18 must-read nonfiction books like We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors by Doug Smith

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We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

By: Doug Smith

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Doug Smith always gets the first question in any Raptors press conference--as…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors by Doug Smith , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

By: David Epstein

4.20

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Now a New York Times Bestseller! With a new chapter added to the paperback. In high school, I wonde… read more

Similar categories in David Epstein's The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"The idea that athleticism was suddenly inversely proportional to intellect was never a cause of bigotry, but rather a result of it."

-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

"One of the issues with our field is when we've looked at activity, and what controls activity, we've forgotten that we know very clearly there are biological mechanisms that actually influence people…"

-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

"If you want to know if your kid is going to be fast, the best genetic test right now is a stopwatch. Take him to the playground and have him face the other kids.' Foster's point is that, despite the …"

-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

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2. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

By: Bill Simmons

4.20

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to wri… read more

Similar categories in Bill Simmons's The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
  • basketball
"But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

"If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

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3. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

By: Phil Jackson , Hugh Delehanty

3.69

Format: 98 pages, Audio CD

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson w… read more

Similar categories in Phil Jackson's Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
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4. A Very Punchable Face

By: Colin Jost

4.21

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

If there’s one trait that makes someone well suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch—meta… read more

Similar categories in Colin Jost's A Very Punchable Face book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"As Lorne says, 'Careers are made by choices."

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

"Every public golf course on Staten Island has a secret alter ego."

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

"When you go to auditions and you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.' -Paula Abdul"

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

"I now hate the phrase ‘That will work.’ It’s such a mediocre goal to set for yourself."

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

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5. Letters to a Young Athlete

By: Chris Bosh

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A legendary NBA player shares his remarkable story, infused with hard-earned wisdom about the journ… read more

Similar categories in Chris Bosh's Letters to a Young Athlete book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • canada
  • audiobook
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7. City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime w… read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • audiobook
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8. Five Little Indians

By: Michelle Good

4.48

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential sch… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Good's Five Little Indians book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • canada
  • audiobook
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9. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

By: Bob Joseph

4.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to… read more

Similar categories in Bob Joseph's 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • canada
  • audiobook
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10. Everything She Feared

By: Rick Mofina

3.76

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

When a teen falls off a cliff while taking a selfie, the last thing she sees before plummeting to h… read more

Similar categories in Rick Mofina's Everything She Feared book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • audiobook
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11. 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 Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks by Chris  Herring

12. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

By: Chris Herring

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more

Similar categories in Chris Herring's Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • history
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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13. Unguarded

By: Scottie Pippen

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An unflinching memoir from the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hall of F… read more

Similar categories in Scottie Pippen's Unguarded book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • history
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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14. Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

By: Mirin Fader

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Discover the story of one of the most transcendent players in NBA history–from his early life livin… read more

Similar categories in Mirin Fader's Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook
Cover of They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up by Eternity Martis

15. They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up

By: Eternity Martis

4.31

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, moving memoir about what it's like to be a student of colour on a predominantly white c… read more

Similar categories in Eternity Martis's They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions  Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 Billion Industry by Michael Thomsen

16. Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 Billion Industry

By: Michael Thomsen

4.06

Format: 448 pages, ebook

A cultural and business history of the UFC, tracing the unlikely rise of mixed martial arts from wh… read more

Similar categories in Michael Thomsen's Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 Billion Industry book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of the Toronto Raptors by Alex Wong

17. Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of the Toronto Raptors

By: Alex Wong

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The improbable story of the birth of modern-day pro basketball in Toronto In just over 25 years, th… read more

Similar categories in Alex Wong's Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of the Toronto Raptors book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
Cover of The Heart of a Superfan: A memoir of grit, love, family and basketball by Nav Bhatia

18. The Heart of a Superfan: A memoir of grit, love, family and basketball

By: Nav Bhatia

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Raptors' story is an underdog story—and the same is true for their greatest superfan. This memo… read more

Similar categories in Nav Bhatia's The Heart of a Superfan: A memoir of grit, love, family and basketball book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors by Doug Smith

19. We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

By: Doug Smith

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Doug Smith always gets the first question in any Raptors press conference--as… read more

Similar categories in Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • history
  • canada
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win Damn Near Anywhere by Nick Nurse

20. Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win Damn Near Anywhere

By: Nick Nurse

4.17

Format: 1 pages, Audio CD

Foreword by Phil Jackson Nick Nurse distills the wisdom, insight, and experiences that helped him l… read more

Similar categories in Nick Nurse's Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win Damn Near Anywhere book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • history
  • basketball
Cover of Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm by DeMar DeRozan

21. Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm

By: DeMar DeRozan

4.60

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From one of the most outspoken and respected NBA athletes comes a groundbreaking and remarkable mem… read more

Similar categories in DeMar DeRozan's Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm book and Doug Smith's We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

  • sports
  • nonfiction

15 Best audiobook books like We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors by Doug Smith

Transform Your Habits

The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

David Epstein

4.20

Transform Your Habits

A Very Punchable Face

Colin Jost

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Letters to a Young Athlete

Chris Bosh

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

Rick Mercer

4.45

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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

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