8 must-read football books like Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game by Jermaine Pennant

Cover of Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game by Jermaine Pennant

Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

By: Jermaine Pennant

3.16

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

'I've seen things no one else has seen in football.'Jermaine Pennant is one of English football's m…

If you liked the football plot in Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game by Jermaine Pennant , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of How Not to Be a Professional Footballer by Paul Merson

1. How Not to Be a Professional Footballer

By: Paul Merson

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

An anecdote-driven narrative of the classic footballer's "Dos and Do Nots" from the ever-popular Ar… read more

Similar categories in Paul Merson's How Not to Be a Professional Footballer book and Jermaine Pennant's Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • football
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2. A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke

By: Ronald Reng

3.62

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, the biography of Robert Enke, the international… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • football
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3. Soccernomics

By: Stefan Szymanski , Simon Kuper

4.67

Format: 88 pages,

Why do England lose? Why does Scotland suck? Why doesn't America dominate the sport internationally… read more

Similar categories in Stefan Szymanski's Soccernomics book and Jermaine Pennant's Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

  • nonfiction
  • football

4. No Nonsense

By: None

3.87

Format: None pages, Hardcover

So, you think you know Joey Barton. Think again. No Nonsense is a game-changing autobiography which… read more

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5. The Woods

By: Harlan Coben

4.48

Format: None pages,

Twenty years ago, four teenagers at summer camp walked into the woods at night. Two were found murd… read more

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6. Tell No One

By: Harlan Coben

4.48

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived… read more

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7. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

By: Cal Newport

3.36

Format: 96 pages, ebook

In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is… read more

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8. Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1)

By: Malorie Blackman

3.74

Format: 646 pages, Paperback

Two young people are forced to make a stand in this thought-provoking look at racism and prejudice … read more

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9. No Country for Old Men

By: Cormac McCarthy

3.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN # - 9780375706677 In his blistering new novel, Cormac McCarthy ret… read more

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10. Expected Goals: The Story of How Data Conquered Football and Changed the Game Forever

By: Rory Smith

3.84

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs … read more

Similar categories in Rory Smith's Expected Goals: The Story of How Data Conquered Football and Changed the Game Forever book and Jermaine Pennant's Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

  • nonfiction
  • football
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11. The Memory Box

By: Kathryn Hughes

4.49

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreakingly beautiful novel, The Memory Box unlocks an unforgettable epic story of love and w… read more

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

12. 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

Similar categories in Paul Merson's Hooked: Addiction and the Long Road to Recovery book and Jermaine Pennant's Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • football
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13. 1312: Among the Ultras, A journey with the world's most extreme fans

By: James Montague

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

You can see us, but you don't know us. Ultras are football fans like no others. Fiercely loyal, … read more

Similar categories in James Montague's 1312: Among the Ultras, A journey with the world's most extreme fans book and Jermaine Pennant's Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

  • nonfiction
  • football
Cover of The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits by Ant Middleton

14. The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits

By: Ant Middleton

4.14

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

The brilliant, inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No. 1 bestseller FIRST MAN I… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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15. The Operators: On The Street with Britain's Most Secret Service

By: James Rennie

4.10

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

A rare look inside the British Army’s elite special forces unit and its counter-terrorism surveilla… read more

Similar categories in James Rennie's The Operators: On The Street with Britain's Most Secret Service book and Jermaine Pennant's Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

  • nonfiction
Cover of Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game by Jermaine Pennant

16. Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

By: Jermaine Pennant

3.16

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

'I've seen things no one else has seen in football.'Jermaine Pennant is one of English football's m… read more

Similar categories in Jermaine Pennant's Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game book and Jermaine Pennant's Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • football
Cover of The Dream Factory: Inside the Make-or-Break World of Football’s Academies by Ryan Baldi

17. The Dream Factory: Inside the Make-or-Break World of Football’s Academies

By: Ryan Baldi

4.06

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Football Book of the Year 2022 'A forensic insight into how our f… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Baldi's The Dream Factory: Inside the Make-or-Break World of Football’s Academies book and Jermaine Pennant's Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game

  • football

9 must-read nonfiction books like Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game by Jermaine Pennant

Transform Your Habits

How Not to Be a Professional Footballer

Paul Merson

3.91

Transform Your Habits

A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke

Ronald Reng

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Soccernomics

Stefan Szymanski , Simon Kuper

4.67

Transform Your Habits

Expected Goals: The Story of How Data Conquered Football and Changed the Game Forever

Rory Smith

3.84

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25 must-read audiobook books like The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits by Ant Middleton

Transform Your Habits

Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them

None , Steve Peters

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Mud, Sweat and Tears

Bear Grylls

3.66

Transform Your Habits

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

David Goggins

4.32

Transform Your Habits

My Life in Red and White

Arsène Wenger

3.63

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