7 Best business books like The Rip Curl Story by Tim Baker

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The Rip Curl Story

By: Tim Baker

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

50 years of perfect surf, international business, wild characters and the search for the ultimate r…

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1. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

By: Phil Knight

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight share… read more

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  • sports
  • business
"We must all be professors of the jungle."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

"maybe the cure for any burnout is to work harder."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

"He was easy to talk to, and easy not to talk to—equally important qualities in a friend."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

"Beating the competition is relatively easy. Beating yourself is a never-ending commitment."

-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

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2. Batavia

By: Peter FitzSimons

4.25

Format: 490 pages, Hardcover

The Shipwreck of the Batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the world's first corporati… read more

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3. Walden

By: Henry David Thoreau

2.57

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

Walden, or, Life in the Woods, is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David T… read more

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4. The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need

By: Scott Pape

4.47

Format: 310 pages,

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5. The Pilgrimage

By: Paulo Coelho , Alan R. Clarke

3.45

Format: 105 pages, Paperback

The Pilgrimagepaved the way to Paulo Coehlo's international bestselling novel The Alchemist. In man… read more

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6. Win or Learn: MMA, Conor McGregor and Me: A Trainer's Journey

By: None

3.51

Format: 235 pages, Paperback

Growing up in Dublin, John Kavanagh was a skinny kid who was frequently bullied. After suffering a … read more

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7. I, Mick Gatto

By: None , None

3.78

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

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8. Jasper Jones

By: Craig Silvey

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Late on a hot summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is s… read more

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9. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

By: Walter Isaacson

4.33

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose … read more

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10. Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board

By: Sheryl Berk , Bethany Hamilton , Rick Bundschuh

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the passion that d… read more

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11. Scrublands (Martin Scarsden, #1)

By: Chris Hammer

3.96

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

In an isolated country town brought to its knees by endless drought, a charismatic and dedicated yo… read more

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12. Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm (Diddly Squat, #1)

By: Jeremy Clarkson

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Jeremy's farm. It's an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bu… read more

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13. 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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  • sports
"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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14. How To Build A Car

By: Adrian Newey

4.48

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but ne… read more

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  • sports
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15. Paradise (DS Walker, #2)

By: Patricia Wolf

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

As DS Lucas Walker recovers from his injuries, he heads from Caloodie, Queensland, to the Gold Coas… read more

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16. The Happiest Man on Earth

By: Eddie Jaku

4.62

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie Jaku always considered hi… read more

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"It is never too late to be kind, polite, and a loving human being."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"You see, your food is not enough. There is no medicine for your morals. If your morals are gone, you go."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"Supranti, vien maisto nepakanka. Žlugusiai moralei vaistų nėra. Kai nebelieka moralės, nebelieka ir tavęs."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"May you always have love to share, may you always have health to spare and may you always have friends that care"

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

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17. Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

By: Tom Wright

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An epic true-tale of hubris and greed from two Pulitzer-finalist Wall Street Journal reporters, Bil… read more

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  • business
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18. Showing Up

By: Nedd Brockmann

4.34

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable–the story of a 23-year-old tradie who put his body ‘throug… read more

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19. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—di… read more

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  • business
"The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place."

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

"The beauty of pain, not only is it temporary...is it tells you when you begin to give enough of yourself in pursuit of your dreams. If the work hasn't hurt or cost you anything, or at least made you …"

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

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20. Did I Ever Tell You This?

By: Sam Neill

4.06

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tell… read more

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21. Acid for the Children

By: Flea

4.08

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

The strange tale of a boy named Flea starts in Rye, NY. It was all very normal. But soon his parent… read more

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"Bein famous don't mean shit"

-Flea, Acid for the Children

"Such a fool was I. It's a fool who's seduced by that which feels good. Nothing but a simple fool."

-Flea, Acid for the Children

"We sat up through the night snorting and talking. It all felt so important, meaningful and good, all be it in that weird coke way. In the years to come, during all night coked out blab-fests, even du…"

-Flea, Acid for the Children

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22. 12 Months to $1 Million: How to Pick a Winning Product, Build a Real Business, and Become a Seven-Figure Entrepreneur

By: Ryan Daniel Moran

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

This is the road map to a seven-figure business . . . in one year or less The word "entrepreneur" … read more

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  • business
"Before you climb the next mountain or conquer your next demon… Take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate your wins!"

-Ryan Daniel Moran, 12 Months to $1 Million: How to Pick a Winning Product, Build a Real Business, and Become a Seven-Figure Entrepreneur

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23. Time Magic: Reclaim your time, reclaim your life with the new bestselling book for fans of Atomic Habits and The 5am Club

By: Melissa Ambrosini

3.62

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

WINNER OF THE ABBA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 From the bestselling author of Mastering Your Mean Gir… read more

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  • business
Cover of Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies by Kitty Flanagan

24. Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies

By: Kitty Flanagan

3.98

Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition

Once my fingers were fully cheezelled, I moved up to the cocktail Frankfurt bowl and started poking… read more

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"I am almost ashamed to admit how much I love getting a laugh-for me, it is still the ultimate high. Admittedly, I don't take a lot of drugs."

-Kitty Flanagan, Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies

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25. Strong Money Australia: How to Gain Financial Independence and Create a Life of Freedom

By: Dave Gow

4.25

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

"A practical mix of finance, philosophy and psychology. Dave is an Aussie FIRE pioneer." - Aussie F… read more

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26. Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory

By: Owen Wright

4.35

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia’s finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despai… read more

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27. The Storm Within: The Autobiography of a Legend

By: Cameron Smith

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Honest, enthralling, and incredibly intimate, the autobiography of Cameron Smith is a revealing ins… read more

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Cover of We've Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents by Eliza Hull

28. We've Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents

By: Eliza Hull

4.50

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

How do two parents who are blind take their children to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism tre… read more

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29. The Rip Curl Story

By: Tim Baker

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

50 years of perfect surf, international business, wild characters and the search for the ultimate r… read more

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30. The Things That Make Us: Life, loss and football

By: Nick Riewoldt

4.02

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

The revealing and insightful autobiography of an AFL superstar From No. 1 pick in the 2000 AFL dra… read more

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31. Opal (DS Walker #3)

By: Patricia Wolf

4.23

Format: None pages, ebook

A small mining town. A brutal double murder. A killer among them. DS Lucas Walker is off duty. H… read more

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7 Best adult books like Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam Neill

Transform Your Habits

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Bookbinder

Pip Williams

4.07

Transform Your Habits

There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir

Emma Espiner

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Lioness

Emily Perkins

3.43

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