15 must-read nonfiction books like Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1 by Will Buxton

Cover of Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1 by Will Buxton

Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1

By: Will Buxton

4.41

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling illustrated guide to Formula 1 racing, from its fascinating origins and inner workings …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1 by Will Buxton , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Total Competition: Lessons in Strategy from Formula One by Adam Parr, Ross Brawn

1. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction

2. 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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3. 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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  • history
  • sports
  • nonfiction
"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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4. 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
  • nonfiction
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5. Dragonfired (The Dark Profit Saga, #3)

By: J. Zachary Pike

4.48

Format: None pages, None

Gorm Ingerson and the king of Andarun both have a problem: each other. While the Freedlands are pla… read more

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"In any economy where knowledge has value, ignorance does as well. Brokers make money by knowing key information; they make fortunes by ensuring that other brokers remain unaware or unsure of the same…"

-J. Zachary Pike, Dragonfired (The Dark Profit Saga, #3)

Cover of The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport by Joshua Robinson

6. The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport

By: Joshua Robinson

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

🎧Listening Length = 10 hours and 40 minutes NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Wall Street Journal rep… read more

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  • history
  • sports
  • nonfiction
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7. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
"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

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8. F1 Racing Confidential: Inside Stories from the World of Formula One

By: Giles Richards

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An access-all-areas look inside the thrilling world of Formula One.Formula One is one of the most i… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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9. How To Be An F1 Driver: My Guide To Life In The Fast Lane

By: Jenson Button

3.99

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

In his 17 years as a Formula 1 driver, Jenson Button has picked up a thing or two about how to do t… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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10. Wish You Weren't Here

By: Erin Baldwin

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Juliette doesn’t hate Priya Pendley. At least, not in the way teen movies say she should hate th… read more

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11. How to Win a Grand Prix: From Pit Lane to Podium - the Inside Track

By: Bernie Collins

4.21

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Lifts the lid on how an F1 team really works.Formula 1 drivers are the public face of Grand Prix ra… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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12. Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous

By: Mae Marvel

3.64

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An actress home for the holidays makes a bet with her former best friend-turned-online sensation. … read more

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13. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore

By: Evan Friss

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more

Similar categories in Evan Friss's The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore book and Will Buxton's Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service by Melissa Fitzgerald

14. What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service

By: Melissa Fitzgerald

4.49

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing  as told by cast members Mel… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything by Nate Silver

15. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything

By: Nate Silver

3.84

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Offtrack

By: Esha Patel

3.10

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Diana Zahrani is Formula One’s first female racing driver this century. All the other drivers are t… read more

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  • sports
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17. Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1

By: Will Buxton

4.41

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling illustrated guide to Formula 1 racing, from its fascinating origins and inner workings … read more

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  • history
  • sports
  • nonfiction
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18. Double Apex

By: Josie Juniper

3.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Phaedra Morgan is one of the best race engineers in Formula 1. She’s a math prodigy with dazzling s… read more

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  • sports
Cover of The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson

19. The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

By: Wright Thompson

4.51

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from aroun… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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20. Unfiltered

By: Guenther Steiner

4.64

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

Fasten your seatbelts as Formula 1's favourite underdog, Guenther Steiner, takes you on a wild ride… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane by Matt Whyman

21. Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane

By: Matt Whyman

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The official, no-holds-barred inside story of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team “This bo… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction

6 Best history books like Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1 by Will Buxton

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Surviving to Drive

Guenther Steiner

4.17

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The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport

Joshua Robinson

4.41

Transform Your Habits

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore

Evan Friss

4.18

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What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service

Melissa Fitzgerald

4.49

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Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

Emily Nussbaum

4.02

Transform Your Habits

True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between

Gretchen Whitmer

4.34

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The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore

Evan Friss

4.18

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What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service

Melissa Fitzgerald

4.49

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