15 Best biography books like Joey Dunlop: The Definitive Biography of the Greatest Road Racer by Stuart Barker

Cover of Joey Dunlop: The Definitive Biography of the Greatest Road Racer by Stuart Barker

Joey Dunlop: The Definitive Biography of the Greatest Road Racer

By: Stuart Barker

4.59

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Joey Dunlop's story is one of the towering triumphs and desperate tragedies in almost equal measure…

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Cover of Open by J.R. Moehringer, Andre Agassi

1. Open

By: J.R. Moehringer , Andre Agassi

4.31

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever … read more

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"Control what you can control."

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"We talk about things. We talk about nothing."

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"The most animated talks we have are about…things"

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"When they hand me the trophy I think about vomiting into it"

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

Cover of Guy Martin: Worms to Catch by Guy Martin

2. Guy Martin: Worms to Catch

By: Guy Martin

2.70

Format: None pages,

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Cover of Hide and Seek (Helen Grace, #6) by M.J. Arlidge

3. Hide and Seek (Helen Grace, #6)

By: M.J. Arlidge

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Prison is no place for a detective Helen Grace was one of the country's best police investigators.… read more

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Cover of Mortal Causes (Inspector Rebus, #6) by Ian Rankin

4. Mortal Causes (Inspector Rebus, #6)

By: Ian Rankin

3.77

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

Underneath the cobbled streets of Edinburgh's old Town are medieval stone cellars where a man could… read more

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5. I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages,

After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with … read more

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6. An Officer and a Spy

By: Robert Harris

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Robert Harris returns to the thrilling historical fiction he has so brilliantly made his own. This … read more

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7. 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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8. The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)

By: Stephen King , Peter Straub

4.12

Format: 652 pages,

On a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a sile… read more

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9. That Near Death Thing: Inside the Most Dangerous Race in the World. by Rick Broadbent

By: Rick Broadbent

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Isle of Man TT is commonly seen as the world's most dangerous race. Here, Rick Broadbent gets b… read more

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10. Guy Martin: My Autobiography

By: Guy Martin

4.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This is the story of life at the centre of the world's most dangerous sport, by its brightest and b… read more

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11. Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)

By: Ian Rankin , Mircea Pricăjan

3.00

Format: None pages,

Detective John Rebus: His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders...and he's tied … read more

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12. Guy Martin: When You Dead, You Dead

By: Guy Martin

3.91

Format: 416 pages,

'The maddest 12 months of my life. The journey starts with an oddball race up an American mountain … read more

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13. The Dream Home

By: T.M. Logan

3.97

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

IF YOU HAD NEVER OPENED THE DOOR, YOUR FAMILY WOULD BE SAFE . . . THE UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER FR… read more

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14. Topographia Hibernica

By: Blindboy Boatclub

4.33

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

You don't fully appreciate how large a donkey's head is until it's beside you in a Fiat Punto. The … read more

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15. The Crash

By: Robert Peston

4.05

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

As the world falls apart, a deadly conspiracy comes together . . . London, 2007. It's summer in … read more

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Cover of Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) by Dan Ozzi

16. Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)

By: Dan Ozzi

4.40

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well tol… read more

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Cover of Jog On: How Running Saved My Life by Bella Mackie

17. Jog On: How Running Saved My Life

By: Bella Mackie

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Divorced and struggling with deep-rooted mental health problems, Bella Mackie ended her twenties in… read more

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Cover of God is Dead: The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling's Great Wasted Talent by Andy McGrath

18. God is Dead: The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling's Great Wasted Talent

By: Andy McGrath

3.98

Format: None pages, ebook

The remarkable untold story of the mercurial cycling prodigy Frank Vandenbroucke, written by Willia… read more

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Cover of Eagles - Dark Desert Highway: How America’s Dream Band Turned into a Nightmare by Mick Wall

19. Eagles - Dark Desert Highway: How America’s Dream Band Turned into a Nightmare

By: Mick Wall

3.89

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

'This could be heaven or this could be hell...'So sings Don Henley on their biggest hit, 'Hotel C… read more

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Cover of Bodies by Ian Winwood

20. Bodies

By: Ian Winwood

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Money, freedom, adoring fans: professional musicians seem to have it all. But beneath the surface l… read more

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Cover of A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa by Frederick Courteney Selous

21. A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa

By: Frederick Courteney Selous

4.14

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Frederick Courteney Selous 1851 – 1917 was a British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist… read more

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Cover of Road Racer: It's in My Blood by Michael Dunlop

22. Road Racer: It's in My Blood

By: Michael Dunlop

4.50

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER.Michael Dunlop is quite simply the greatest road racer on th… read more

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Cover of Full Throttle: Robert Dunlop, road racing and me by Liam Beckett

23. Full Throttle: Robert Dunlop, road racing and me

By: Liam Beckett

4.52

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

‘There were always just the two of them, Robert and Liam, and there wasn’t one weekend when Robert … read more

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Cover of A Biker's Life: Misadventures on (and off) Two Wheels by Henry Cole

24. A Biker's Life: Misadventures on (and off) Two Wheels

By: Henry Cole

4.40

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

I can't think of anywhere I'd less like to be than in a car. When you're driving a car, you're not … read more

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Cover of Built for Speed: Bikers, Beers and Balls of Steel by John McGuinness

25. Built for Speed: Bikers, Beers and Balls of Steel

By: John McGuinness

4.35

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

Go on the ride of your life with the racing legend himself**with a thrilling NEW CHAPTER on John’s… read more

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Cover of Leathered: A life taken to extremes... on and off the bike by John Hopkins

26. Leathered: A life taken to extremes... on and off the bike

By: John Hopkins

4.51

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

Injury. Adrenaline. Addiction. These are the things that fuelled one man's race to international st… read more

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Cover of We Need to Weaken the Mixture by Guy Martin

27. We Need to Weaken the Mixture

By: Guy Martin

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

'I can't stop biting off more than I can chew. Maybe I'm wearing everything out, but I believe the … read more

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Cover of Joey Dunlop: The Definitive Biography of the Greatest Road Racer by Stuart Barker

28. Joey Dunlop: The Definitive Biography of the Greatest Road Racer

By: Stuart Barker

4.59

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Joey Dunlop's story is one of the towering triumphs and desperate tragedies in almost equal measure… read more

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Cover of The Boy: Stirling Moss: A Life in 60 Laps by Richard Williams

29. The Boy: Stirling Moss: A Life in 60 Laps

By: Richard Williams

4.27

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

'Captures the bold, engaging spirit of one of Britain’s best-loved sporting heroes' Sunday Times'A … read more

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Cover of Michael Rutter: The Life of a Racer by Michael Rutter

30. Michael Rutter: The Life of a Racer

By: Michael Rutter

4.40

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

In 1992, when Michael Rutter was just 20 years old, he followed in his dad’s footsteps and began a … read more

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Cover of The Fast Stuff: Twenty years of top bike racing tales from the world's maddest motorsport by Mat Oxley

31. The Fast Stuff: Twenty years of top bike racing tales from the world's maddest motorsport

By: Mat Oxley

4.32

Format: 469 pages, Kindle Edition

Irreverent, rapier-sharp and always readable, Isle of Man TT winner Mat Oxley has been writing abou… read more

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Craig Brown

4.26

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Stuart Braithwaite

3.88

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Nick de Semlyen

4.06

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Warren Zanes

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