9 must-read biography books like My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me, and Ended Up Saving My Life by Ryan O'Callaghan

Cover of My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me, and Ended Up Saving My Life by Ryan O'Callaghan

My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me, and Ended Up Saving My Life

By: Ryan O'Callaghan

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A riveting account of life as a closeted professional athlete from gay NFL player O’Callaghan, agai…

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Cover of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

1. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

By: Ben Fountain

3.00

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walkis a razor-sharp satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq. … read more

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Cover of Trust with a Chaser (Rainbow Cove, #1) by Annabeth Albert

2. Trust with a Chaser (Rainbow Cove, #1)

By: Annabeth Albert

3.59

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

One hot cop. One bar owner out for redemption. One smoking-hot summer fling destined to leave scorc… read more

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  • lgbt
Cover of Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger

3. Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream

By: H.G. Bissinger

3.33

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Return once again to the enduring account of life in the Mojo lane, to the Permian Panthers of Odes… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

4. Breathing Lessons

By: Anne Tyler

3.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

Breathing Lessonsis the wonderfully moving and surprising story of Ira and Maggie Moran. She's impe… read more

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5. H is for Hawk

By: Helen Macdonald

3.65

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Obsession, madness, memory, myth, and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writ… read more

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6. Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story

By: Jewel

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New York Times best-selling poet and multiplatinum singer-songwriter Jewel explores her unconventio… read more

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7. Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s

By: Jeff Pearlman

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

TheNew York Timesbestselling author of Sweetnessdelivers the first all-encompassing account of the … read more

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8. Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America's Greatest Unsolved Murder

By: Piu Marie Eatwell

3.61

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Los Angeles, 1947. A housewife out for a walk with her baby notices a cloud of black flies buzzing … read more

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9. Inside Out & Back Again

By: Thanhhà Lại

3.92

Format: 594 pages, Hardcover

For all the ten years of her life, Ha has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of… read more

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10. Football Sundae

By: Daryl Banner

4.00

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Football never tasted this sweet. Tanner, the hunky college football star, is home for the summer. … read more

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11. The Prince of Tides

By: Pat Conroy

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

PAT CONROY has created a huge, brash thunderstorm of a novel, stinging with honesty and resounding … read more

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Cover of Auctioned (Auctioned, #1) by Cara Dee

12. Auctioned (Auctioned, #1)

By: Cara Dee

4.05

Format: 207 pages, ebook

Gray Nolan’s biggest problem in life was the torch he carried for his closeted coach. He was just a… read more

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  • lgbt
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13. You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more

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  • sports
  • lgbt
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

Cover of An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin

14. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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15. The New Life

By: Tom Crewe

3.77

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

Two Victorian marriages, two dangerous love affairs, one extraordinary partnership . . .London, 189… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
"Science requires a rational audience."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"True development does not respect comfort."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"We British are used to being ruthless, of course, but only the men. The women aren't. We don't grab. We shouldn't . But we have to, to make some room for ourselves."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"...John wondered if she would ever be so unthinkingly imperious again; whether her childish powers of command would survive the dislocation from home, the knowledge of her smallness in the greater wo…"

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

Cover of Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls by Kathleen  Hale

16. Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls

By: Kathleen Hale

3.94

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

The first full account of the Slenderman stabbing, a true crime narrative of mental illness, the Am… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant

17. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World

By: John Vaillant

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Heteroflexible (Spruce Texas Romance, #3) by Daryl Banner

18. Heteroflexible (Spruce Texas Romance, #3)

By: Daryl Banner

4.07

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Jimmy Strong is one devastating son of a gun. He’s gorgeous, stubborn, a dancer, fiercely protectiv… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
"When his shirt is tugged up halfway up his torso to his chest, Jimmy follows the lead by lifting off of me to allow the shirt over his head and off his arms, where it's then flung away, never to be h…"

-Daryl Banner, Heteroflexible (Spruce Texas Romance, #3)

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19. Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink

By: Nita Sweeney

3.73

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

Run your way to better mental health It’s never too late to chase your dreams: Before she discov… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"I doubted running would permanently heal my depression, but I craved the runner's rush. In the hours following a run, my arms and legs tingled. My chest and throat opened. The dark heaviness lifted, …"

-Nita Sweeney, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink

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20. Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

By: Rachel Reid

4.38

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander’s game—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. P… read more

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  • audiobook
  • sports
  • lgbt
"But,"

-Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

"I have been thinking..."

-Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

"And...like I said. We’re an hour away from each other. All year."

-Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

"Ilya was wearing a Boston Bears shirt. "That's not going to help." "Oh, do they not know I play for Boston?"

-Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

Cover of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

21. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

By: Ilyon Woo

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of The Rest of the Story by Tal Bauer

22. The Rest of the Story

By: Tal Bauer

4.40

Format: 419 pages, Kindle Edition

Let me earn it. I keep things simple. I’m a classic one-night wonder. Relationships? Are you out… read more

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  • sports
  • lgbt
Cover of The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson by Jeff Pearlman

23. The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.20

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime—the source for HBO’s Winning Time—the definiti… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Snow Killings: Inside the Oakland County Child Killer Investigation by Marney Rich Keenan

24. The Snow Killings: Inside the Oakland County Child Killer Investigation

By: Marney Rich Keenan

3.83

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Over 13 months in 1976­-1977, four children were abducted in the Detroit suburbs, each of them held… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of You Can’t Be Serious by Kal Penn

25. You Can’t Be Serious

By: Kal Penn

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this refreshingly candid memoir, Kal Penn recounts why he rejected the advice of his aunties and… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman

26. Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.28

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness by Seth Wickersham

27. It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness

By: Seth Wickersham

4.34

Format: 544 pages, ebook

Over two unbelievable decades, the New England Patriots were not only the NFL’s most dominant team,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of Tales from the Atlanta Falcons Sideline: A Collection of the Greatest Falcons Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team) by Matt Winkeljohn

28. Tales from the Atlanta Falcons Sideline: A Collection of the Greatest Falcons Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team)

By: Matt Winkeljohn

3.44

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Through all the pain, all the glory, and all the moments of absurdity, fans of the Atlanta Falcons … read more

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  • sports
Cover of Conflicted Scars: An Average Player's Journey to the NHL by Justin      Davis

29. Conflicted Scars: An Average Player's Journey to the NHL

By: Justin Davis

3.83

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An indispensable guide to parents of hockey hopefuls At a time of great change in hockey, Justin Da… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I loved 95% of the game. I miss that part of it every day. But the other 5%? That part has damaged me more than the 95% ever helped me."

-Justin Davis, Conflicted Scars: An Average Player's Journey to the NHL

Cover of My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me, and Ended Up Saving My Life by Ryan O'Callaghan

30. My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me, and Ended Up Saving My Life

By: Ryan O'Callaghan

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A riveting account of life as a closeted professional athlete from gay NFL player O’Callaghan, agai… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Great Secret: The Classified World War II Disaster that Launched the War on Cancer by Jennet Conant

31. The Great Secret: The Classified World War II Disaster that Launched the War on Cancer

By: Jennet Conant

3.94

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

On the night of December 2, 1943, the Luftwaffe bombed a critical Allied port in Bari, Italy, sinki… read more

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  • audiobook

16 Best audiobook books like My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me, and Ended Up Saving My Life by Ryan O'Callaghan

Transform Your Habits

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Transform Your Habits

The New Life

Tom Crewe

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls

Kathleen Hale

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World

John Vaillant

4.35

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18 best-selling contemporary books like Auctioned (Auctioned, #1) by Cara Dee

Transform Your Habits

Auctioned (Auctioned, #1)

Cara Dee

4.05

Transform Your Habits

These Monstrous Deeds

T.J. Hamel

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Until I Saw You

Dianna Roman

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Hold Me Under (Water, Air, Earth, Fire, #1)

Riley Nash

4.22

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