14 Best biography books like Owning It: The Ride that Changed my Life by Brad Smeele

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Owning It: The Ride that Changed my Life

By: Brad Smeele

4.40

Format: 709 pages, Kindle Edition

Deeply thoughtful, honest and riveting story of a high-achieving sportsman who became a quadriplegi…

If you liked the biography plot in Owning It: The Ride that Changed my Life by Brad Smeele , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

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2. Earth

By: John Boyne

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man wh… read more

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3. Pet

By: Catherine Chidgey

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic … read more

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4. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients

By: Adam Kay

3.91

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing p… read more

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5. The Happiest Man on Earth

By: Eddie Jaku

4.62

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie Jaku always considered hi… read more

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"It is never too late to be kind, polite, and a loving human being."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"You see, your food is not enough. There is no medicine for your morals. If your morals are gone, you go."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"Supranti, vien maisto nepakanka. Žlugusiai moralei vaistų nėra. Kai nebelieka moralės, nebelieka ir tavęs."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"May you always have love to share, may you always have health to spare and may you always have friends that care"

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

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6. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

By: Emma Carey

4.38

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

From a terrible accident that left her paraplegic, Emma Carey has become an inspiration for hundred… read more

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7. Heartstrong

By: Ellidy Pullin

4.61

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

'If not with you, then for you.' 'It was a perfect Wednesday morning when Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin k… read more

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Cover of All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton

8. All Our Shimmering Skies

By: Trent Dalton

3.95

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

The bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton returns with All Our Shimmering Skies… read more

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"In all these years, he said, he was yet to come across a single gold nugget that brought any real happiness to the person who held it. Long coat bob said his family had found one large nugget long ag…"

-Trent Dalton, All Our Shimmering Skies

"She spots a large army of green ants building a nest between two thin twig branches of a flimsy tree with floppy green leaves. "Look at this, Yukio," Molly whispers, leaning into the tree where a lin…"

-Trent Dalton, All Our Shimmering Skies

"And you wouldn't believe what he said then, Tom Berry whispered to his enraptured audience. He said, he and his family saw no value whatsoever in all that gold. He said real treasure was a fresh wate…"

-Trent Dalton, All Our Shimmering Skies

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9. The Dressmaker and the Hidden Soldier

By: Doug Gold

4.03

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A prisoner of war's daring escape from a speeding train . . . a Greek resistance heroine's fateful … read more

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10. Did I Ever Tell You This?

By: Sam Neill

4.06

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tell… read more

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11. Straight Up

By: Ruby Tui

4.38

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

This is Ruby Tui. An open, raw and honest account of her journey from a troubled and unstable child… read more

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"True leadership is the opposite of individualism, the opposite of one person standing above the rest. It's an encompassing, inclusive thing. I never liked the top-down way of leading. Even if I've be…"

-Ruby Tui, Straight Up

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12. Here For a Good Time: Organised thoughts from a disorganised mind

By: Chris Parker

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Comedian Chris Parker brings his brilliant comic wit to the page. Star of stand-up, winner of Cele… read more

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13. Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

By: Josie Shapiro

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The stunning debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved … read more

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14. Second Chances: Facing My Demons and Finding a Better Me

By: Hayley Holt

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A raw and honest story of alcoholism, recovery and courage in the face of loss Hayley Holt grew… read more

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15. One of Those Mothers

By: Megan Nicol Reed

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

The residents of Point Heed keep nice houses and sign up as parent help at the local school. Occasi… read more

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16. Still Standing: What I've learnt from a life lived differently

By: Jessica Quinn

4.30

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Jess Quinn's inspirational memoir tells her story of losing her leg to cancer as a nine-year-old an… read more

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17. In the Clearing

By: J.P. Pomare

4.07

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

The novel behind the hit TV series The Clearing released globally on Disney+ and Hulu. Amy has… read more

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18. Kāwai For Such A Time As This

By: Monty Soutar

4.16

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

This epic historical adventure tells the story of pre-colonial Aotearoa New Zealand like it’s never… read more

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19. Fire with Fire

By: Candice Fox

4.20

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

A pair of desperate parents. A man on the run. A rookie cop. Four people with everything on the li… read more

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20. Crimson Lake (Crimson Lake, #1)

By: Candice Fox

3.98

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

Crimson Lake, by Sydney-based, Ned Kelly Award-winning author Candice Fox, is a thrilling contempor… read more

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21. The Night She Fell

By: Eileen Merriman

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

‘When I last saw Ashleigh, she was lying in a pool of blood . . . Her eyes were open, staring sight… read more

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22. After the Tampa

By: Abbas Nazari

4.69

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

The heart-rending story of a child 'Tampa' refugee who grew up to become a Fulbright scholar, highl… read more

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23. The Heart Is a Star

By: Megan Rogers

3.64

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Absorbing, lyrical, vivid and compulsively readable - The Heart is a Star is beautiful storytelling… read more

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24. Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story

By: Jools Topp

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The iconic Kiwi duo - comedians, country music stars, yodellers, lesbians - in their own words. … read more

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25. Lost and Found: My story of Heartbreak and Hope

By: Toni Street

4.44

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

Toni Street's easy on-air style and warm personality has made her a firm favourite with thousands o… read more

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26. 138 Dates

By: Rebekah Campbell

3.69

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

Gripping, authentic and inspiring, Rebekah Campbell's quest to find love and happiness is packed wi… read more

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27. Owning It: The Ride that Changed my Life

By: Brad Smeele

4.40

Format: 709 pages, Kindle Edition

Deeply thoughtful, honest and riveting story of a high-achieving sportsman who became a quadriplegi… read more

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Cover of On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother by Ineke Meredith

28. On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother

By: Ineke Meredith

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Stories of life, death and bravery by a Kiwi female general surgeon. The world of surgery is str… read more

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29. The Life of Dai

By: Dai Henwood

4.43

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving and profoundly uplifting story about living with joy, even in the face of adversity… read more

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30. Head On: An All Black's memoir of rugby, dementia, and the hidden cost of success

By: Carl Hayman

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

An All Black's memoir of rugby, dementia, and the hidden cost of success 'The best sports book I ha… read more

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31. Tales Of A Vet Nurse

By: Jade Pengelly

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The highs and heartbreak of caring for the animals we love You never know who or what is going to … read more

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27 must-read audiobook books like 138 Dates by Rebekah Campbell

Transform Your Habits

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Trent Dalton

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Love & Virtue

Diana Reid

3.91

Transform Your Habits

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Richard Glover

3.81

Transform Your Habits

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Bryan Brown

3.81

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