11 Top nonfiction books like The General by Luke Hodge

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The General

By: Luke Hodge

3.77

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

‘When the Hawks devoted the first choice in the 2001 NAB AFL National Draft to Luke Hodge, they got…

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

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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
"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

2. Inside: The autobiography

By: None

2.92

Format: None pages,

Few people know Australian Rules football better than Chris Judd. He's one of the game's out-and-ou… read more

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3. Dane Swan: My Story

By: None

3.80

Format: 654 pages,

Larrikin, laid-back, too casual, bad influence, ball magnet and superstar - these are just some of … read more

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4. Ben Cousins: My Life Story

By: None

3.78

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Ben Cousins has one of the most extraordinary stories in modern Australian sport. He's perhaps the … read more

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5. That's What I'm Talking About

By: None , None

4.21

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Whether it's playing footy, hamming it up on television, or being a family man, one thing's for sur… read more

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Cover of The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) by Lee Child

6. The Secret (Jack Reacher #28)

By: Lee Child

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look li… read more

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7. A Promised Land

By: Barack Obama

4.33

Format: 768 pages, Kindle Edition

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making, from the president who inspired us to… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Glory and tragedy, courage and stupidity - one set of truths didn't negate the other. For war was contradiction, as was the history of America."

-Barack Obama, A Promised Land

"I thought the country I'd just described to them - a hopeful, generous, courageous America, an America that was open to everyone. At about the same age as the graduates were now, I'd seized on that i…"

-Barack Obama, A Promised Land

"Then again, a president wasn’t a lawyer or an accountant or a pilot, hired to carry out some narrow, specialized task. Mobilizing public opinion, shaping working coalitions - that was the job. Whethe…"

-Barack Obama, A Promised Land

"But there comes a point in the speech where I find my cadence. The crowd quiets rather than roars. It's the kind of moment I'd come to recognize in subsequent years, on certain magic nights. There's …"

-Barack Obama, A Promised Land

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8. 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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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Acid for the Children by Flea

9. 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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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"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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10. Joel Selwood: All In

By: Joel Selwood

4.15

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

In his long-awaited, official autobiography, All In, Joel Selwood reveals the grit, determination, … read more

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11. Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings

By: Dylan Alcott

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The astonishing life of Australia's most inspirational athlete Not long after he was born in 1990, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory by Owen Wright

12. 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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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Roughy: The Autobiography by Jarryd Roughead

13. Roughy: The Autobiography

By: Jarryd Roughead

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Roughy is a story of perspective from a Hawthorn legend – much more than a footballer’s tale. A … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Silk: Football, Family, Respect by Shaun Burgoyne

14. Silk: Football, Family, Respect

By: Shaun Burgoyne

4.32

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

Shaun Burgoyne - inspirational footballer, leader of his people, devoted family man - is one of the… read more

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  • biography
Cover of The Things That Make Us: Life, loss and football by Nick Riewoldt

15. 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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  • biography
Cover of The General by Luke Hodge

16. The General

By: Luke Hodge

3.77

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

‘When the Hawks devoted the first choice in the 2001 NAB AFL National Draft to Luke Hodge, they got… read more

Similar categories in Luke Hodge's The General book and Luke Hodge's The General

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Black Crow: The Andrew McLeod Story by Geoff Kingston

17. Black Crow: The Andrew McLeod Story

By: Geoff Kingston

3.53

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Adelaide Crows superstar Andrew McLeod is one of the greatest AFL players of the modern era. Since … read more

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18. Pulling No Punches

By: Barry Hall

3.43

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Loved by many, loathed by others, Barry Hall is unarguably one of the greatest AFL forwards and cro… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. Drive of a Lifetime

By: Jamie Whincup

4.03

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

With success comes challenges, and Jamie has always had a target painted squarely on his rear spoil… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. Relentless

By: Sam Mitchell

4.14

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

With four premierships, 329 games and a Brownlow Medal, Sam Mitchell is a true AFL legend. Written … read more

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  • sports
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21. Life and Football

By: Jonathan Brown

4.05

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

'I broke some bones and I copped some head knocks.  But if I had my time again I would not change a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

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Phil Knight

4.47

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4.33

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Nedd Brockmann

4.34

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4.08

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C.J. Box

4.36

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Michael Connelly

4.56

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John Grisham

3.69

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