackie Robinson Books
16 books — 4 voters

Hans Christian Andersen by Jackie WullschlagerThe Fairy Tale of My Life by Hans Christain AndersonHans Christian Andersen by Jens AndersenHans Christian Andersen by Elias BredsdorffJust as Well I'm Leaving by Michael Booth
Hans Christian Andersen biographies for adults
10 books — 2 voters
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom StandageSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman
You Read a Book about What?
4,019 books — 2,068 voters

A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,862 books — 2,216 voters
The LEGO Story by Jens AndersenCountrymen by Bo LidegaardThe Year of Living Danishly by Helen RussellCopenhagen Tales by Lotte ShanklandThe Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth
Danish Books
110 books — 8 voters

Countrymen by Bo LidegaardThe LEGO Story by Jens AndersenCopenhagen Tales by Lotte ShanklandThe Year of Living Danishly by Helen RussellThe Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth
Books about Copenhagen and Denmark
60 books — 10 voters
Bad Blood by John CarreyrouBillion Dollar Whale by Tom WrightShoe Dog by Phil KnightThe Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy GallweyThe Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger
The Bill Gates Booklist
289 books — 206 voters

Billion Dollar Whale by Tom WrightBad Blood by John CarreyrouBlack Edge by Sheelah KolhatkarOctopus by Guy LawsonThe Wizard of Lies by Diana B. Henriques
Financial Shenanigans
105 books — 25 voters
The Bad Guys Won by Jeff PearlmanI'm Keith Hernandez by Keith HernandezSo Many Ways to Lose by Devin GordonGame 7, 1986 by Ron DarlingTom Seaver by Bill Madden
Best NY Mets Books
37 books — 2 voters

Scorecasting by Tobias J. MoskowitzSneaker Wars by Barbara SmitOperation Yao Ming by Brook LarmerDream Team by Jack McCallumLoose Balls by Terry Pluto
Best Sports History Books
223 books — 110 voters
Blood in the Garden by Chris HerringLife on the Run by Bill BradleyWhen the Garden Was Eden by Harvey AratonOur Last Season by Harvey AratonEleven Rings by Phil Jackson
Best New York Knicks Books
20 books — 1 voter

The Yankee Years by Joe TorreLuckiest Man by Jonathan EigJoe DiMaggio by Richard Ben CramerThe Last Boy by Jane LeavyThe Big Fella by Jane Leavy
Best New York Yankees Books
67 books — 2 voters
Bad Blood by John CarreyrouBlack Edge by Sheelah KolhatkarOctopus by Guy LawsonThe Wizard of Lies by Diana B. HenriquesDark Towers by David Enrich
White Collar Crime
179 books — 80 voters

Moneyball by Michael LewisCheated by Andy MartinoThe Yankee Years by Joe TorreThe Bad Guys Won! by Jeff PearlmanScorecasting by Tobias J. Moskowitz
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 655 voters
Sprawlball by Kirk GoldsberryLoose Balls by Terry PlutoBlood in the Garden by Chris HerringThree-Ring Circus by Jeff PearlmanGiannis by Mirin Fader
Tales from the Hardwood
279 books — 158 voters

Loose Balls by Terry PlutoFootball For A Buck by Jeff PearlmanOnce in a Lifetime by Gavin NewshamThe Rebel League by Ed WillesLIV and Let Die by Alan Shipnuck
Books About Failed (But Noteworthy) Sports Leagues And Teams
14 books — 3 voters