16 Top autobiography books like The Autobiography by Alastair Cook

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The Autobiography

By: Alastair Cook

3.96

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Sir Alastair Cook is England's greatest batsman. In 12 years he achieved 12,472 runs, 161 Test matc…

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1. Bringing Home the Ashes: Winning with England

By: Joe Root

3.85

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Fully updated to include England's series victory over South Africa and the World T20 Finals. Joe R… read more

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  • biography
Cover of Jonny: My Autobiography by Jonny Wilkinson

2. Jonny: My Autobiography

By: Jonny Wilkinson

3.58

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Jonny Wilkinson's career has crossed three decades and four World Cups. He has accumulated phenomen… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Playing It My Way: My Autobiography by Sachin Tendulkar, Boria Majumdar

3. Playing It My Way: My Autobiography

By: Sachin Tendulkar , Boria Majumdar

3.69

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

"I'm delighted that my autobiography #PlayingitMyWay will be published on November 6, this year. I … read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography

4. Autobiography: Kevin Pietersen

By: Kevin Pietersen

3.00

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

The fascinating life story of professional cricketer Kevin Pietersen, MBE, from his childhood in So… read more

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5. 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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6. How Not To Be a Boy

By: Robert Webb

2.76

Format: 320 pages,

RULES FOR BEING A MAN Don't Cry; Love Sport; Play Rough; Drink Beer; Don't Talk About Feelings But … read more

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7. The World of Cycling According to G

By: Geraint Thomas

4.60

Format: None pages,

Sit back or saddle up as double Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion Geraint Thomas g… read more

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8. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

By: Rory Stewart

4.36

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"

-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

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9. The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World

By: Tim Marshall

4.20

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Vietnam is an irritation for China. For centuries the two have squabbled over territory, and unfortunately for both this is the one area to the south which has a border an army can get across without…"

-Tim Marshall, The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World

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10. Hitting Against the Spin: How Cricket Really Works

By: Nathan Leamon

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Times Best Sports Books 2021 - 'the sporting nerd's book of the year' 'Fascinating and insig… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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11. Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket

By: Stefan Szymanski

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One of the bestselling authors of Soccernomics, Stefan Szymanski, teams up with the award-winning c… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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12. Bowl. Sleep. Repeat.

By: Jimmy Anderson

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Ever wondered what it's like playing Test Cricket? What really goes on tour and beyond the boundary… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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13. A Clear Blue Sky

By: Jonny Bairstow

4.19

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

As a young boy of eight, Jonny Bairstow was dealt a cruel blow. His father David ‘Bluey’ Bairstow, … read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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14. Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book

By: Jimmy Carr

4.06

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

*A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians* In his mid-twen… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Here’s my advice for dealing with family trauma: accept the apology you’re never going to get and move on. There, I just saved you £25,000 in therapy. You’re welcome."

-Jimmy Carr, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book

"Have you ever been to the Parthenon in Athens? If you’ve seen a photo, it’s nice, right? The photo is nice, but the real thing is fucking amazing. That’s like you. The best photo of you is nothing li…"

-Jimmy Carr, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book

"But here’s the thing about being human: if we put off doing anything risky for long enough, fear will attach itself. Then what happens is that fear will attract even more fear until the fear becomes …"

-Jimmy Carr, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book

"If you can be with a loved one when they die, you should. Her hands getting cold as the circulation shuts down, her breathing getting heavy, the death rattle. Bearing witness to a death is an incredi…"

-Jimmy Carr, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book

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15. Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day

By: James Holland

4.47

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legen… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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16. Limitless: The Autobiography

By: Tim Peake

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Unknown Binding

The thrilling autobiography of the astronaut who inspired a generation The #1 bestselling author… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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17. Broadly Speaking

By: Stuart Broad

3.84

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Stuart Broad is the ultimate competitor - someone addicted to the pressures of Test cricket, the bi… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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18. Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain’s Poorest Towns

By: Kerry Hudson

4.15

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

What does it really mean to be poor in Britain today? A prizewinning novelist revisits her childhoo… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"I was a private investigator, digging my way through my own deeply buried secrets, both desperate for answers and fighting to keep them hidden."

