13 Best nonfiction books like Start by Believing: Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster by John Barr

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Start by Believing: Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster

By: John Barr

4.34

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, devastating account of the largest sex abuse scandal in American sports history-wit…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Start by Believing: Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster by John Barr , here is a list of 13 books like this:

1. Jesus Land: A Memoir

By: Julia Scheeres

3.50

Format: 262 pages,

For Julia Scheeres and her adopted brother David, "Jesus Land" stretched from their parents' fundam… read more

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2. Girls on the Verge

By: Sharon Biggs Waller

4.34

Format: 196 pages,

When 17-year-old Camille discovers she can't obtain an abortion anywhere near her small hometown, s… read more

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3. Off Balance: A Memoir

By: Paul Williams , Dominique Moceanu , Teri Williams

4.33

Format: 300 pages,

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4. The Blood of Emmett Till

By: Timothy B. Tyson

4.07

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction This extraordinary New York Timesbestseller r… read more

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5. Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance

By: Michelle Burford , Mary Lou Retton , None

3.83

Format: None pages,

Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her… read more

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6. Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams

By: Jennifer Sey

3.90

Format: 150 pages,

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7. Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters

By: Joan Ryan

4.25

Format: 131 pages,

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8. The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center

By: Rhaina Cohen

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Why do we place romantic partnership on a pedestal? What do we lose when we expect one person to me… read more

Similar categories in Rhaina Cohen's The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center book and John Barr's Start by Believing: Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers

By: Frank Figliuzzi

3.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the FBI’s former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways… read more

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  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys

By: Erin Kimmerle

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle investigates of the notorious Dozier Boys School--the true st… read more

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  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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11. Earls Trip

By: Jenny Holiday

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The first in a sparkling Regency-era series with a delightfully modern feel, set against the irresi… read more

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  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out

By: Gracie Gold

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this explosive tell-all memoir, an Olympic figure skater reveals her battle to survive mental il… read more

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  • audiobook
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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13. Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

By: Jen Psaki

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"There was also a large crew of people who tried to nickname the previously mentioned Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework "BIF". If you would like your audience to start making fun of a big, serious, …"

-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

"I've spent time with a lot of very busy people - business leaders, prominent journalists, and multiple presidents. Despite the unusually high demands on their schedules, something they all have in co…"

-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

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14. What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

By: Rachael Denhollander

4.61

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Written by Rachael Denhollander, recipient of Sports Illustrated ’s Inspiration of the Year Award a… read more

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  • true crime
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"This is what abusers do,"

-Rachael Denhollander, What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

"An attorney who worked for victims who'd been abused by priests told an investigative reporter, “Mark my words, Mr. Rezendez, if it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one."

-Rachael Denhollander, What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

"Why don't victims report? Because most of the time, the only thing reporting accomplishes is heightening the trauma to almost unbearable levels. It invites an audience to view your sexual assault. It…"

-Rachael Denhollander, What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

"Survivors are frequently too exhausted and traumatized to push through a public lawsuit, and enablers and abusers know this. Some attorneys will suggest a quiet settlement with a nondisclosure agreem…"

-Rachael Denhollander, What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

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15. Unstoppable!: My Journey from World Champion to Athlete A to 8-Time NCAA National Gymnastics Champion and Beyond

By: Maggie Nichols

3.91

Format: 182 pages, Hardcover

Maggie Nichols’s official memoir is an inspirational tell-all about the abuse she suffered under th… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

By: Aly Raisman

4.26

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive … read more

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  • feminism
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I think we all realized that making the Olympic team could be harder than winning team gold at the Games itself."

-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

"And if someone shows you their true colors, don't make excuses for them or hope that they'll change--listen to your gut."

-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

"Over the years, I've gradually realized that confidence must come from within, not from others' opinions, and that it's impossible to feel satisfied with yourself if you're constantly worrying about …"

-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

"I stood up, leaving a pool of sweat on the mat below. I saw the outline of my body imprinted in sweat on the chalky blue mat. A sweat angel. How gross, I thought. 'Look, Mihai,' I said, pointing at i…"

-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

Cover of The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down by Abigail Pesta

17. The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down

By: Abigail Pesta

4.15

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

In this news-breaking narrative, decades of women who brought down sexual predator Larry Nassar off… read more

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  • true crime
  • feminism
  • adult
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever by Joseph Cox

18. Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever

By: Joseph Cox

4.12

Format: None pages, None

The inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI made its own… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Start by Believing: Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster by John Barr

19. Start by Believing: Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster

By: John Barr

4.34

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, devastating account of the largest sex abuse scandal in American sports history-wit… read more

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  • true crime
  • feminism
  • gender
  • adult
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • crime
  • education
  • audiobook
Cover of Abused: Surviving Sexual Assault and a Toxic Gymnastics Culture by Rachel Haines

20. Abused: Surviving Sexual Assault and a Toxic Gymnastics Culture

By: Rachel Haines

3.69

Format: 144 pages, ebook

Two-year-old Rachel Haines didn’t know that she would be committing to twenty-one years of hard wor… read more

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  • true crime
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • crime
  • audiobook
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21. When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders

By: Howard Blum

3.63

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from bestselling author Howard Blum, whose ground… read more

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  • true crime
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook

9 must-read adult books like Start by Believing: Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster by John Barr

Transform Your Habits

The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center

Rhaina Cohen

3.95

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Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers

Frank Figliuzzi

3.64

Transform Your Habits

We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys

Erin Kimmerle

3.88

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Earls Trip

Jenny Holiday

3.65

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Counting the Cost

Jill Duggar

4.06

Transform Your Habits

One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

Kate Kennedy

3.78

Transform Your Habits

While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students

J. Reuben Appelman

3.62

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Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out

Gracie Gold

4.10

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