The Perfect Car: The Biography of John Barnard
By: Nick Skeens
4.59
Format: 716 pages, Kindle Edition
John Barnard revolutionised Formula 1, and motorsport as a whole, through his unrelenting quest for…
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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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"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. Senna Versus Prost: The Story of the Most Deadly Rivalry in Formula One
By: Malcolm Folley
4.14
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Formula One was at its most explosive, with thrilling races, cha… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
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3. Total Competition: Lessons in Strategy from Formula One
By: Adam Parr , Ross Brawn
3.84
Format: 135 pages, ebook
Total Competition is the most compelling, comprehensive and revealing insight into what it takes to… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
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4. Michael Schumacher
By: James Allen
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Michael Schumacher is the outstanding Formula One driver of his generation and, statistically, the … read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
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5. Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey
By: Mark Webber
4.03
Format: None pages,
Mark Webber was at the centre of one of the most captivating chapters in the history of Formula One… read more
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6. The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan Universe, #4)
By: Tom Clancy
4.16
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so… read more
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7. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
By: None , Ben R. Rich
3.83
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind the high… read more
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9. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
By: Edmund Conway
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more
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- nonfiction
"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
10. The Dark Hours (Renée Ballard, #4; Harry Bosch, #23; Harry Bosch Universe, #36)
By: Michael Connelly
4.39
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Has a killer lain dormant for years only to strike again on New Year’s Eve? LAPD Detective Renée Ba… read more
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11. Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)
By: Michael Connelly
4.49
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch work together to hunt the killer who is Bosch’s “white… read more
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12. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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- nonfiction
"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
13. The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane
By: Marc 'Elvis' Priestley
4.24
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
In the high octane atmosphere of the Formula One pit lane, the spotlight is most often on the super… read more
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- sports
- biography
14. 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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"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
15. 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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16. Venomous Lumpsucker
By: Ned Beauman
3.83
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A dark and witty story of environmental collapse and runaway capitalism from the Booker-listed auth… read more
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"I can’t believe this!"-Ned Beauman, Venomous Lumpsucker
"It didn’t feel—at least in this moment—as if she’d lost them. It felt—and perhaps this was a self-protective reflex, her body refusing to take another blow— as if they’d never really been down there …"-Ned Beauman, Venomous Lumpsucker
17. Better Off Dead (Jack Reacher, #26)
By: Lee Child
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Reacher never backs down from a problem. And he's about to find a big one, on a deserted Arizona r… read more
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18. Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
By: Bill Browder
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Following his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browd… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
19. Traitors Gate (William Warwick, #6)
By: Jeffrey Archer
4.18
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
THE TOWER OF LONDON… Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on ear… read more
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20. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
By: Robin DiAngelo
4.17
Format: 7 pages, Audiobook
Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility i… read more
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"I am often asked if I think the younger generation is less racist. No, I don't. In some ways, racism's adaptations over time are more sinister than concrete rules such as Jim Crow."-Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
"For those of us who work to raise the racial consciousness of whites, simply getting whites to acknowledge that our race gives us advantages is a major effort. The defensiveness, denial, and resistan…"-Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
"How can I say that if you are white, your opinions on racism are most likely ignorant, when I don't even know you? I can say so because nothing in mainstream US culture gives us the information we ne…"-Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
"Habitus maintains our social comfort and helps us regain it when those around us do not act in familiar and acceptable ways. .... Thus, white fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of ra…"-Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
21. Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
By: Dan McCrum
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
'The financial investigation of the decade... Money Men instantly enters the canon of great financi… read more
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22. Mirage
By: James Follett
4.40
Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition
1967-1969. Based on the true story of how Israel's Mossad agents stole three tonnes of Mirage fight… read more
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23. To Hell and Back: An Autobiography
By: Niki Lauda
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Niki Lauda drove a car for sport, but crossed the line between life and death and fought back to ev… read more
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- sports
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24. Concorde: The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner
By: Mike Bannister
4.54
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
October 24th 2023 will mark 20 years since Concorde disappeared from our skies. Yet still Mike Bann… read more
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- biography
25. Life to the Limit: My Autobiography
By: Jenson Button
4.22
Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition
Jenson Button is one of the greatest racing drivers of his generation. His seventeen years in Formu… read more
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"Formula One drivers were like gods to me, growing up."-Jenson Button, Life to the Limit: My Autobiography
"The sound of that V10, a rich growl that reached right into my soul."-Jenson Button, Life to the Limit: My Autobiography
"All you need to know about racing you can learn from Super Mario Kart."-Jenson Button, Life to the Limit: My Autobiography
"A wing on a Formula One car operates like the wing on an aero-plane except in reverse. So whereas the aircraft wing generates life, the wing on a car does the opposite, pushing the car down to the su…"-Jenson Button, Life to the Limit: My Autobiography
26. Lights Out, Full Throttle: Stories from the Pit Lane
By: Johnny Herbert
3.84
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Lights Out, Full Throttle is the hilarious account of life in the F1 pit lane from two legends of t… read more
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27. Survive. Drive. Win.: The Inside Story of Brawn GP and Jenson Button's Incredible F1 Championship Win
By: Nick Fry
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For the first time, Nick Fry, the former CEO of Honda Racing F1 Team, Brawn GP and Mercedes AMG Pet… read more
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- sports
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28. Fangio: The Life Behind the Legend
By: Gerald Donaldson
4.21
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Many consider Juan Manuel Fangio to be the greatest racing driver in history. Yet his extraordinary… read more
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- sports
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29. Indy Split: The Big Money Battle that Nearly Destroyed Indy Racing
By: John Oreovicz
4.38
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Indy Split is a silver winner and a gold finalist for the 2022 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in Spor… read more
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30. The Perfect Car: The Biography of John Barnard
By: Nick Skeens
4.59
Format: 716 pages, Kindle Edition
John Barnard revolutionised Formula 1, and motorsport as a whole, through his unrelenting quest for… read more
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31. 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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