21 Best nonfiction books like The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage by Keith Gave

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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…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage by Keith Gave , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team by Wayne Coffey, Jim Craig, Ken Morrow

1. The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

By: Wayne Coffey , Jim Craig , Ken Morrow

4.21

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

The true story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and the Miracle on Ice, which  Sports Illustrat… read more

Similar categories in Wayne Coffey's The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • biography
  • history
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"The most enduring heroes are people who don't try to be."

-Wayne Coffey, The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

"You push on, do your best, and if you are really brave, you dream big, doubts and fears be damned. This is the stuff that miracles are made of, and the proof was there to see, on February 22, 1980."

-Wayne Coffey, The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

"You can't look back. You can't dial up euphoria on demand, or try to recreate what happened a quarter century ago. You move forward and you live your life and try to be a better person every day than…"

-Wayne Coffey, The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

Cover of Single Malt Murder (Whisky Business Mystery, #1) by Melinda Mullet

2. Single Malt Murder (Whisky Business Mystery, #1)

By: Melinda Mullet

3.87

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Abigail Logan never expected to inherit a whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands. But in the f… read more

Similar categories in Melinda Mullet's Single Malt Murder (Whisky Business Mystery, #1) book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • audiobook
Cover of Playing for Pizza by John Grisham

3. 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 Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • sports
  • audiobook
"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

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4. Wiseguy

By: Nicholas Pileggi

0.00

Format: 798 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Wiseguy" is Nicholas Pileggi's remarkable bestseller, the most intimate account ever printed of li… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Pileggi's Wiseguy book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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 Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Line Becomes A River by Francisco Cantú

6. The Line Becomes A River

By: Francisco Cantú

3.87

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Every day, a ceaseless flow of men, women and children push their way north, in scorched summer hea… read more

Similar categories in Francisco Cantú's The Line Becomes A River book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. Doc

By: Mary Doria Russell

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Born to the life of a Southern gentleman, Dr. John Henry Holliday arrives on the Texas frontier hop… read more

Similar categories in Mary Doria Russell's Doc book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • audiobook

8. Death Distilled (Whisky Business Mystery #2)

By: Melinda Mullet

3.33

Format: None pages,

Award-winning photojournalist turned whisky distillery proprietress and amateur sleuth Abigail Loga… read more

Similar categories in Melinda Mullet's Death Distilled (Whisky Business Mystery #2) book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

9. Blood Feud: Detroit Red Wings V. Colorado Avalanche: The Inside Story of Pro Sports' Nastiest and Best Rivalry of Its Era

By: Adrian Dater

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

In Blood Feud, Colorado Avalanche beat writer Adrian Dater not only submits that the Red Wings-Aval… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Dater's Blood Feud: Detroit Red Wings V. Colorado Avalanche: The Inside Story of Pro Sports' Nastiest and Best Rivalry of Its Era book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

10. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

By: Selwyn Raab

3.97

Format: 12 pages,

Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York an… read more

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11. 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

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12. Topgun: An American Story

By: Dan Pedersen

4.28

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"If you loved the movie, you will love the real story in the book." -- Fox & Fri… read more

Similar categories in Dan Pedersen's Topgun: An American Story book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Deadly Dram  (Whisky Business Mystery, #3) by Melinda Mullet

13. Deadly Dram (Whisky Business Mystery, #3)

By: Melinda Mullet

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Distillery owner Abigail Logan discovers that high spirits are no match for a cold-blooded killer a… read more

Similar categories in Melinda Mullet's Deadly Dram (Whisky Business Mystery, #3) book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • audiobook
Cover of Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey by Brian Burke

14. 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 Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America by Steve Inskeep

15. Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America

By: Steve Inskeep

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political … read more

Similar categories in Steve Inskeep's Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
  • audiobook
"Writing history is a relay, which is also true of history itself. We build, if we can, on the legacies that are left us."

-Steve Inskeep, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America

Cover of Crossroads: My Story of Tragedy and Resilience as a Humboldt Bronco by Kaleb Dahlgren

16. 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 Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Entrances and Exits by Michael    Richards

17. Entrances and Exits

By: Michael Richards

4.12

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved… read more

Similar categories in Michael Richards's Entrances and Exits book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf

18. Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio

By: Derf Backderf

4.47

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

From Derf Backderf, the bestselling author of My Friend Dahmer, comes the Eisner and ALA/YALSA Alex… read more

Similar categories in Derf Backderf's Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano

19. Movies (And Other Things)

By: Shea Serrano

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Shea Serrano is back, and his new book, Movies (And Other Things), combines the fury of a John Wick… read more

Similar categories in Shea Serrano's Movies (And Other Things) book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"My favorite thing is to imagine Elle meeting up with some of her friends a few weeks after her fight with Beatrix and someone asking her what happened to her one good eye and Elle saying that it was …"

-Shea Serrano, Movies (And Other Things)

Cover of NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League by Joe Horrigan

20. NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League

By: Joe Horrigan

3.71

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively his… read more

Similar categories in Joe Horrigan's NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
Cover of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Ford Motor Company, and Their Epic Quest to Arm an America at War by A.J. Baime

21. The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Ford Motor Company, and Their Epic Quest to Arm an America at War

By: A.J. Baime

4.40

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1941, as Hitler’s threat loomed ever larger, President Roosevelt realized he needed weaponry to … read more

Similar categories in A.J. Baime's The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Ford Motor Company, and Their Epic Quest to Arm an America at War book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
  • audiobook
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

22. 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 Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait (Haunted Bookshop Mystery, #7) by Cleo Coyle

23. The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait (Haunted Bookshop Mystery, #7)

By: Cleo Coyle

4.11

Format: 317 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure and her gumshoe ghost Jack Shepard team up to investigate … read more

Similar categories in Cleo Coyle's The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait (Haunted Bookshop Mystery, #7) book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

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

24. 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 Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • biography
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Fighting My Way to the Top by Dale Arnold

25. Fighting My Way to the Top

By: Dale Arnold

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A refreshing memoir of battles and self-belief from one of the NHL's most revered enforcers Shawn … read more

Similar categories in Dale Arnold's Fighting My Way to the Top book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

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

26. 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 Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

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

27. 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 Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s by John Ganz

28. When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s

By: John Ganz

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A lively, revelatory look back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era―and their dark legac… read more

Similar categories in John Ganz's When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

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

29. 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 Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • espionage
  • russia
  • history
  • memoir
  • biography
  • hockey
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection by Nicklas Lidstrom

30. Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection

By: Nicklas Lidstrom

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The life and career of Nicklas Lidstrom almost reads like a real-life hockey fairy tale. Drafted by… read more

Similar categories in Nicklas Lidstrom's Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered by Matthew Barnaby

31. Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered

By: Matthew Barnaby

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In the run-up to the NHL Entry Draft in 1992, the Buffalo Sabres interviewed Matthew Barnaby. John … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Barnaby's Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered book and Keith Gave's The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage

  • sports
  • hockey

20 best-selling audiobook books like The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage by Keith Gave

Transform Your Habits

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Wayne Coffey , Jim Craig , Ken Morrow

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Single Malt Murder (Whisky Business Mystery, #1)

Melinda Mullet

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Playing for Pizza

John Grisham

3.52

Transform Your Habits

99: Stories of the Game

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4.10

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Transform Your Habits

The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

Wayne Coffey , Jim Craig , Ken Morrow

4.21

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Orr: My Story

Bobby Orr

3.88

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Wiseguy

Nicholas Pileggi

0.00

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99: Stories of the Game

Wayne Gretzky , Kirstie McLellan Day

4.10

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