29 Top nonfiction books like Gold: How Gretzky’s Men Ended Canada’s 50-Year Olympic Hockey Drought by Tim Wharnsby

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

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 …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Gold: How Gretzky’s Men Ended Canada’s 50-Year Olympic Hockey Drought by Tim Wharnsby , here is a list of 29 books like this:

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1. Aurora

By: Kim Stanley Robinson

3.77

Format: 466 pages, Hardcover

A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, AURORA tells the incredible s… read more

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  • audiobook
"Then it's a matter of troubleshooting, grasping the bull by the horns, seizing the nettle, coping and hoping, damning torpedoes and trying any old thing."

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

"There are ecological, biological, sociological, and psychological problems that can never be solved to make this idea work. The physical problems of propulsion have capture your fancy, and perhaps th…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

"Statistically it was not greatly different than it had been for previous generations, but anecdotally it had become so prominent that every problem was noticed and remarked. The cognitive error calle…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

"We had a project on this trip back to the solar system, and that project was a labor of love. It absorbed all our operations entirely. It gave a meaning to our existence. And this is a very great gif…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

Cover of Mr. Hockey: My Story by Gordie Howe

2. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan

3. Food: A Love Story

By: Jim Gaffigan

3.71

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

“What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here’s why:… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I'm a fan of relaxing, and when i get tired of relaxing I like to do nothing."

-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story

"There are people who eat only organic food, and then there are people who don’t have tons of money to waste."

-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story

"In America we have gone way beyond sustenance. Eating is an activity. 'Why don’t we get lunch, and then we’ll grab some pizza."

-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story

"I love the phrase "I have a sweet tooth." I always want to say, "You're ordering it for your tooth? That's interesting, because it's going straight to your butt. I think your butt owed your tooth an …"

-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story

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4. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

By: Joe Posnanski

4.56

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

By: Ben Macintyre

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael   Lewis

6. 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
  • audiobook
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7. The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

By: Rick Mercer

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir At the end … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of If You Would Have Told Me by John Stamos

8. If You Would Have Told Me

By: John Stamos

3.81

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one d… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George  Stephanopoulos

9. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

By: George Stephanopoulos

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
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11. Draft Day: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind

By: Doug MacLean

3.57

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

Doug MacLean, former NHL coach, general manager, team president, and one of the game’s biggest pers… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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12. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series by Tyler Kepner

13. The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

By: Tyler Kepner

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly ent… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book by Jerry Seinfeld

14. The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book

By: Jerry Seinfeld

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of and behind-the-scenes look at Jerry Seinfeld’s groundbreaking streaming series Com… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) by Dan Ozzi

15. Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)

By: Dan Ozzi

4.40

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well tol… read more

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

16. 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
  • nonfiction
  • canada
Cover of Down and Back: On Alcohol, Family, and a Life in Hockey by Justin Bourne

17. Down and Back: On Alcohol, Family, and a Life in Hockey

By: Justin Bourne

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father and Hockey Confidential , Down and Back tells … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Series: What I Remember, What It Felt Like, What It Feels Like Now by Ken Dryden

18. The Series: What I Remember, What It Felt Like, What It Feels Like Now

By: Ken Dryden

3.82

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A new book by Hall of Fame goalie and bestselling author Ken Dryden celebrat… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Over the Boards: Lessons from the Ice by Hayley Wickenheiser

19. Over the Boards: Lessons from the Ice

By: Hayley Wickenheiser

3.94

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

The greatest women's hockey player of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser shares the lessons that won her… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player by Fred Sasakamoose

20. Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player

By: Fred Sasakamoose

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Fred Sasakamoose played in the NHL before First Nations people had the right to… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Before the Lights Go Out: A Season Inside a Game on the Brink by Sean Fitz-Gerald

21. Before the Lights Go Out: A Season Inside a Game on the Brink

By: Sean Fitz-Gerald

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to a sport that's losing itself, from one of Canada's best sports writers. Canadian … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • canada
Cover of Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer by John Gibbons

22. Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer

By: John Gibbons

3.87

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

A captivating and candid memoir from one of the most beloved and colorful figures in Toronto Blue J… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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23. Off the Record

By: Peter Mansbridge

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Peter Mansbridge invites us to walk the beat with him in this entertaining and revealing look into … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia by Paul Palango

24. 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia

By: Paul Palango

3.58

Format: 587 pages, Paperback

A shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically fai… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Life in Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back by Ted Nolan

25. Life in Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back

By: Ted Nolan

4.28

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

#1 BESTSELLER In 1997 Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the NHL. But he would… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Save of My Life: My Journey Out of the Dark by Corey Hirsch

26. The Save of My Life: My Journey Out of the Dark

By: Corey Hirsch

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A compelling look behind the mask of a professional hockey player offers understanding and hope to … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Greatest Comeback: How Team Canada Fought Back, Took the Summit Series, and Reinvented Hockey by John U Bacon

27. The Greatest Comeback: How Team Canada Fought Back, Took the Summit Series, and Reinvented Hockey

By: John U Bacon

4.59

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

The series you thought you the first book written with the complete co-operation of the whole team… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Bernie Nicholls by Bernie Nicholls

28. 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 On the Clock: Toronto Maple Leafs: Behind the Scenes with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft by Scott Wheeler

29. On the Clock: Toronto Maple Leafs: Behind the Scenes with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft

By: Scott Wheeler

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a hockey team instantly. Each year, NHL … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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

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

31. 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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  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • audiobook

23 must-read audiobook books like Gold: How Gretzky’s Men Ended Canada’s 50-Year Olympic Hockey Drought by Tim Wharnsby

Transform Your Habits

Aurora

Kim Stanley Robinson

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Hockey: My Story

Gordie Howe

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Food: A Love Story

Jim Gaffigan

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

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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

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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