11 Top autobiography books like In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography by Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud

Cover of In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography by Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud

In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

By: Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In an autobiography marked by staggering vulnerability, former NBA star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf–whose gi…

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1. The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)

By: Edward Abbey

4.08

Format: 421 pages, Paperback

Ed Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang, his 1975 novel, a "comic extravaganza." Some readers have r… read more

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"The night. The stars. The river."

-Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)

"I piss on you from a considerable height."

-Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)

"Poor Hayduke: won all his arguments but lost his immortal soul."

-Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)

"There are some places so beautiful they can make a grown man break down and weep."

-Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)

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2. When the Balls Drop

By: Brad Garrett

3.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A refreshingly candid and wickedly funny look at life's second half from Everybody Loves Raymond TV… read more

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  • autobiography
Cover of Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson by Kent Babb

3. Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

By: Kent Babb

3.90

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

“This is more than just great sports writing, this is writing at its best. Babb strips away the pub… read more

Similar categories in Kent Babb's Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • sports
  • basketball
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4. The Piano Lesson

By: August Wilson

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

August Wilson has already given the American theater such spell-binding plays about the black exper… read more

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5. Pryor Convictions: and Other Life Sentences

By: Richard Pryor , Todd Gold

3.50

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

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  • autobiography
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6. Back from the Dead

By: Bill Walton , John Papanek

3.71

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This inspiring memoir from sports and cultural icon Bill Walton recounts his devastating injuries a… read more

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  • autobiography
  • sports
  • basketball

7. The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther

By: None

3.87

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's around 7:00 A.M. on December 4, 1969, and attorney Jeff Haas is in a police lockup in Chicago,… read more

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8. Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours

By: Jim Butcher

4.38

Format: 234 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Peter Parker's life has hit a peaceful stretch. No evildoers have tried to flatten him in weeks, hi… read more

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9. Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary

By: None

4.03

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ernie Johnson Jr. has been in the game a long time. With one of the most recognized voices in sport… read more

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Cover of Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

10. Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection

By: Junji Ito

4.23

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

FRESH NIGHTMARES BROUGHT TO YOU BY HORROR MASTER JUNJI ITO. Countless tombstones stand in rows, … read more

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11. Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

By: Colson Whitehead

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy … read more

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"Misery is a money pit."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Step away entirely or you haven't stepped away at all."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"White cops did as they pleased. Crooked white cops? Untouchable."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Simpler than conspiracy was Carney's take: In general, people were terrible."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

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12. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

By: Hanif Abdurraqib

4.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more

Similar categories in Hanif Abdurraqib's There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • sports
  • basketball
"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."

-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."

-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"

-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

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13. Coming Home

By: Brittney Griner

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more

Similar categories in Brittney Griner's Coming Home book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • sports
"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."

-Brittney Griner, Coming Home

Cover of The Partner Plot (The Greene Sisters) by Kristina Forest

14. The Partner Plot (The Greene Sisters)

By: Kristina Forest

3.80

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Two former high school sweethearts get a second chance in this marriage of convenience romance by K… read more

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

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.20

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime—the source for HBO’s Winning Time—the definiti… read more

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  • sports
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16. The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We're Not Hungry and How to Stop

By: Judson Brewer

3.90

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

A program proven to heal our relationship with food and our bodies from New York Times bestselling … read more

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

By: Theresa Runstedtler

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A vital narrative history of 1970s pro basketball, and the Black players who shaped the NBA Agains… read more

Similar categories in Theresa Runstedtler's Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • sports
  • basketball
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18. It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me

By: Rex Chapman

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media … read more

Similar categories in Rex Chapman's It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • autobiography
  • sports
  • basketball
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19. 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

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  • sports
  • basketball
Cover of Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk by Billy Walters

20. Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk

By: Billy Walters

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “An insightful read…Walters is a larger-than-life character.” — Sports … read more

Similar categories in Billy Walters's Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • autobiography
  • sports
Cover of The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir by Kendrick Perkins

21. The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir

By: Kendrick Perkins

3.93

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Kendrick “Perk” Perkins is known for his blunt, opinionated, “carry the hell on” commentary on ESPN… read more

Similar categories in Kendrick Perkins's The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • autobiography
  • sports
  • basketball
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22. 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

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  • autobiography
  • sports
  • basketball
Cover of Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court by Chris Paul

23. Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court

By: Chris Paul

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! A powerful and unexpected memoir of family, faith… read more

Similar categories in Chris Paul's Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • autobiography
  • sports
  • basketball
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24. Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes

By: Stephen A. Smith

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

America’s most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this surprisingly personal book, … read more

Similar categories in Stephen A. Smith's Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • autobiography
  • sports
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25. Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson

By: Roland Lazenby

4.16

Format: 818 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected… read more

Similar categories in Roland Lazenby's Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • sports
  • basketball
Cover of In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography by Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud

26. In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

By: Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In an autobiography marked by staggering vulnerability, former NBA star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf–whose gi… read more

Similar categories in Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • autobiography
  • sports
  • basketball
Cover of The 2% Way: How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery by Myron L. Rolle

27. The 2% Way: How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery

By: Myron L. Rolle

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

You don't have to change your life overnight--instead, you can make small changes that leave a last… read more

Similar categories in Myron L. Rolle's The 2% Way: How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • sports
Cover of Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts by Maya Moore Irons

28. Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts

By: Maya Moore Irons

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Just Mercy, an inspirational memoir by WNBA star Maya Moore Irons and her husba… read more

Similar categories in Maya Moore Irons's Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • sports
  • basketball
Cover of Game: An Autobiography by Grant Hill

29. Game: An Autobiography

By: Grant Hill

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The full, frank story of a remarkable life’s journey—to the pinnacle of success as a basketball pla… read more

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  • autobiography
  • sports
  • basketball
Cover of Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir by Kenny Smith

30. Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir

By: Kenny Smith

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A revealing, humorous, behind-the-scenes memoir from Kenny "The Jet" Smith—superstar basketball com… read more

Similar categories in Kenny Smith's Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir book and Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud's In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

  • sports
  • basketball
Cover of My Own Story Jackie Robinson by Wendell; Jackie Robinson; Branch Rickey Smith

31. My Own Story Jackie Robinson

By: Wendell; Jackie Robinson; Branch Rickey Smith

4.20

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

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