21 best-selling hockey books like Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player by Willie O'Ree

Cover of Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player by Willie O'Ree

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

By: Willie O'Ree

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring memoir that shows that anyone can achieve their dreams if they are willing to fight fo…

If you liked the hockey plot in Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player by Willie O'Ree , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Orr: My Story by Bobby Orr

1. Orr: My Story

By: Bobby Orr

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One of the greatest sports figures of all time at last breaks his silence in a memoir as unique as … read more

Similar categories in Bobby Orr's Orr: My Story book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • hockey
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey by Ken Dryden

2. Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey

By: Ken Dryden

4.41

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author and Hall of Famer Ken Dryden, this is the story of NHLer Steve Montador… read more

Similar categories in Ken Dryden's Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • canada
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Black Ice: The Val James Story by John Gallagher, Valmore James

3. Black Ice: The Val James Story

By: John Gallagher , Valmore James

3.44

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

The first black American in the NHL tells his story Val James became the first African American pla… read more

Similar categories in John Gallagher's Black Ice: The Val James Story book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • hockey
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Mr. Hockey: My Story by Gordie Howe

4. Mr. Hockey: My Story

By: Gordie Howe

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

The definitive autobiography from hockey's greatest living legend--"Mr. Hockey" himself, Gordie How… read more

Similar categories in Gordie Howe's Mr. Hockey: My Story book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of 99: Stories of the Game by Wayne Gretzky, Kirstie McLellan Day

5. 99: Stories of the Game

By: Wayne Gretzky , Kirstie McLellan Day

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

First he rewrote the record book. Now, to mark the NHL's 99th anniversary, Wayne Gretzky has writte… read more

Similar categories in Wayne Gretzky's 99: Stories of the Game book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook

6. Ice Capades: A Memoir of Fast Living and Tough Hockey

By: Sean Avery

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Controversial hockey star Sean Avery's no-holds-barred memoir of high living and bad behavior in th… read more

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7. Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench

By: Mark Titus

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

An irreverent, hilarious insider's look at big-time NCAA basketball, through the eyes of the nation… read more

Similar categories in Mark Titus's Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

8. 5150, rue des Ormes

By: Patrick Senécal

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Le personnage principal du roman est Yannick Berube, un jeune homme de 23 ans sequestre dans une ma… read more

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9. The Original Six: How the Canadiens, Bruins, Rangers, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings Laid the Groundwork for Today’s National Hockey League

By: Lew Freedman

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Since the inception of the National Hockey League on November 26, 1917, the sport of hockey has bee… read more

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10. The Game

By: Ken Dryden

3.75

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

Widely acknowledged as the best hockey book ever written and lauded by "Sports Illustrated" as one … read more

Similar categories in Ken Dryden's The Game book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

Cover of The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . by Rick      Mercer

11. The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

By: Rick Mercer

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir At the end … read more

Similar categories in Rick Mercer's The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey by Brian Burke

12. Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey

By: Brian Burke

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and th… read more

Similar categories in Brian Burke's Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • hockey
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of No One Wins Alone by Mark Messier

13. No One Wins Alone

By: Mark Messier

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The legendary Hall of Fame hockey player and six-time Stanley Cup champion tells his inspiring stor… read more

Similar categories in Mark Messier's No One Wins Alone book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Crossroads: My Story of Tragedy and Resilience as a Humboldt Bronco by Kaleb Dahlgren

14. Crossroads: My Story of Tragedy and Resilience as a Humboldt Bronco

By: Kaleb Dahlgren

4.53

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring story of hope and resiliency  On April 6, 2018, sixteen people died and thirteen ot… read more

Similar categories in Kaleb Dahlgren's Crossroads: My Story of Tragedy and Resilience as a Humboldt Bronco book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • hockey
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson

15. Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

By: Marion Gibson

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating, vivid global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told t… read more

Similar categories in Marion Gibson's Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"James looks like he's waiting to mug old ladies, which of course is one way of looking at a witch trial."

-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

"Witch trials were not just misogynist festivals of torture and hatred; they also directly facilitated the building of empire."

-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

"As with later witch trials, like the ones in Salem, flexing normal court processes in response to a powerful authority can lead to mass injustice..."

