15 Best biography books like Rafa Nadal: The King of the Court by Dominic Bliss

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Rafa Nadal: The King of the Court

By: Dominic Bliss

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

This book is the complete guide to one of the greatest tennis players of the 21st century, winner o…

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1. The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

By: David Epstein

4.20

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Now a New York Times Bestseller! With a new chapter added to the paperback. In high school, I wonde… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
"The idea that athleticism was suddenly inversely proportional to intellect was never a cause of bigotry, but rather a result of it."

-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

"One of the issues with our field is when we've looked at activity, and what controls activity, we've forgotten that we know very clearly there are biological mechanisms that actually influence people…"

-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

"If you want to know if your kid is going to be fast, the best genetic test right now is a stopwatch. Take him to the playground and have him face the other kids.' Foster's point is that, despite the …"

-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

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2. 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

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  • 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

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3. Rafa

By: John Carlin , Rafael Nadal

4.05

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

What makes a champion? What does it take to be the best in the world at your sport? Rafael Nadal ha… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
"I have no sense of humor about losing"

-John Carlin, Rafa

"Si falta pasión no se encuentra la victoria"

-John Carlin, Rafa

"However great your dedication, you never win anything on your own"

-John Carlin, Rafa

"Se que cuando mi carrera acabe no seré un hombre feliz y quiero aprovecharla al máximo mientras dure."

-John Carlin, Rafa

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4. Miguel Strogoff

By: Jules Verne

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

En el siglo XIX se produce una sublevacion en Siberia, liderada por el tartaro Feofar-Khan, secunda… read more

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5. Hannibal Rising (Hannibal Lecter, #4)

By: Thomas Harris

3.21

Format: 208 pages,

HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERS IN ALL OF LITERATURE. AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVIL I… read more

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6. Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty

By: Jeff Pearlman

3.57

Format: None pages,

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7. All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers

By: Larry McMurtry , None

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Ranging from Texas to California on a young writer's journey in a car he calls El Chevy, All My Fri… read more

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8. The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart, #11)

By: Émile Zola , Brian Nelson

3.03

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

The Ladies Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the rise of the modern department store in late… read more

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9. The Mitford Murders (Mitford Murders #1)

By: Jessica Fellowes

4.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's 1919, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her … read more

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10. Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar

By: Alan Shipnuck

4.06

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “A rollicking good time.” —Golfweek * “Thoroughly engaging.” —The Washi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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11. 1984: The Graphic Novel

By: Fido Nesti

4.23

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always wat… read more

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12. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity

By: Peter Attia

4.37

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challeng… read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. The Night House

By: Jo Nesbø

3.28

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally best-selling author, a twisted, multi-layered spin on the classic horror n… read more

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14. The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer

By: Christopher Clarey

4.19

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This  New York Times  bestselling biography tells the life story of the most iconic men's tennis pl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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15. My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork

By: Ash Barty

4.23

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. Who does that, ri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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16. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

By: Kobe Bryant

4.26

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

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17. The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win

By: Maria Konnikova

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book “The tale of how Konnikova followed … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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18. Miss Eliza's English Kitchen

By: Annabel Abbs

3.92

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

In a novel perfect for fans of Hazel Gaynor’s A Memory of Violets and upstairs-downstairs stories, … read more

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"God, I think blasphemously, is in a sip of coffee."

-Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen

"I can feel Mother's furious eyes upon me, but the tug of the kitchen is stronger: my new books, the fresh perch gleaming in the larder, the trugs of field mushrooms and damsons and pippin apples stil…"

-Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen

"The smell of bruised apples reaches me of a sudden. And in that moment I am back in Miss Eliza's kitchen, rich with cooking odors: the nutty smell of roasting coffee berries, the syrupy scent of frui…"

-Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen

"But then, one bright morning, I walked out through woods of pine and birch. Foxgloves and wild clematis and briar roses were bursting from the earth. Birdsong shook the air. Swifts snipped at the sky…"

-Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen

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19. The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac: The official magical companion to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books

By: J.K. Rowling

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The only official companion to the seven spellbinding novels about the Boy Who Lived, fully illustr… read more

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20. Barkley: A Biography

By: Timothy Bella

4.07

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

* A Good Morning America Buzz Book* *A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022* The definitive biogra… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Arthur Ashe: A Life by Raymond Arsenault

21. Arthur Ashe: A Life

By: Raymond Arsenault

4.15

Format: 784 pages, Hardcover

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The first comprehensive, authoritative biography of American icon Ar… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Bright Young Dead (Mitford Murders, #2) by Jessica Fellowes

22. Bright Young Dead (Mitford Murders, #2)

By: Jessica Fellowes

3.51

Format: 388 pages, Paperback

Set amid the legendary Mitford household, Bright Young Dead is the second in the thrilling, Golden … read more

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23. Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes

By: Stephen A. Smith

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

America’s most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this surprisingly personal book, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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24. La luce delle stelle (Italian Edition)

By: Licia Troisi

2.98

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

Una sera uguale alle altre, in uno sperduto osservatorio astronomico. La luce delle stelle illumina… read more

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Cover of Tripping Over Myself: A Memoir of a Life in Comedy by Shaun Micallef

25. Tripping Over Myself: A Memoir of a Life in Comedy

By: Shaun Micallef

3.80

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

From Shaun Micallef, beloved host of ABC TV’s news satire Mad as Hell, comes Tripping Over Myself –… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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26. My World

By: Peter Sagan

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From 2015 to 2017, Peter Sagan achieved the seemingly he won three road race World Championships in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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27. The Slummer: Quarters Till Death

By: Geoffrey Simpson

4.39

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

An impoverished runner, from an era of prolific genetic engineering, chases his dream of the 5000-m… read more

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  • sports
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28. Un giorno verrà

By: Giulia Caminito

3.95

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Alla sua seconda prova narrativa, Giulia Caminito sceglie di dare voce a chi non l’ha mai avuta, a … read more

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29. Rafa Nadal: The King of the Court

By: Dominic Bliss

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

This book is the complete guide to one of the greatest tennis players of the 21st century, winner o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Steffi Graf: Passione e perfezione (Italian Edition) by Elena Marinelli

30. Steffi Graf: Passione e perfezione (Italian Edition)

By: Elena Marinelli

3.52

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Novembre 1999. Buio sugli spalti del Madison Square Garden di New York. Un’emozionata Steffi Graf, … read more

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  • biography
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31. Fedegraphica: A Graphic Biography of the Genius of Roger Federer

By: Mark Hodgkinson

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Universally recognised as the greatest tennis player of all time, and maybe even the greatest athle… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography

16 Top nonfiction books like Rafa Nadal: The King of the Court by Dominic Bliss

Transform Your Habits

The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

David Epstein

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Open

J.R. Moehringer , Andre Agassi

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Rafa

John Carlin , Rafael Nadal

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar

Alan Shipnuck

4.06

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Transform Your Habits

Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton

Jeff Pearlman

4.75

Transform Your Habits

LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Alan Shipnuck

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

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