Start with high-confidence sports & society books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The Masters
Curt Sampson
A Hollywood Ending
Yaron Weitzman
Slaying the Tiger
Shane Ryan
Why We Love Football
Joe Posnanski
League of Denial
Mark Fainaru-Wada, Steve Fainaru
American Kings
Seth Wickersham
Social Issues in Sport
Ron Woods, B. Nalani Butler
Court Justice
Ed O'Bannon, Michael McCann
The Tiger Slam
Kevin Cook