-Kerry Hudson, Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain’s Poorest Towns

"Here I was chasing my past, trying to piece things together but perhaps the real courage was in simply accepting the things that happen and learning to live with them."

-Kerry Hudson, Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain’s Poorest Towns

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19. The Shortest History of England

By: James Hawes

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

As James Hawes moves through time, from Caesar to Brexit, through conquests, empires and wars, he w… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland

20. The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

By: Jonathan Freedland

4.37

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In a book that is part thrilling adventure, part exploration of some of the darkest secrets of the … read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Freedland's The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World book and Alastair Cook's The Autobiography

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Hooked: Addiction and the Long Road to Recovery by Paul Merson

21. Hooked: Addiction and the Long Road to Recovery

By: Paul Merson

4.23

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

Shortlisted for the 2022 Sports Book Awards'brave ... visceral ... a brilliant, brilliant read ... … read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of No Spin: My Autobiography by Shane Warne

22. No Spin: My Autobiography

By: Shane Warne

3.89

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From the start of his glittering career in 1992, to his official retirement from all formats of the… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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23. A Del of a Life: Lessons I've Learned

By: David Jason

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The hilarious and heartfelt new autobiography from the national treasure Sir David Jason''So lithe,… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Wood Life: A Not so Helpful How-To Guide on Surviving Cricket, Life and Everything in Between by Mark Wood

24. The Wood Life: A Not so Helpful How-To Guide on Surviving Cricket, Life and Everything in Between

By: Mark Wood

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Need to know how to propel a cricket ball at unimaginable speeds? How to give the perfect speech at… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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25. On Fire: My Story of England's Summer to Remember

By: Ben Stokes

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Early evening on Sunday 14th July 2019. Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Something unprecedented ha… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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26. Unforgettable: Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Award

By: Steve Thompson

4.19

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

'I'm in my early forties. There are days when I don't remember the names of my wife and four kids .… read more

Similar categories in Steve Thompson's Unforgettable: Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Award book and Alastair Cook's The Autobiography

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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27. The Autobiography

By: Alastair Cook

3.96

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Sir Alastair Cook is England's greatest batsman. In 12 years he achieved 12,472 runs, 161 Test matc… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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28. How Not to be a Cricketer

By: Phil Tufnell

3.90

Format: None pages, Audiobook

'Brilliant' Paul Newman, Daily MailSHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEARIn… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Leap of Faith: The new autobiography from one of the greatest living jockeys by Frankie Dettori

29. Leap of Faith: The new autobiography from one of the greatest living jockeys

By: Frankie Dettori

4.21

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

‘After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport’ LESTER P… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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30. Jimmy: My Story

By: Jimmy Anderson

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

England's record-breaking fast bowler reveals the truth behind his remarkable career. In his first … read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Michael Vaughan: Time to Declare - My Autobiography by Michael Vaughan

31. Michael Vaughan: Time to Declare - My Autobiography

By: Michael Vaughan

3.72

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Michael Time to Declare - My Autobiography [Hardcover] Vaughan, Michael read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

26 Best nonfiction books like The Autobiography by Alastair Cook

Transform Your Habits

Jonny: My Autobiography

Jonny Wilkinson

3.58

Transform Your Habits

Playing It My Way: My Autobiography

Sachin Tendulkar , Boria Majumdar

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World

Tim Marshall

4.20

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20 Best audiobook books like Unforgettable: Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Award by Steve Thompson

Transform Your Habits

Dead Man's Grip (Roy Grace, #7)

Peter James

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Some Kind of Wonderful

Giovanna Fletcher

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

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Billy Connolly

4.16

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