13 Best nonfiction books like George Best: A Memoir: A unique biography of a football icon by Michael Parkinson

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George Best: A Memoir: A unique biography of a football icon

By: Michael Parkinson

3.40

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Michael Parkinson and George Best faced one another countless times in interviews. Their conversati…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in George Best: A Memoir: A unique biography of a football icon by Michael Parkinson , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)

By: Lee Child

4.12

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Jack Reacher is back.   The countdown has begun. Get ready for the most exciting 61 hours of your l… read more

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"I'm not afraid of death. Death's afraid of me."

-Lee Child, 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)

"Never forgive, never forget. Do it once and do it right. You reap what you sow. Plans go to hell as soon as the first shot is fired. Protect and serve. Never off duty."

-Lee Child, 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)

"To fill a small bag means selecting,and choosing, and evaluating. There's no logicial end to that process. Pretty soon I would have a big bag, and then two or three. A month later I'd be like the res…"

-Lee Child, 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)

"Anecdotally his fitness reports rated him well above average in the classroom, excellent in the field, fluently bilingual in English and French, passable in Spanish, outstanding on all man-portable w…"

-Lee Child, 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)

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2. Reservoir 13

By: Jon McGregor

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Midwinter in an English village. A teenage girl has gone missing. Everyone is called upon to join t… read more

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3. Fingersmith

By: Sarah Waters

4.02

Format: 592 pages, ebook

Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raise… read more

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"You pearl!"

-Sarah Waters, Fingersmith

"PIGEON MY ARSE!"

-Sarah Waters, Fingersmith

"It's a curious, wanting thing."

-Sarah Waters, Fingersmith

"She said, 'It is filled with all the words for how I want you."

-Sarah Waters, Fingersmith

4. Keane: The Autobiography: First Edition

By: Eamon Dunphy , Roy Keane

3.63

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A publishing phenomenon in hardcover, Roy Keane's autobiography was the biggest selling sports book… read more

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5. Mortal Stakes (Spenser, #3)

By: Robert B. Parker

3.89

Format: None pages,

With each new novel, Robert Parker's talent seems to deepen. In Mortal Stakes, Spenser is back agai… read more

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6. Immortal

By: Duncan Hamilton

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The two time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award on George Best, considered th… read more

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7. Being Elvis: A Lonely Life

By: Ray Connolly

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Elvis Presley is a giant figure in American popular culture, a man whose talent and fame were match… read more

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8. The Lost Babes: Manchester United and the Forgotten Victims of Munich

By: Jeff Connor

4.00

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

A moving story of how a legendary football team was lost to tragedy - and how this disaster irrevoc… read more

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9. The New Confessions

By: William Boyd

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this extraordinary novel, William Boyd presents the autobiography of John James Todd, whose unca… read more

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10. Me

By: Elton John

4.33

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In his only official autobiography, music icon Elton John writes about his extraordinary life, whic… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It was insanity, but it sounded romantic."

-Elton John, Me

"You can work as hard as you like, and plan as carefully as you want, but there are moments when it’s just about a hunch, about trusting your instincts, or about fate."

-Elton John, Me

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11. Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

By: Billy Connolly

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met … read more

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  • nonfiction
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12. The Romantic

By: William Boyd

4.15

Format: 451 pages, Paperback

Set in the 19th century, The Romantic is the story of life itself. Following the roller-coaster for… read more

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13. And Away...

By: Bob Mortimer

4.33

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a hear… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Always enter your shoes before wearing them."

-Bob Mortimer, And Away...

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14. Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

By: Mick Herron

4.13

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe… read more

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"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

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15. 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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  • nonfiction
"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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16. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

By: Ben Macintyre

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

By: Paul Newman

3.89

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. Over My Dead Body (William Warwick, #4)

By: Jeffrey Archer

4.07

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

A Polícia Metropolitana de Londres acaba de anunciar uma nova unidade de Casos Arquivados com o pro… read more

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19. Nothing Ventured (William Warwick, #1)

By: Jeffrey Archer

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Nothing Ventured heralds the start of a brand-new series in the style of Jeffrey Archer’s #1 New Yo… read more

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20. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

By: Eric Idle

3.90

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

We know him best for his unforgettable roles on Monty Python - from the Flying Circus to The Meanin… read more

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"Laughter is the only sane response to pathological lying."

-Eric Idle, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

"I have British teeth. They are like British politics: they go in all directions at once."

-Eric Idle, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

"If one of the best ways to appreciate life is to have an unhappy childhood, I was very fortunate."

-Eric Idle, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

"Once you’re in the circus you’re all in the circus, and of course it turns out that they are real people too."

-Eric Idle, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

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21. T.V.: Big Adventures on the Small Screen

By: Peter Kay

4.23

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

*The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure*Blockbusters, Baywatch … Mastermind, Moonl… read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. The Confession

By: Jessie Burton

3.91

Format: 455 pages, Hardcover

One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly… read more

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"[...] And women are always like that.' 'What do you mean?' 'Well, all the women I know who've left long-term relationships in their thirties checked out of it long before they actually did. They went…"

-Jessie Burton, The Confession

Cover of The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley by Alanna Nash

23. The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley

By: Alanna Nash

3.98

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A meticulously researched biography, this story profiles "The Colonel" Tom Parker, the man behind E… read more

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24. Trust Me

By: T.M. Logan

4.02

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Two strangers, a child, and a split second choice that will change everything . . . Ellen was ju… read more

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Cover of Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two) by Anthony Richardson

25. Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.32

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of an airman’s audacious escape from occupied France in World War Two.Perfect for fa… read more

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26. 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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  • nonfiction
  • football
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27. The Call

By: Gavin Strawhan

3.84

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Winner of the Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize 2023A brilliant debut crime novel centred on a 501 deport… read more

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28. Barry Cryer: Same Time Tomorrow?: The Life and Laughs of a Comedy Legend

By: Bob Cryer

4.13

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

Foreword by Sandi Toksvig | WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: ENTERTAINMENT'Give this book to everyo… read more

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29. Prince Philip's Century 1921-2021: The Extraordinary Life of the Duke of Edinburgh

By: Robert Jobson

4.03

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Prince Philip's life and legacy. Read the new and definitive biography of the remarkable Duke of Ed… read more

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Cover of George Best: A Memoir: A unique biography of a football icon by Michael Parkinson

30. George Best: A Memoir: A unique biography of a football icon

By: Michael Parkinson

3.40

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Michael Parkinson and George Best faced one another countless times in interviews. Their conversati… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • football
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31. Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

By: Mick Herron

4.00

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the thrilling and unnervingly prescient world of the slow horses. This team of MI5 agent… read more

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"Half of the future is buried in the past. That was the prevailing Service culture."

-Mick Herron, Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

"​This is how River Cartwright slipped off the fast track and joined the slow horses."

-Mick Herron, Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

"Why am I telling you this?' 'So you'll have an excuse to kill me?' 'That's probably it."

-Mick Herron, Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

"God,’ said Jackson Lamb. ‘Is it me, or did all the fun go out of everything round about 1979?"

-Mick Herron, Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

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4.49

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Tina Brown

4.00

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Valentine Low

3.64

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