10 must-read biography books like Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons by Bill Romanowski

Cover of Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons by Bill Romanowski

Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons

By: Bill Romanowski

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Off the field, Bill Romanowski was a caring father and devoted husband. On the field, Romo was unst…

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Cover of Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight

1. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

By: Phil Knight

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight share… read more

Similar categories in Phil Knight's Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike book and Bill Romanowski's Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
"We must all be professors of the jungle."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

"maybe the cure for any burnout is to work harder."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

"He was easy to talk to, and easy not to talk to—equally important qualities in a friend."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

"Beating the competition is relatively easy. Beating yourself is a never-ending commitment."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Cover of Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

2. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

By: Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestseller Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Le… read more

Similar categories in Jocko Willink's Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win book and Bill Romanowski's Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons

  • nonfiction
Cover of No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer

3. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

By: Mark Owen , Kevin Maurer

4.02

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Just get to lunch,"

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

"There is no honor in sending men to die for something you won't even fight for yourself"

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

"I had no idea if the photos [of Osama bin Laden's dead body] would ever be made public, and I didn't care."

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

"Before I left, I noticed a shelf that ran above the door. It was just above where he [bin Laden] was standing when we got to the third deck. I slid my hand up and felt two guns, which urned out to be…"

-Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

Cover of The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team by Mike Krzyzewski, None, Jamie K. Spatola

4. The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team

By: Mike Krzyzewski , None , Jamie K. Spatola

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Says Coach "In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are fou… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Open by J.R. Moehringer, Andre Agassi

5. Open

By: J.R. Moehringer , Andre Agassi

4.31

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
"Control what you can control."

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"We talk about things. We talk about nothing."

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"The most animated talks we have are about…things"

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"When they hand me the trophy I think about vomiting into it"

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

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6. Playing for Pizza

By: John Grisham

3.52

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship gam… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's Playing for Pizza book and Bill Romanowski's Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons

  • sports
  • football
"And with that they passed another little milestone, took another step together. From flirting, to casual sex, to a more intense variety. From quick e-mails to much longer chats by phone. From a long-…"

-John Grisham, Playing for Pizza

Cover of Always By My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other by George H.W. Bush, Jim Nantz, Eli Spielman, George H. W. Bush

7. Always By My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other

By: George H.W. Bush , Jim Nantz , Eli Spielman , George H. W. Bush

4.01

Format: 511 pages, Hardcover

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson

8. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

By: Marcus Luttrell , Patrick Robinson

3.67

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan fo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger

9. Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream

By: H.G. Bissinger

3.33

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Return once again to the enduring account of life in the Mojo lane, to the Permian Panthers of Odes… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • football

10. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

By: Anthony Bourdain

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary tra… read more

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11. Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices & Priorities of a Winning Life

By: Tony Dungy

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victor… read more

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12. Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court

By: David Fisher , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

3.50

Format: 519 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMESANDUSA TODAY BESTSELLER Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship w… read more

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Cover of American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice

13. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

By: Chris Kyle , Scott McEwen , Jim DeFelice

4.03

Format: 502 pages, Paperback

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"But real life doesn't travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn't necessarily have that 'all lived happily ever after' bit. You have to work on where you're going."

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

"In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers."

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

"The joke was that President Bush only declared war when Starbucks was hit. You can mess with the U.N. all you want, but when you start interfering with the right to get caffeinated, someone has to pa…"

-Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

14. The Run of His Life : The People versus O.J. Simpson

By: Jeffrey Toobin

4.50

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

A behind-the-scenes look at the crime of the century and the legal proceedings that followed sheds … read more

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15. Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery & My Return to the NFL

By: Michael Holley , None

3.03

Format: 234 pages,

As a linebacker for the New England Patriots, who had just won their third Super Bowl in four years… read more

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16. A Painted House

By: John Grisham

4.07

Format: 71 pages, Paperback

Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in th… read more

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17. Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual

By: Jocko Willink

4.30

Format: 373 pages,

FIND YOUR WILL, FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE - AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR FREEDOM Jocko Willink's methods for s… read more

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Cover of Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski by Ian O'Connor

18. Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski

By: Ian O'Connor

4.26

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER The definitive biography of college basketball’s all-time winningest coa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering by Cameron R. Hanes

19. Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

By: Cameron R. Hanes

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

THE EXPLOSIVE NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLERPush beyond your physical limits to improve you… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
"This is about abolishing the ego and taking the first step toward becoming the real you!"

-Cameron R. Hanes, Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

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20. The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

By: Jocko Willink

4.38

Format: 320 pages, ebook

THE INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Extreme Owner… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons by Bill Romanowski

21. Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons

By: Bill Romanowski

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Off the field, Bill Romanowski was a caring father and devoted husband. On the field, Romo was unst… read more

Similar categories in Bill Romanowski's Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons book and Bill Romanowski's Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • football

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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Phil Knight

4.47

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Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

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No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

Mark Owen , Kevin Maurer

4.02

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The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team

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4.11

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Bill Simmons

4.20

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James Andrew Miller , Tom Shales

3.76

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Jim Bouton

4.05

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Laura Hillenbrand

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