13 Top memoir books like Playing the Long Game: A Memoir by Christine Sinclair

Cover of Playing the Long Game: A Memoir by Christine Sinclair

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…

If you liked the memoir plot in Playing the Long Game: A Memoir by Christine Sinclair , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Illegal by Lawrence Hill

1. The Illegal

By: Lawrence Hill

2.50

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

Keita Ali is an elite runner living in Zantoroland, a poor, fictional island that is erupting in po… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Hill's The Illegal book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • canada

2. When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World

By: Wayne Coffey , Carli Lloyd

3.22

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and can… read more

Similar categories in Wayne Coffey's When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

Cover of Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

3. Cleat Cute

By: Meryl Wilsner

3.77

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two socce… read more

Similar categories in Meryl Wilsner's Cleat Cute book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • sports
  • audiobook
"Lesbian is important to me," Phoebe says. "The world likes to act like it's a porn category, not an identity. It took me a while to realize it wasn't. I want other girls like me to know it's a beauti…"

-Meryl Wilsner, Cleat Cute

Cover of Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji

4. Shut Up You're Pretty

By: Téa Mutonji

3.57

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

In Téa Mutonji's disarming debut story collection, a woman contemplates her Congolese traditions du… read more

Similar categories in Téa Mutonji's Shut Up You're Pretty book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • feminism
  • canada
  • audiobook
"Her sadness was overwhelming. Her sadness was an illusion. She'd pretend to be fine but then wash the same dish for twenty minutes"

-Téa Mutonji, Shut Up You're Pretty

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

5. 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 Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart by Jen Sookfong Lee

6. Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart

By: Jen Sookfong Lee

3.91

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A sharply observed memoir in pieces that uses one woman's life-long love affair with pop culture as… read more

Similar categories in Jen Sookfong Lee's Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah

7. Hotline

By: Dimitri Nasrallah

4.15

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A vivid love letter to the 1980s and one woman’s struggle to overcome the challenges of immigration… read more

Similar categories in Dimitri Nasrallah's Hotline book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • canada
  • audiobook
"Here i am on my own, because of him, maybe free from a life that was turning into a prison, but cast away like a bad-luck omen too. Now I must give myself to others to survive. The world has judged t…"

-Dimitri Nasrallah, Hotline

Cover of The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl by Melanie Chisholm

8. The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

By: Melanie Chisholm

3.92

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An intimate memoir from international pop star Melanie Chisholm--better known as Mel C. or Sporty S… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Chisholm's The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Why would we want to date stupid controlling men when we could be having a far better time with our mates?"

-Melanie Chisholm, The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

"You’re not stupid if you don’t know something; you’re stupid if you don’t find out what it means, because you’ve missed an opportunity to learn something."

-Melanie Chisholm, The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

Cover of Finding Edward by Sheila Murray

9. Finding Edward

By: Sheila Murray

4.02

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Cyril Rowntree, a mixed race Jamaican, migrates to Canada after his mother and surrogate grandfathe… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Murray's Finding Edward book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • canada
Cover of The Secret Keeper by Genevieve Graham

10. The Secret Keeper

By: Genevieve Graham

4.36

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From USA TODAY and internationally bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes a gripping World War I… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Graham's The Secret Keeper book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of One Life by Megan Rapinoe

11. One Life

By: Megan Rapinoe

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller! “Rapinoe's 'signature pose' from the 2019 FIFA Women's World… read more

Similar categories in Megan Rapinoe's One Life book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of A New Season by Terry Fallis

12. A New Season

By: Terry Fallis

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From beloved and bestselling author Terry Fallis comes a novel unlike any of his others. A thoughtf… read more

Similar categories in Terry Fallis's A New Season book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Denison Avenue by Christina Wong

13. Denison Avenue

By: Christina Wong

4.17

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vuln… read more

Similar categories in Christina Wong's Denison Avenue book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir by Helen Knott

14. Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

By: Helen Knott

4.31

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behi… read more

Similar categories in Helen Knott's Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"What else have I made my responsibility that no one asked me to take on?"

-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

"Mama's arms felt like ceremony on nights when the ghosts of my past experiences wouldn't let me sleep."

-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

"The women in my family are medicine. They are backbones and ribcages and hearts. They are whispers in men's ears. They are the guardians that kept us whole."

