Peter King's Book Recommendations
Peter King is an American sportswriter best known for his coverage of the National Football League. He is the former lead writer for *Sports Illustrated* and founder of *The MMQB*. His book recommendations indicate a strong interest in sports biographies and narratives, as well as true crime and personal memoirs.
📚 Books Recommended by Peter King 15
The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell
"[This author's] the best. So glad there's one last book to celebrate his greatness."
book list View source ↗"Attaway, Tim. Lonnie's the best. So glad there's one last book to celebrate his greatness."
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Know My Name
"One of the most impactful books I have read."
book list View source ↗"Please save some reading time for my review of “Know My Name” and interview with author Chanel Miller. One of the most impactful books I have read."
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The Boy from the Woods
"Peter King recommended this book on Twitter."
book list View source ↗"Fathers Day book recommendations: -“Know My Name,” by Chanel Miller. (Powerful account of Stanford rape case.) -“The Boy From the Woods,” by Harlan Coben. -“The Body: A Guide for Occupants,” by Bill Bryson. -“The Hot Hand: The mystery and science of streaks,” by Ben Cohen."
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The Body
"Peter King recommended this book on Twitter."
book list View source ↗"Fathers Day book recommendations: -“Know My Name,” by Chanel Miller. (Powerful account of Stanford rape case.) -“The Boy From the Woods,” by Harlan Coben. -“The Body: A Guide for Occupants,” by Bill Bryson. -“The Hot Hand: The mystery and science of streaks,” by Ben Cohen."
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The Hot Hand
"Peter King recommended this book on Twitter."
book list View source ↗"Fathers Day book recommendations: -“Know My Name,” by Chanel Miller. (Powerful account of Stanford rape case.) -“The Boy From the Woods,” by Harlan Coben. -“The Body: A Guide for Occupants,” by Bill Bryson. -“The Hot Hand: The mystery and science of streaks,” by Ben Cohen."
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Ball Four
"The greatest sports book of all time."
book list View source ↗"RIP Jim Bouton, author of “Ball Four,” the greatest sports book of all time."
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Bobby Kennedy
"The loss of Kennedy to this country is inestimable."
book list View source ↗"My 5 picks: 1 “Beartown,” by Fredrik Backman 2 “Bobby Kennedy,” by Chris Matthews 3 “Killers of the Flower Moon,” by David Grann 4 “The Rooster Bar,” by John Grisham 5 "Tiger Woods,” by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian"
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Killers of the Flower Moon
"I can’t recommend the history and the gripping murder story enough."
book list View source ↗"Fathers Day book 3 “Killers of the Flower Moon,” by David Grann A spellbinding tale of brazen multiple Native American murders on Osage land in Oklahoma 90-plus years ago. Tremendously researched. I can’t recommend the history and the gripping murder story enough. Read this."
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The Rooster Bar
"DC law school debt mounts, and bright/misguided students find a devious way to make some dough."
book list View source ↗"My 5 picks: 1 “Beartown,” by Fredrik Backman 2 “Bobby Kennedy,” by Chris Matthews 3 “Killers of the Flower Moon,” by David Grann 4 “The Rooster Bar,” by John Grisham 5 "Tiger Woods,” by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian"
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Tiger Woods
"If I taught a reporting class, I’d make young students read this."
book list View source ↗"Fathers Day book 5 “Tiger Woods,” by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian. If I taught a reporting class, I’d make young students read this. How could our most written-about athlete have so many skeletons, so much we didn't know? Take a bow, Benedict and Keteyian. This book is great."
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Beartown
"Great lessons here. Could not put this book down."
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When Breath Becomes Air
"One of the best books I've read in years."
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Without You, There Is No Us
"Peter King recommended this book on Twitter."
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Billy Martin
"Peter King recommended this book on Twitter."
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Packers
"A great Packers history tome done with SI care."
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