19 Best nonfiction books like Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever by Gare B. Joyce

Cover of Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever by Gare B. Joyce

Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever

By: Gare B. Joyce

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

#1 National Bestseller This hockey generation's brightest talent has been plagued by concussions. …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever by Gare B. Joyce , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey by Ken Dryden

1. Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey

By: Ken Dryden

4.41

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author and Hall of Famer Ken Dryden, this is the story of NHLer Steve Montador… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

2. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

4.16

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

"With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"There was a saying on the island: "[I]t is a pity to spoil a good mate by making him a master."

-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

"Unable to sleep for the third night in a row, he continued to dwell obsessively on the circumstances of the ship's sinking. He could not get the creature out of his mind."

-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

"Many of the so-called American characteristics,’ a chronicler of the [WW2 University of Minnesota starvation] experiment wrote, ‘—abounding energy, generosity, optimism—become intelligible as the exp…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

"How much of assumed national and personal character comes from the fact that we have never truly known need to the point of having our character tested? Willing conscientious objectors underwent cont…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Cover of Mr. Hockey: My Story by Gordie Howe

3. Mr. Hockey: My Story

By: Gordie Howe

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

The definitive autobiography from hockey's greatest living legend--"Mr. Hockey" himself, Gordie How… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of Playing With Fire by Wayne Gretzky, Kirstie McLellan Day, Theo Fleury

4. Playing With Fire

By: Wayne Gretzky , Kirstie McLellan Day , Theo Fleury

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

In Playing With Fire,Theo Fleury takes us behind the bench during his glorious days as an NHL playe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7) by Lee Child

5. Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)

By: Lee Child

3.94

Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Jack Reacher. The ultimate loner. An elite ex-military cop who left the service years ago, he's mov… read more

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6. All the Way

By: Stephen Brunt , Jordin Tootoo

3.95

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It seemed as though nothing could stop Jordin Tootoo on the ice. The captain of Canada's Under-18, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey

7. Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher, #15)

By: Lee Child

4.11

Format: None pages, ebook

#1 NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER "Compulsively readable."--The Wall Street Journal "Don't pick up [this]… read more

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8. Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, #5)

By: Lee Child

3.50

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Jack Reacher returns in Lee Child's new "rip-roaring thriller" ("Denver Rocky Mountain News"). This… read more

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9. Bleeding Blue: Giving My All for the Game

By: None , Jim Lang

2.69

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Funny, fierce, and gritty, Bleeding Blue recounts every struggle and success of Wendel Clark's roug… read more

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10. Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend

By: Dan Robson

4.05

Format: 371 pages,

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11. Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)

By: Lee Child

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Jack Reacher, ex-military policeman relaxed in Key West until Costello turned up dead. The amiable … read more

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Cover of Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22) by Kyle Mills

12. Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22)

By: Kyle Mills

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Mitch Rapp makes a mortal enemy of Russia in this high-octane and “ripped straight from next week’s… read more

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Cover of Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess by Evan Drellich

13. Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess

By: Evan Drellich

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The reporter who broke the Houston Astros' cheating scandal reveals how a baseball team could so dr… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season by Rich Cohen

14. When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

By: Rich Cohen

3.90

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) by Jack Carr

15. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)

By: Jack Carr

4.54

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more

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16. Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey

By: Brian Burke

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of No One Wins Alone by Mark Messier

17. No One Wins Alone

By: Mark Messier

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The legendary Hall of Fame hockey player and six-time Stanley Cup champion tells his inspiring stor… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of For Love of Country: Why I Left the Democratic Party by Tulsi Gabbard

18. For Love of Country: Why I Left the Democratic Party

By: Tulsi Gabbard

4.43

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

Tulsi Gabbard was the rising star of the Democratic Party. But the growing wokeness, racism, and in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice by Bryan Trottier

19. All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice

By: Bryan Trottier

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and inspiring memoir of the people and challenges that shaped the life and career of Can… read more

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  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of Inexact Science: The Six Most Compelling Draft Years in NHL History by Evan Dowbiggin

20. Inexact Science: The Six Most Compelling Draft Years in NHL History

By: Evan Dowbiggin

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A fascinating in-depth analysis of six of the NHL's most interesting drafts From Guy Lafleur to Sid… read more

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  • sports
  • hockey
Cover of The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History by Dana O'Neil

21. The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History

By: Dana O'Neil

4.29

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, compulsively readable story of the greatest era of the most iconic league in colleg… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Scotty: A Hockey Life Like No Other by Ken Dryden

22. Scotty: A Hockey Life Like No Other

By: Ken Dryden

4.08

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA hockey life like no other. A hockey book like no other. Scotty Bowman is… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of Pierre Gervais: Au coeur du vestiaire by Mathias Brunet

23. Pierre Gervais: Au coeur du vestiaire

By: Mathias Brunet

4.14

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Après une carrière de 35 ans, au coeur du vestiaire du Tricolore, Pierre Gervais a été un témoin pr… read more

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  • sports
  • biography
Cover of The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era by Andy Martino

24. The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era

By: Andy Martino

4.42

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection by Nicklas Lidstrom

25. Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection

By: Nicklas Lidstrom

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The life and career of Nicklas Lidstrom almost reads like a real-life hockey fairy tale. Drafted by… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
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26. Bernie Nicholls

By: Bernie Nicholls

3.74

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Across more than a thousand games in the National Hockey League, Bernie Nicholls made his mark with… read more

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Cover of Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever by Gare B. Joyce

27. Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever

By: Gare B. Joyce

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

#1 National Bestseller This hockey generation's brightest talent has been plagued by concussions. … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey
Cover of A League of Our Own: THE STORY OF THE NHL'S FIRST ALL-CANADIAN DIVISION by Damien Cox

28. A League of Our Own: THE STORY OF THE NHL'S FIRST ALL-CANADIAN DIVISION

By: Damien Cox

3.42

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • hockey
Cover of Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23) by Vince Flynn

29. Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23)

By: Vince Flynn

4.53

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in the newest thriller from V… read more

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Cover of Gold: How Gretzky’s Men Ended Canada’s 50-Year Olympic Hockey Drought by Tim Wharnsby

30. Gold: How Gretzky’s Men Ended Canada’s 50-Year Olympic Hockey Drought

By: Tim Wharnsby

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

"Now after 50 years, it's time for Canada to stand up and cheer. Stand up and cheer everybody! The … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Relentless: My Life in Hockey and the Power of Perseverance by Bryan Berard

31. Relentless: My Life in Hockey and the Power of Perseverance

By: Bryan Berard

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Former NHL star Bryan Berard shares the inspiring story of his life on and off the ice—from finding… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • hockey

17 Best biography books like Most Valuable: How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever by Gare B. Joyce

Transform Your Habits

Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey

Ken Dryden

4.41

Transform Your Habits

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Nathaniel Philbrick

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Hockey: My Story

Gordie Howe

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Playing With Fire

Wayne Gretzky , Kirstie McLellan Day , Theo Fleury

5.00

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16 Best audiobook books like The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era by Andy Martino

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess

Evan Drellich

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien

4.43

Transform Your Habits

The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Jeff Shaara

4.33

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