10 Top self help books like The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made by A. Mark Williams

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The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made

By: A. Mark Williams

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

"Insightful, thoughtful, and altogether wonderful." DANIEL COYLE, New York Times bestselling author…

If you liked the self help plot in The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made by A. Mark Williams , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Act of Treason (Mitch Rapp, #9)

By: Vince Flynn

4.04

Format: 288 pages,

CIA operative Mitch Rapp follows a trail of contract killers leading directly to the heart of our n… read more

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2. Protect and Defend (Mitch Rapp, #10)

By: Vince Flynn

3.12

Format: None pages,

"New York Times" bestselling author Vince Flynn returns with his most explosive political thriller … read more

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3. Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry

By: Jacquie McNish , Sean Silcoff

4.30

Format: 324 pages,

In 2009, BlackBerry controlled half of the smartphone market. Today that number is one percent. Wha… read more

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4. Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth

By: Adharanand Finn

2.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhin… read more

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5. Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

By: Geoff Colvin

3.67

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

Expanding on a landmark cover story in Fortune, a top journalist debunks the myths of exceptional p… read more

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6. Legacy

By: James Kerr

4.17

Format: 128 pages,

Champions do extra. They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. In Lega… read more

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7. Slaying the Badger: LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour de France

By: Richard Moore

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The Tour de France is sport's most compelling battle -- an annual cauldron of heroism and treachery… read more

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8. Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

By: Siddharth Kara

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The revelatory New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller, shortlisted for the Financial Times… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"Now you understand how people like us work?"

-Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

"Nothing looks the same after a trip to the Congo. The world back home no longer makes sense. It is difficult to reconcile how it even inhabits the same planet. Neatly arranged mountains of vegetables…"

-Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

"Cobalt mining is the slave farm perfected. The cost of labor has been nullified through the degradation of Africans at the bottom of an economic chain that purports to exonerate all participants of a…"

-Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

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9. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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10. 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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11. The Last Ranger

By:

None

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

The best-selling author of The River returns with a lush and vivid mystery set in Yellowstone Natio… read more

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12. The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

By: Adharanand Finn

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying look inside the wild world of extreme distance running. Once the reserve of only… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness by Steve Magness

13. Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

By: Steve Magness

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From beloved performance expert, executive coach, and coauthor of Peak Performance Steve Magness co… read more

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  • self help
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • science
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14. Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket

By: Stefan Szymanski

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One of the bestselling authors of Soccernomics, Stefan Szymanski, teams up with the award-winning c… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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15. Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

By: Zeke Faux

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it; celebrities like Tom… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

By: Michael Lewis

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular col… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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18. 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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  • nonfiction
  • self help
"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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19. 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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20. Airside

By: James Swallow

3.61

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Beleaguered businessman Kevin Tyler's life is imploding: he's spent months setting up a deal to ope… read more

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21. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between

By: Bent Flyvbjerg

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to s… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • science
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22. Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

By: Tim S. Grover

4.36

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

From the elite performance coach who authored the international bestseller Relentless and whose cli… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"But I had no doubt that whatever happened, I’d be fine."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

"Confidence is about taking chances, and never doubting the outcome."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

"If you can tolerate fear and doubt and loneliness… Winning would like a word with you."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

"We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

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23. Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain

By: Jeremy Paxman

4.14

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Coal is the commodity that made Britain. Dirty and polluting though it is, this black rock has acte… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. LeBron

By: Jeff Benedict

4.40

Format: None pages, Audiobook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the #1 bestselling author of The Dynasty and Tiger Woods—the “defi… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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25. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

By: Ryan Holiday

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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26. The Wealth Money Can't Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest Life

By: Robin S. Sharma

4.31

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking book redefining success to show readers how they can create truly abundant and ful… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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27. Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader

By: Mark Bowden

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

In this unprecedented deep dive into inner-city gang life, Mark Bowden takes readers inside a Balti… read more

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  • nonfiction
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28. Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution

By: Tim Wigmore

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A fascinating insight into how the newest format has impacted on the game at every level including… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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29. The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made

By: A. Mark Williams

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

"Insightful, thoughtful, and altogether wonderful." DANIEL COYLE, New York Times bestselling author… read more

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  • self help
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • science
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30. Fortitude: Unlocking the Secrets of Inner Strength

By: Bruce Daisley

3.82

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

'This is a truly refreshing, captivating and important book that shifted my perception on a topic I… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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31. Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

By: Oliver Burkeman

4.51

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From Oliver Burkeman, author of the New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, a four-week jour… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help

20 must-read nonfiction books like The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made by A. Mark Williams

Transform Your Habits

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Siddharth Kara

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

Transform Your Habits

The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

Adharanand Finn

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

Steve Magness

3.85

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18 Best audiobook books like Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader by Mark Bowden

Transform Your Habits

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

Transform Your Habits

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

Rich Cohen

3.90

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

Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story

Max Marshall

3.50

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