14 Best nonfiction books like The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life by Thomas Pletzinger

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The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

By: Thomas Pletzinger

4.33

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the greatest players in basketball history. The Dallas Maver…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life by Thomas Pletzinger , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy by Bill Simmons

1. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

By: Bill Simmons

4.20

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to wri… read more

Similar categories in Bill Simmons's The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • basketball
"But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

"If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

2. Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association

By: Terry Pluto

4.45

Format: 864 pages, Paperback

The American Basketball Association (1967-1976) gave birth to Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Bob Cost… read more

Similar categories in Terry Pluto's Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

3. It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

By: Sally Jenkins , Lance Armstrong

4.10

Format: None pages,

It is such an all-American story. A lanky kid from Plano, Texas, is raised by a feisty, single pare… read more

Similar categories in Sally Jenkins's It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

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4. Zur See

By: Dörte Hansen

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Die Fähre braucht vom Festland eine Stunde auf die kleine Nordseeinsel, manchmal länger, je nach We… read more

Similar categories in Dörte Hansen's Zur See book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • audiobook
"Der Glaube ist ein krankes Kind, die Liebe ist ein Biest. Die Hoffnung ist nicht tot zu kriegen. Die Sehnsucht auch nicht, jedenfalls nicht ganz."

-Dörte Hansen, Zur See

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5. Freiheitsgeld

By: Andreas Eschbach

3.62

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Europa in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft. Die Digitalisierung ist weit fortgeschritten, Maschinen erled… read more

Similar categories in Andreas Eschbach's Freiheitsgeld book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • audiobook
Cover of Fake by Arno Strobel

6. Fake

By: Arno Strobel

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Du hast diese Frau noch nie gesehen. Aber sie sagen, dass du es warst. Das beweist das Video. Du bi… read more

Similar categories in Arno Strobel's Fake book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • audiobook
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7. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

By: Kobe Bryant

4.26

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more

Similar categories in Kobe Bryant's The Mamba Mentality: How I Play book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

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8. Noch wach?

By: Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre

3.49

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Berlin: Eine junge Frau erzählt von ihrem neuen Job bei einem großen Fernsehsender, von ihrem neuen… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre's Noch wach? book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • audiobook
Cover of Du darfst nicht alles glauben, was du denkst by Kurt Krömer

9. Du darfst nicht alles glauben, was du denkst

By: Kurt Krömer

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

»Ich war dreißig Jahre depressiv. Ich muss damit leben. Und ich habe keinen Bock, das zu verheimlic… read more

Similar categories in Kurt Krömer's Du darfst nicht alles glauben, was du denkst book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks by Chris  Herring

10. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

By: Chris Herring

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more

Similar categories in Chris Herring's Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • biography
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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11. Zwischen Ruhm und Ehre liegt die Nacht: Erzählungen (German Edition)

By: Andrea Petkovic

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Aufschlag Petković: Eine Toptennisspielerin erweist sich als grandiose literarische Erzählerin. … read more

Similar categories in Andrea Petkovic's Zwischen Ruhm und Ehre liegt die Nacht: Erzählungen (German Edition) book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • audiobook
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12. LeBron

By: Jeff Benedict

4.40

Format: None pages, Audiobook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the #1 bestselling author of The Dynasty and Tiger Woods—the “defi… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Benedict's LeBron book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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13. Unguarded

By: Scottie Pippen

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An unflinching memoir from the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hall of F… read more

Similar categories in Scottie Pippen's Unguarded book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP by Mirin Fader

14. Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

By: Mirin Fader

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Discover the story of one of the most transcendent players in NBA history–from his early life livin… read more

Similar categories in Mirin Fader's Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life by Thomas Pletzinger

15. The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

By: Thomas Pletzinger

4.33

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the greatest players in basketball history. The Dallas Maver… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of I'll Show You by Derrick Rose

16. I'll Show You

By: Derrick Rose

3.89

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2012, Derrick Rose was on top of the world.After growing up in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood,… read more

Similar categories in Derrick Rose's I'll Show You book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth by Nick  Greene

17. How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth

By: Nick Greene

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game crea… read more

Similar categories in Nick Greene's How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook
Cover of Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA by Kirk Goldsberry

18. Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA

By: Kirk Goldsberry

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of  Sprawlball , Kirk Goldsberry returns with a visual feast of a book—equal… read more

Similar categories in Kirk Goldsberry's Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
Cover of Mroskos Talente: Das erstaunliche Leben eines Bundesliga-Scouts (German Edition) by Ronald Reng

19. Mroskos Talente: Das erstaunliche Leben eines Bundesliga-Scouts (German Edition)

By: Ronald Reng

4.29

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Lars Mrosko ist Fußballer mit Haut und Haaren. Als ihn eine Knöchelverletzung zwingt, die eigene Ka… read more

Similar categories in Ronald Reng's Mroskos Talente: Das erstaunliche Leben eines Bundesliga-Scouts (German Edition) book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Love this Game: Basketball – über die Liebe zu einem grandiosen Spiel (German Edition) by André Voigt

20. Love this Game: Basketball – über die Liebe zu einem grandiosen Spiel (German Edition)

By: André Voigt

4.18

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Für viele gibt es keinen faszinierenderen und trendigeren Sport als Basketball. Weltweit verfolgen … read more

Similar categories in André Voigt's Love this Game: Basketball – über die Liebe zu einem grandiosen Spiel (German Edition) book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

Cover of Was Teams erfolgreich macht: Die Formel hinter dem Triumph von Bayern München, Liverpool und Co. by Tobias Escher

21. Was Teams erfolgreich macht: Die Formel hinter dem Triumph von Bayern München, Liverpool und Co.

By: Tobias Escher

4.01

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Warum dominiert Bayern München den deutschen Fußball, und wieso gewinnt Real Madrid immer wieder di… read more

Similar categories in Tobias Escher's Was Teams erfolgreich macht: Die Formel hinter dem Triumph von Bayern München, Liverpool und Co. book and Thomas Pletzinger's The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life

  • nonfiction

12 must-read audiobook books like The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life by Thomas Pletzinger

Transform Your Habits

Zur See

Dörte Hansen

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Freiheitsgeld

Andreas Eschbach

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Fake

Arno Strobel

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Noch wach?

Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre

3.49

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13 must-read audiobook books like Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks by Chris Herring

Transform Your Habits

When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

Rich Cohen

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson

Jeff Pearlman

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports

Yaron Weitzman

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA

Theresa Runstedtler

3.96

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