7 Top football books like Football in the 1980s by Michael Keane

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Football in the 1980s

By: Michael Keane

3.33

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Do you remember a time when footballers' perms were tighter than their shorts? When supporters stil…

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Cover of So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

1. So You've Been Publicly Shamed

By: Jon Ronson

3.93

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

For the past three years, Jon Ronson has travelled the world meeting recipients of high-profile pub… read more

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"The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche."

-Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

"...all violence being a person’s attempt to replace shame with self-esteem."

-Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

"[W]e need to think twice about raining down vengeance and anger as our default position."

-Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

"A wronged person is still a wronged person even if they're an unfashionable wronged person."

-Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

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2. Shankly: The Leaving of Liverpool

By: James Corbett

3.84

Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition

On Friday 12 July 1974, Bill Shankly shocked football by announcing his retirement as Liverpool man… read more

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3. Back From the Brink: The Autobiography

By: None , Paul McGrath

3.73

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The autobiography of this Irish soccer player is not a football story but a human story that goes f… read more

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4. Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography

By: Alex Ferguson

4.00

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

The celebratory, revealing, inspiring, and entertaining autobiography of the greatest manager in th… read more

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5. In Service of Death (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, #17)

By: J.D. Kirk

4.67

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

It all started harmlessly enough. An egged window. A deflated car tyre. A few garden gnomes knocked… read more

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6. The Hike

By: Lucy Clarke

3.72

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Wish you were here? Think again . . . Maggie, Liz, Helena & Joni. Old friends bound by history,… read more

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7. Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography

By: Billy Connolly

4.42

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals … read more

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"Blessed are those who yodel - for they shall never be troubled by offers of work."

-Billy Connolly, Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography

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8. Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19)

By: Peter James

4.35

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A ruthless crime. A race against time. When a young farmer confronts intruders in the middle of … read more

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9. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more

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10. The Dentist (DS Cross Mysteries, #1)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.20

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

A homeless man. Violently strangled. No leads. Except for his past. An outsider himself, DS Geor… read more

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11. A Dead Man Walking (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers #18)

By: J.D. Kirk

4.35

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A remote Highland castle. A dark and stormy night. A murder most haunting. It’s Halloween, and when… read more

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12. When Footballers Were Skint: A Journey in Search of the Soul of Football

By: Jon Henderson

3.80

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

Shortlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2019 Long before perma-tanned football agents and… read more

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13. The Rise

By: Ian Rankin

3.65

Format: 86 pages, Kindle Edition

In this short thriller from bestselling author Ian Rankin, murder comes to London’s most exclusive … read more

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14. The Filth: The explosive inside story of Scotland Yard's top undercover cop

By: Duncan MacLaughlin

4.10

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Duncan MacLaughlin was an elite officer at London's New Scotland Yard. The best of the best. In thi… read more

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15. Get It On: How the ’70s Rocked Football

By: Jon Spurling

4.31

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

A decade after the abolition of the maximum wage, a new generation of footballers and managers beca… read more

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16. The Accidental Footballer

By: Pat Nevin

4.10

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

Pat Nevin never wanted to be a professional footballer. His future was clear, he'd become a teac… read more

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17. Wish You Were Here Yet?: Do They Know It's Christmas Yet Part 3 (Do They Know It's Christmas Yet?)

By: James Crookes

4.35

Format: 484 pages, Kindle Edition

"Do They Know It's Christmas Yet?” Part 3 is here! And it starts right after the end of "Did They S… read more

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18. Negative Feedback

By: Eddie Lancaster

4.10

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Paul Webb - 5 out of 5 stars - Tremendous "Generally when a book is described as being hilarious or… read more

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19. Two Brothers

By: Jonathan Wilson

4.27

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

The story of Jack and Bobby Charlton, and a family that characterised English football for decades … read more

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Cover of Jason Apsley's Second Chance (Jason Apsley #1) by Adrian Cousins

20. Jason Apsley's Second Chance (Jason Apsley #1)

By: Adrian Cousins

4.32

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

If you were catapulted back to 1976, what would you do? Meet Jason Apsley, a forty-two-year-ol… read more

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21. Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography: The must-read autobiography from Liverpool’s beloved captain

By: Jordan Henderson

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Born in Sunderland, Jordan Henderson began his football career there before moving to Liverpool in … read more

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22. Ahead of His Time (Jason Apsley #2)

By: Adrian Cousins

4.47

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Jason is living a perfect life forty years in the past, but will another time traveller and the evi… read more

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23. The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan.

By: Micah Richards

4.11

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The game isn’t what it seems from the outside. The game isn’t quite what I was expecting. The game… read more

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24. From the Jaws of Victory: A History of Football's Nearly Men

By: Adam Bushby

4.24

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

“Tales that drive to the heart of football … A great read, to be taken gently — at the risk of a te… read more

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25. CLOUGH GOLD

By: Dave Armitage

4.23

Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition

CLOUGH GOLD is a collection of 50 fantastic Brian Clough stories from the people who really knew hi… read more

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26. Football in the 1980s

By: Michael Keane

3.33

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Do you remember a time when footballers' perms were tighter than their shorts? When supporters stil… read more

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Cover of Walshy – My Autobiography: Wouldn't It Be Good by Paul Walsh

27. Walshy – My Autobiography: Wouldn't It Be Good

By: Paul Walsh

3.62

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

If Paul Walsh played for your football team, you remembered him. The exciting, pacy, tricky striker… read more

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Cover of The Gloves Are Off: My story, by Paddy Kenny by Paddy Kenny

28. The Gloves Are Off: My story, by Paddy Kenny

By: Paddy Kenny

4.19

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

He is the larger-than-life figure who bounced back from rejection at 16 and graduated from parks pi… read more

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29. BBC Sports Report: A Celebration of the World's Longest-Running Sports Radio Programme: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023

By: Pat Murphy

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

THE OFFICIAL DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF BBC SPORTS REPORT 'Opens the doors to one of the great radio in… read more

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Cover of Triffic! Tony Pulis - His 40 Years In Football: His 40 Years with Bristol Rovers, AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham FC, Stoke City & Crystal Palace by David          Lee

30. Triffic! Tony Pulis - His 40 Years In Football: His 40 Years with Bristol Rovers, AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham FC, Stoke City & Crystal Palace

By: David Lee

3.35

Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition

A biography by David Lee. This is the story of the 40 year football journey of Tony Pulis. From the… read more

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31. Smoke And Fire: Sir Alex Ferguson's 13 biggest fall-outs

By: Ronnie George

3.49

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

To many people, the number '13' is considered to be unlucky. But that certainly was not the case wi… read more

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13 must-read fiction books like Jason Apsley's Second Chance (Jason Apsley #1) by Adrian Cousins

Transform Your Habits

The Time Bubble (The Time Bubble #1)

Jason Ayres

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Future Proof

David Atkinson

4.47

Transform Your Habits

The '86 Fix (The '86 Fix, #1)

Keith A. Pearson

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Waiting in the Sky

Keith A. Pearson

4.39

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