13 Best biography books like The Choice by Philly McMahon

Cover of The Choice by Philly McMahon

The Choice

By: Philly McMahon

4.34

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

When Dublin footballer Philly McMahon lost his older brother John in 2012, it brought to an end a p…

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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

Similar categories in J.R. Moehringer's Open book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
"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 Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman

2. Undisputed Truth

By: Mike Tyson , Larry Sloman

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the world--an… read more

Similar categories in Mike Tyson's Undisputed Truth book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of The Second Half by Roddy Doyle, Roy Keane

3. The Second Half

By: Roddy Doyle , Roy Keane

2.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers, and former captain of Manchester United and Ir… read more

Similar categories in Roddy Doyle's The Second Half book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search by Martin Sixsmith

4. The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search

By: Martin Sixsmith

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Judi Dench: the heartbreaking true story of an Irishwoma… read more

Similar categories in Martin Sixsmith's The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Asking For It by Louise O'Neill

5. Asking For It

By: Louise O'Neill

3.16

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

It's the beginning of the summer in a small town in Ireland. Emma O'Donovan is eighteen years old, … read more

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6. 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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7. Good Night, Mr. Tom

By: Michelle Magorian

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

London is poised on the brink of World War II. Timid, scrawny Willie Beech -- the abused child of a… read more

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8. I Am Pilgrim (Pilgrim, #1)

By: Terry Hayes

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A breakneck race against time...and an implacable enemy. An anonymous young woman murdered in a run… read more

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9. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World

By: Michael Lewis

3.93

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

The tsunami of cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than a sim… read more

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10. Water

By: John Boyne

4.33

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the local… read more

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11. 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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12. A Keeper

By: Graham Norton

3.99

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

When Elizabeth Keane returns to Ireland after her mother’s death, she’s focused only on saying good… read more

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"I've always found there are far fewer answers than there are questions."

-Graham Norton, A Keeper

"The dead don't vanish, they leave a negative of themselves stamped on the world."

-Graham Norton, A Keeper

Cover of Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

13. Trespasses

By: Louise Kennedy

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between … read more

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Cover of Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath by Bill Browder

14. Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

By: Bill Browder

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Following his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browd… read more

Similar categories in Bill Browder's Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of No One Saw a Thing by Andrea Mara

15. No One Saw a Thing

By: Andrea Mara

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two children get on the train. Only one gets off...No one saw it happen.You stand on a crowded tube… read more

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16. The Trading Game: A Confession

By: Gary Stevenson

4.26

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A vivid, blistering memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the tradin… read more

Similar categories in Gary Stevenson's The Trading Game: A Confession book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Champagne Football: The Rise and Fall of John Delaney and the Football Association of Ireland by Mark Tighe

17. Champagne Football: The Rise and Fall of John Delaney and the Football Association of Ireland

By: Mark Tighe

4.40

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Over the course of fifteen years, John Delaney ran the Football Association of Ireland as his own p… read more

Similar categories in Mark Tighe's Champagne Football: The Rise and Fall of John Delaney and the Football Association of Ireland book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief by Katriona O'Sullivan

18. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief

By: Katriona O'Sullivan

4.61

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan mak… read more

Similar categories in Katriona O'Sullivan's Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Aisling and the City by Emer McLysaght

19. Aisling and the City

By: Emer McLysaght

4.08

Format: 402 pages, None

Aisling is 31, and she’s still a complete Aisling. With BallyGoBrunch flying and the door firmly cl… read more

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Cover of Born to be a Footballer: My Autobiography by Liam Brady

20. Born to be a Footballer: My Autobiography

By: Liam Brady

4.19

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

"Being a footballer was my destiny." After being expelled from school for playing football for his … read more

Similar categories in Liam Brady's Born to be a Footballer: My Autobiography book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Home Stretch by Graham Norton

21. Home Stretch

By: Graham Norton

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this “compelling, bighearted, emotionally precise page-turner” (Sunday Times), the New York Time… read more

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Cover of The Rodfather: Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game by Roddy Collins

22. The Rodfather: Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game

By: Roddy Collins

4.28

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

The hilarious memoir from the funniest man in football!Roddy Collins is a football man - now in the… read more

Similar categories in Roddy Collins's The Rodfather: Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Boys Don't Cry by Fíona Scarlett

23. Boys Don't Cry

By: Fíona Scarlett

4.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

Joe is 17, a gifted artist and a brilliant older brother to 12-year-old Finn. They live with their … read more

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Cover of Jump by Daniella Moyles

24. Jump

By: Daniella Moyles

3.88

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Jump is a memoir about growing up, burning out, bad decisions, reckless adventures, love and loss. … read more

Similar categories in Daniella Moyles's Jump book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Mind Full: Unwreck Your Head, De-stress Your Life by Dermot Whelan

25. Mind Full: Unwreck Your Head, De-stress Your Life

By: Dermot Whelan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In 2007, comedian and broadcaster Dermot Whelan arrived at a comedy festival in an ambulance after … read more

Similar categories in Dermot Whelan's Mind Full: Unwreck Your Head, De-stress Your Life book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • nonfiction
Cover of 1999: Manchester United, the Treble and All That by Matt  Dickinson

26. 1999: Manchester United, the Treble and All That

By: Matt Dickinson

4.47

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

WINNER OF FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HIL… read more

Similar categories in Matt Dickinson's 1999: Manchester United, the Treble and All That book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of This is the Life: Days and Nights in the GAA by Ciarán Murphy

27. This is the Life: Days and Nights in the GAA

By: Ciarán Murphy

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

The GAA is Ireland's largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and comm… read more

Similar categories in Ciarán Murphy's This is the Life: Days and Nights in the GAA book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Racket: A darkly funny memoir about the strange and fascinating world of professional tennis by Conor Niland

28. The Racket: A darkly funny memoir about the strange and fascinating world of professional tennis

By: Conor Niland

4.38

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

'As elegant and powerful as a Federer backhand ... It’s Kitchen Confidential for tennis.' Ed Caesar… read more

Similar categories in Conor Niland's The Racket: A darkly funny memoir about the strange and fascinating world of professional tennis book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of The Grass Ceiling by Eimear Ryan

29. The Grass Ceiling

By: Eimear Ryan

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

What is it like to be female in a male-dominated sporting world? If you play with the boys, more pe… read more

Similar categories in Eimear Ryan's The Grass Ceiling book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Choice by Philly McMahon

30. The Choice

By: Philly McMahon

4.34

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

When Dublin footballer Philly McMahon lost his older brother John in 2012, it brought to an end a p… read more

Similar categories in Philly McMahon's The Choice book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Bernard Brogan: The Hill by Bernard Brogan

31. Bernard Brogan: The Hill

By: Bernard Brogan

3.93

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

BERNARD Brogan’s life story is one of the most keenly-anticipated Irish sport autobiographies in ye… read more

Similar categories in Bernard Brogan's Bernard Brogan: The Hill book and Philly McMahon's The Choice

17 Top nonfiction books like The Choice by Philly McMahon

Transform Your Habits

Open

J.R. Moehringer , Andre Agassi

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Undisputed Truth

Mike Tyson , Larry Sloman

3.93

Transform Your Habits

The Second Half

Roddy Doyle , Roy Keane

2.50

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search

Martin Sixsmith

3.93

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Transform Your Habits

Idol

Louise O'Neill

3.58

Transform Your Habits

No One Saw a Thing

Andrea Mara

3.99

Transform Your Habits

My Favourite Mistake (Walsh Family, #7)

Marian Keyes

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Breakdown

Cathy Sweeney

3.81

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