11 Best nonfiction books like A Short History of the Motorcycle by Richard Hammond

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A Short History of the Motorcycle

By: Richard Hammond

4.13

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

It's cold, wet and dangerous, so why do we do it? Richard Hammond's A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MOTORCY…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in A Short History of the Motorcycle by Richard Hammond , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

1. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

By: Daniel H. Pink

3.95

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motiv… read more

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"Lawyers often face intense demands but have relatively little “decision latitude."

-Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

"Motivation is deeply personal and only you know what words or images will resonate with you."

-Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

"Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, a book that offers an entertaining and engaging overview of behavioral economics."

-Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

"Greatness and nearsightedness are incompatible. Meaningful achievement depends on lifting one's sights and pushing toward the horizon."

-Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

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 Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank, Philip Horne

3. Oliver Twist

By: Charles Dickens , George Cruikshank , Philip Horne

3.88

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an in… read more

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"Meat, ma'am, meat."

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"Please, sir, I want some more."

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"هناك كتب .. غلافـها أفضل ما فيها"

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"There are a good many books, are there not, my boy?"

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

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4. Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph

By: Ted Simon

4.19

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

Simon rode a motorcycle around the world in the seventies, when such a thing was unheard of. In fou… read more

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"In spite of wars and tourism and pictures by satellite, the world is just the same size it ever was. It is awesome to think how much of it I will never see. It is not a trick to go round these days, …"

-Ted Simon, Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph

5. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

By: Jason Schreier

4.75

Format: None pages,

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6. Long Way Back

By: Charley Boorman

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

On February 16, 2016, Charley Boorman suffered a major traffic accident in Portugal. His world cras… read more

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7. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

By: David Grann

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the… read more

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8. Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World

By: Ewan McGregor , Charley Boorman , None

3.53

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It started as a daydream. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan… read more

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9. The Republic

By: Plato , Desmond Lee

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more

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"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."

-Plato, The Republic

"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."

-Plato, The Republic

"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."

-Plato, The Republic

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."

-Plato, The Republic

Cover of Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm (Diddly Squat, #1) by Jeremy Clarkson

10. Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm (Diddly Squat, #1)

By: Jeremy Clarkson

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Jeremy's farm. It's an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bu… read more

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11. Diddly Squat: ‘Til The Cows Come Home

By: Jeremy Clarkson

4.15

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Welcome back to Clarkson's farm. At the end of Jeremy's first year, Diddly Squat farm rewarded him … read more

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12. Carbolics: A personal motoring disinfectant

By: James May

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

  , Why does a man with a Ferrari and a Porsche drive a Fiat Panda? Is going fast really necessary?… read more

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Cover of Do It While You Still Can: Motorcycle Escapades and Tribulations by Nick   Adams

13. Do It While You Still Can: Motorcycle Escapades and Tribulations

By: Nick Adams

4.10

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

There are times when sitting on the couch in front of the TV seems infinitely preferable to rolling… read more

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14. Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry

By: Jason Schreier

4.05

Format: 301 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scene… read more

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15. 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 Dead Men Don't Tell Tales by Guy Martin

16. Dead Men Don't Tell Tales

By: Guy Martin

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Guy Martin can't sit still. He has to keep pushing - both himself and whatever machine he is piloti… read more

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17. The Perfected Motorcycle: Grappling with a Panther

By: Nick Adams

4.68

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

The Panther M120 was the last in a line of large, single-cylinder motorcycles built by the Phelon a… read more

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18. 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 A Short History of the Motorcycle by Richard  Hammond

19. A Short History of the Motorcycle

By: Richard Hammond

4.13

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

It's cold, wet and dangerous, so why do we do it? Richard Hammond's A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MOTORCY… read more

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Cover of The Life-Changing Magic of Sheds by Henry Cole

20. The Life-Changing Magic of Sheds

By: Henry Cole

4.39

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

The ultimate guide to sheds from the renowned presenter of Shed and Buried.When it comes to truly f… read more

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Cover of ADVENTURES ON BORROWED TIME: Old bikes, Distant Places by Nick   Adams

21. ADVENTURES ON BORROWED TIME: Old bikes, Distant Places

By: Nick Adams

4.60

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

As we age, it would be so easy to let the ‘what if’s’ intrude. What if it rains? What if my bike br… read more

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Cover of Actually, I'm English: rediscovering my homeland on foot and by motorbike by Nick   Adams

22. Actually, I'm English: rediscovering my homeland on foot and by motorbike

By: Nick Adams

4.35

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

Forty years is a long time to be away. Travelling on foot and by motorbike, Nick Adams discovers th… read more

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23. The Street Riding Years: Despatching through 80s London

By: Chris Scott

4.23

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00NDDE04S Chris Scott is best known for his acclai… read more

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24. Another Journey through Britain

By: Mark Probert

4.38

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you still thinking about doing that road trip? Do you have the time, but just need a bit of a n… read more

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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë , Michael Mason

4.15

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Thomas Hardy , Tim Dolin , Margaret R. Higonnet

3.83

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Robinson Crusoe

Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann

3.68

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3.89

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