-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

"Teetering on the brink of relapse and the edge of insanity. I can't fuck or fight my way out of these feelings, so that's a bitch, but the weather is nice. More cream for your coffee, Edna?"

-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

Cover of The Circle by Katherena Vermette

15. The Circle

By: Katherena Vermette

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Strangers comes a poignant an… read more

Similar categories in Katherena Vermette's The Circle book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada by Michelle Good

16. Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

By: Michelle Good

4.44

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

Abold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experi… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Good's Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic by Adam Shoalts

17. Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic

By: Adam Shoalts

4.32

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

From Canada’s most accomplished adventurer and storyteller comes a gripping journey into the vastne… read more

Similar categories in Adam Shoalts's Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • memoir
  • canada
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change by Jody Wilson-Raybould

18. True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change

By: Jody Wilson-Raybould

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the #1 bestselling author of 'Indian' in the Cabinet , a groundbreaking a… read more

Similar categories in Jody Wilson-Raybould's True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

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

19. 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 Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

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

20. 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 Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper by Briana Scurry

21. My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper

By: Briana Scurry

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A deeply moving and painfully honest memoir from the trailblazing, World Cup–winning, Olympic gold … read more

Similar categories in Briana Scurry's My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • soccer
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive by Peter Mansbridge

22. How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive

By: Peter Mansbridge

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From #1 bestselling authors Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch comes a new book of first-person sto… read more

Similar categories in Peter Mansbridge's How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • canada
Cover of Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada's Telecom Empire by Alexandra Posadzki

23. Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada's Telecom Empire

By: Alexandra Posadzki

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, deeply reported account that takes us inside the dramatic battle for control of Canada’… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Posadzki's Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada's Telecom Empire book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Playing the Long Game: A Memoir by Christine Sinclair

24. 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 Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • feminism
  • womens sports
  • soccer
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Soccer by Suzanne Wrack

25. A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Soccer

By: Suzanne Wrack

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A compelling and comprehensive history charting the rise, fall, and rise again of women's soccer W… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Wrack's A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Soccer book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • womens sports
  • soccer
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women's Soccer by Gwendolyn Oxenham

26. Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women's Soccer

By: Gwendolyn Oxenham

4.51

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In 2004, journalist and award-winning documentary maker Gwendolyn Oxenham played futebol feminino f… read more

Similar categories in Gwendolyn Oxenham's Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women's Soccer book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • feminism
  • womens sports
  • soccer
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Life in Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back by Ted Nolan

27. Life in Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back

By: Ted Nolan

4.28

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

#1 BESTSELLER In 1997 Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the NHL. But he would… read more

Similar categories in Ted Nolan's Life in Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential Within by Andre de Grasse

28. Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential Within

By: Andre de Grasse

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Insightful, practical lessons on life, on and off the track, from an Olympic and world champion Not… read more

Similar categories in Andre de Grasse's Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential Within book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • memoir
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of 40 Days & 40 Hikes: Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a Time by Nicola Ross

29. 40 Days & 40 Hikes: Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a Time

By: Nicola Ross

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From the author of the bestselling Loops & Lattes hiking books, a travelogue and friendly guide to … read more

Similar categories in Nicola Ross's 40 Days & 40 Hikes: Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a Time book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
Cover of My Mother's Daughter by Perdita Felicien

30. My Mother's Daughter

By: Perdita Felicien

4.36

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A raw and affecting memoir about a mother and daughter who beat the odds together. Perdita Felic… read more

Similar categories in Perdita Felicien's My Mother's Daughter book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Alphonso Davies: A New Hope by Farhan  Devji

31. Alphonso Davies: A New Hope

By: Farhan Devji

4.11

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Built on years of interviews with friends, family, teachers, coaches, and teammates, the first biog… read more

Similar categories in Farhan Devji's Alphonso Davies: A New Hope book and Christine Sinclair's Playing the Long Game: A Memoir

  • soccer

23 must-read audiobook books like Playing the Long Game: A Memoir by Christine Sinclair

Transform Your Habits

Cleat Cute

Meryl Wilsner

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Shut Up You're Pretty

Téa Mutonji

3.57

Transform Your Habits

The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

Rick Mercer

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart

Jen Sookfong Lee

3.91

View all the books

16 Top audiobook books like The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . by Rick Mercer

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Defector (Apollo Murders, #2)

Chris Hadfield

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Shut Up You're Pretty

Téa Mutonji

3.57

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.