-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

Cover of Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims by Jennifer Vanderbes

16. Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims

By: Jennifer Vanderbes

4.40

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A riveting account of the most notorious drug of the twentieth century and the never-before-told st… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Vanderbes's Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice by Bryan Trottier

17. All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice

By: Bryan Trottier

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and inspiring memoir of the people and challenges that shaped the life and career of Can… read more

Similar categories in Bryan Trottier's All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • hockey
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of the 1980 Gold Medal-Winning U.S. Olympic Hockey Team by Mike Eruzione

18. The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of the 1980 Gold Medal-Winning U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

By: Mike Eruzione

4.38

Format: 1 pages, MP3 CD

MP3 CD Format On the fortieth anniversary of the historic "Miracle on Ice," Mike Eruzione the capta… read more

Similar categories in Mike Eruzione's The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of the 1980 Gold Medal-Winning U.S. Olympic Hockey Team book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada by John Ibbitson

19. The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada

By: John Ibbitson

4.34

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

One of Canada’s foremost authors and journalists, offers a gripping account of the contest between … read more

Similar categories in John Ibbitson's The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • canada
Cover of Over the Boards: Lessons from the Ice by Hayley Wickenheiser

20. Over the Boards: Lessons from the Ice

By: Hayley Wickenheiser

3.94

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

The greatest women's hockey player of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser shares the lessons that won her… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Wickenheiser's Over the Boards: Lessons from the Ice book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • hockey
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Beauties: Hockey's Greatest Untold Stories by James Duthie

21. Beauties: Hockey's Greatest Untold Stories

By: James Duthie

4.28

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Fifty-seven incredible stories from hockey’s biggest names, greatest characters and unsung heroes … read more

Similar categories in James Duthie's Beauties: Hockey's Greatest Untold Stories book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • canada
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player by Fred Sasakamoose

22. Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player

By: Fred Sasakamoose

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Fred Sasakamoose played in the NHL before First Nations people had the right to… read more

Similar categories in Fred Sasakamoose's Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • hockey
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Cujo: The Untold Story of My Life On and Off the Ice by Curtis Joseph

23. Cujo: The Untold Story of My Life On and Off the Ice

By: Curtis Joseph

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The instant #1 national bestseller Curtis Joseph, known affectionately to hockey fans around the wo… read more

Similar categories in Curtis Joseph's Cujo: The Untold Story of My Life On and Off the Ice book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player by Willie O'Ree

24. Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

By: Willie O'Ree

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring memoir that shows that anyone can achieve their dreams if they are willing to fight fo… read more

Similar categories in Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • hockey
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Killer: My Life in Hockey by Doug Gilmour

25. Killer: My Life in Hockey

By: Doug Gilmour

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The #1 Bestselling Canadian Non-Fiction Book of the Year They called him Killer. Doug Gilmour didn’… read more

Similar categories in Doug Gilmour's Killer: My Life in Hockey book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan by Steve "dangle" Glynn

26. This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan

By: Steve "dangle" Glynn

4.35

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Steve Dangle’s incredible odyssey, from self-starting Leafs lover to sports-media star How do you t… read more

Similar categories in Steve "dangle" Glynn's This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • hockey
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Playing the Long Game: A Memoir by Christine Sinclair

27. Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

By: Christine Sinclair

3.94

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER For the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Chri… read more

Similar categories in Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage by Keith Gave

28. The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

By: Keith Gave

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When the Detroit Red Wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative f… read more

Similar categories in Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of On the Clock: Toronto Maple Leafs: Behind the Scenes with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft by Scott Wheeler

29. On the Clock: Toronto Maple Leafs: Behind the Scenes with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft

By: Scott Wheeler

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a hockey team instantly. Each year, NHL … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • hockey
Cover of Everyday Hockey Heroes: Inspiring Stories On and Off the Ice by Bob McKenzie

30. Everyday Hockey Heroes: Inspiring Stories On and Off the Ice

By: Bob McKenzie

3.66

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring volume of stories about Canada’s most beloved sport—hockey—and the everyday heroes who… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • hockey
Cover of Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II: More Inspiring Stories About Our Great Game by Bob McKenzie

31. Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II: More Inspiring Stories About Our Great Game

By: Bob McKenzie

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie comes a new collection of hockey stories about the everyday he… read more

Similar categories in Bob McKenzie's Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II: More Inspiring Stories About Our Great Game book and Willie O'Ree's Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player

  • canada
  • hockey

16 Top audiobook books like Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player by Willie O'Ree

Transform Your Habits

Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey

Ken Dryden

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Hockey: My Story

Gordie Howe

4.20

Transform Your Habits

99: Stories of the Game

Wayne Gretzky , Kirstie McLellan Day

4.10

Transform Your Habits

The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

Rick Mercer

4.45

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11 Top adult books like Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson

Transform Your Habits

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

Amanda Montell

3.54

Transform Your Habits

Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

Natalie Haynes

4.05

Transform Your Habits

A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

Emma Southon

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos

Lisa Kaltenegger

4.08

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