13 Top nonfiction books like Racing in the Dark: How the Heat of of Motor Competition Drove back the Shadows of the Great War by Peter Grimsdale

Cover of Racing in the Dark: How the Heat of of Motor Competition Drove back the Shadows of the Great War by Peter Grimsdale

Racing in the Dark: How the Heat of of Motor Competition Drove back the Shadows of the Great War

By: Peter Grimsdale

4.27

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The inspirational story of the Bentley Boys and Le Mans – the race they made their own. Le Mans…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Racing in the Dark: How the Heat of of Motor Competition Drove back the Shadows of the Great War by Peter Grimsdale , here is a list of 13 books like this:

1. Rivers of London: Body Work

By: Ben Aaronovitch , Andrew Cartmel , Lee Sullivan , Luis Guerrero

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

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2. Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)

By: Ian Fleming

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

Auric Goldfinger, the most phenomenal criminal Bond has ever faced, is an evil genius who likes his… read more

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3. The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action (Darwin Awards, #1)

By: Wendy Northcutt

4.34

Format: None pages,

"Only two things are infinite-the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the unive… read more

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4. A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

By: John Le Carré , Ben Macintyre

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Master storyteller Ben Macintyre's most ambitious work to date brings to life the twentieth century… read more

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5. Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

By: David McCloskey

4.21

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad.… read more

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6. Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World

By: Tom Chivers

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A captivating and user-friendly tour of Bayes’s theorem and its global impact on modern life from t… read more

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Cover of Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud by Ben McKenzie

7. Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud

By: Ben McKenzie

None

Format: None pages, None

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR… read more

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8. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

By: Edmund Conway

4.52

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more

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"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."

-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"

-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"

-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"

-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

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9. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

By: Dan Jones

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more

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"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"

-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

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10. Surviving to Drive

By: Guenther Steiner

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is wat… read more

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"Then again, could you imagine me walking on to the balcony in St Peter’s Square in Rome and delivering the Urbi et Orbi. ‘OK, I’m finished now. Get to foking work!’ Pope Guenther the first would be P…"

-Guenther Steiner, Surviving to Drive

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11. The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)

By: Chris Hadfield

3.92

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An exceptional debut thriller and “exciting journey” into the dark heart of the Cold War and the sp… read more

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12. Cosmic Detective

By: Jeff Lemire

3.48

Format: 168 pages, ebook

In a dark and grimy city, an unnamed detective gets called to a local murder, something unlikely an… read more

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13. Unlawful Killings: Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey

By: Wendy Joseph

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Every day in the UK lives are suddenly, brutally, wickedly taken away. Victims are shot or stabbed.… read more

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14. The Defector (Apollo Murders, #2)

By: Chris Hadfield

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author, astronaut, and fighter pilot Chris Hadfield comes a rivetin… read more

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15. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… 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

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17. Everybody Knows

By: Jordan Harper

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where “Nobody talks. But everybody whispers.” As a “black-bag… read more

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"You have to be invited in. Cops are like vampires that way."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"What she tells him after that blows out the back of Chris’s head like a book-depository bullet."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"Brass and the DAs are the true villains in a cop’s life. The knuckleheads are just the product they trade in."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"His hands in his lap grasp and clench the air like he’s trying to find the world’s throat and choke it until it’s dead."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

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18. I Will Ruin You

By: Linwood Barclay

3.98

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher’s act of hero… read more

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19. The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery

By: Adam Gopnik

3.12

Format: 256 pages, ebook

"[W]ise, companionable, and often extremely funny.” ―Oliver Burkeman, The Atlantic Best-selling … read more

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20. Argylle

By: Elly Conway

3.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A luxury train speeding towards Moscow and a date with destiny. A CIA plane downed in the jungle… read more

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21. Oi Key: Tales of a Journeyman Cricketer

By: Rob Key

4.02

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Ex-England batsman Rob Key is one of the wittiest pundits on TV. Whether it's a drizzly day-nighter… read more

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22. Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2)

By: Edward Ashton

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and m… read more

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Cover of The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal by David Walsh

23. The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal

By: David Walsh

3.90

Format: None pages, Audiobook

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020 'Reads like a thriller, or even … read more

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24. Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a car tragic

By: Chris Harris

4.46

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

'What defines the car-saddo condition is not being able to recall a time when the toy-car-era of yo… read more

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Cover of For F*ck's Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun by Rebecca Roache

25. For F*ck's Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun

By: Rebecca Roache

3.27

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Why do we love to swear so much? Why do we get so offended when others do it? With wit and insight,… read more

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

26. 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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27. Racing in the Dark: How the Heat of of Motor Competition Drove back the Shadows of the Great War

By: Peter Grimsdale

4.27

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The inspirational story of the Bentley Boys and Le Mans – the race they made their own. Le Mans… read more

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Cover of Spook Street (Slough House, #4) by Mick Herron

28. Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

By: Mick Herron

4.41

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

A shakeup at MI5 and a terrorist attack on British soil set in motion clandestine machinery known t… read more

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"...What did you say?"

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

"And me, apparently I’m “irritable"

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

"So this is what springtime in London was like: the women in knee-length dresses of blue-and-white hoops; the men with dark jackets over sweaters in pastel shades."

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

"A younger listener might assume Moira to be delivering these fragments down a telephone, but in fact they are directed at the papers on her desk, papers which have accumulated in the absence of Cathe…"

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

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29. 24 Hours

By: Richard Williams

4.20

Format: 505 pages, Kindle Edition

Award-winning writer Richard Williams tells the remarkable story of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of… read more

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30. A Race with Love and Death: The Story of Richard Seaman

By: Richard Williams

4.11

Format: 400 pages, ebook

'A tragic age and a tragic character, both seemingly compelled to destroy themselves...a chilling r… read more

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31. You May Never See Us Again

By: Jane Martinson

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of post-war Britain. Told through the lives of the two men who helped shape it: Si… read more

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