Who Ate All the Squid?: Football Adventures in South Korea
By: Devon Rowcliffe
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
When a struggling Korean football club wants to transform its fortunes, who does it turn to? A form…
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1. Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.12
Format: 427 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, comes a surprising account o… read more
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- nonfiction
"Midshipman Edward Pellew was in the British boat right behind Arnold's. The American general had escaped, but in his haste he had left behind his stock and buckle, which Pellew took as a keepsake. Ye…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
"In an October 6 letter to Lord Stirling, he set forth the principle that would guide his increasingly sophisticated intelligence-gathering efforts. "As we are often obliged to reason the designs of t…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
2. How Soccer Explains the World
By: Franklin Foer
3.81
Format: 4 pages,
Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. In fact, it's a perfect window into the cro… read more
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- soccer
- sports
- nonfiction
- football
3. The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football’s Super-rich Owners
By: James Montague
4.05
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time football was run by modest local businessmen. Today it is the plaything of billion… read more
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- soccer
- sports
- nonfiction
- football
4. Angels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina
By: Jonathan Wilson
3.64
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta, Juan Roman Riquelme, Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi ... Argentina i… read more
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- soccer
- sports
- nonfiction
- football
5. Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
By: Timothy Snyder
4.38
Format: 524 pages, Hardcover
Americans call the Second World War “The Good War.” But before it even began, America’s wartime al… read more
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- nonfiction
"Now we will live!"-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
"Closure is a false harmony, a siren song masquerading as a swan song."-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
"The vast majority of Jews killed in the Holocaust never saw a concentration camp."-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
"When meaning is drawn from killing, the risk is that more killing would bring about more meaning."-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
6. Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
By: Christopher R. Browning
4.10
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
Christopher R. Browning’s shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the … read more
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- nonfiction
"The behavior of any human being is, of course, a very complex phenomenon, and the historian who attempts to "explain" it is indulging in a certain arrogance."-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve policemen faced choices, and most of them committed terrible deeds. But those who killed cannot be absolved by the notion that anyo…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"What, then, is one to conclude? Most of all, one comes away from the story of Reserve Police Battalion 101 with great unease. This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve polic…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"At the same time, however, the collective behavior of Reserve Police Battalion 101 has deeply disturbing implications. There are many societies afflicted by traditions of racism and caught in the sie…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
7. Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
By: Mark Bowden
3.36
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller "An extraordinary feat of journalism . . . full of emotion and color."--K… read more
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8. Farewell But Not Goodbye
By: Bobby Robson
4.08
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The autobiography of Sir Bobby Robson, a former international footballer for England who has become… read more
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9. Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
By: Ben Macintyre
4.22
Format: None pages,
The incredible untold story of WWII s greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern m… read more
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10. The Cabinet
By: Kim Un-Su
3.53
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Munhakdongne Novel Award, South Korea’s most prestigious literary prize. Cabinet 1… read more
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"There are two types of lives people can live,' he said. 'The kind of life in which one writes in a diary every day, and the kind of life in which one doesn't. They're as different as a country with a…"-Kim Un-Su, The Cabinet
"I wonder if my lost time is rolling around somewhere. I could have loved someone with that time -- I could have done something beautiful for someone. But I've nothing to show for that lost time. No w…"-Kim Un-Su, The Cabinet
11. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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- nonfiction
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
12. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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- nonfiction
"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
13. Post Office
By: Charles Bukowski
3.94
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
"It began as a mistake." By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life … read more
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"It began as a mistake."-Charles Bukowski, Post Office
"من يراهن كثيراً يخسر حصانه ص 154"-Charles Bukowski, Post Office
"المحترف يذهب إلى السباقات بمفرده ص 81"-Charles Bukowski, Post Office
"لا تحب المرأة أن تكون في المرتبة الثانية ص 161"-Charles Bukowski, Post Office
14. The Trading Game: A Confession
By: Gary Stevenson
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A vivid, blistering memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the tradin… read more
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- nonfiction
15. The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making--and Unmaking--of the World's Greatest Soccer Club
By: Simon Kuper
4.24
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
With rare and unrivaled access, bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times j… read more
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- soccer
- sports
- nonfiction
- football
16. Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports
By: Yaron Weitzman
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
How the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers trusted The Process -- a bold plan to get to first by becoming the… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
17. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
By: Kobe Bryant
4.26
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
18. Ultra: The Underworld of Italian Football
By: Tobias Jones
4.01
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
Italy's ultras are the most organised and violent fans in European football. Many groups have evolv… read more
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- football
19. The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People
By: Stuart Maconie
4.08
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Three years before George Orwell made his expedition to the far and frozen North JB Priestley – who… read more
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20. Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other
By: John Preston
4.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The unforgettable story, decades before Ted Lasso, of the real-life Watford Football Team, transfor… read more
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- soccer
- sports
- nonfiction
- football
21. Tears at La Bombonera: Stories from a Six-Year Sojourn in South America
By: Christopher Hylland
4.37
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Tears at La Bombonera is author Christopher Hylland's six-year journey living, working, and traveli… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- football
22. Welcome to Hell?: In Search of the Real Turkish Football
By: John McManus
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Ask a British football fan what they know about Turkish football, and they are unlikely to describe… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
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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
24. Inshallah United: A story of faith and football
By: Nooruddean Choudry
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Manchester. Birthplace of industry, the Stone Roses, the Class of 92 and, in 1979, a small brown ma… read more
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- nonfiction
25. The Turning Season: DDR-Oberliga Revisited
By: Michael Wagg
3.51
Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition
In The Turning Season, Michael Wagg goes in search of hidden histories and footballing ghosts from … read more
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- nonfiction
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26. Emancipation for Goalposts: Football's Role in the Fall of Yugoslavia
By: Chris Etchingham
3.97
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
In 1987, a Zvonimir Boban-inspired Yugoslavia won the World Under-20 Championships in Chile, and a … read more
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- football
27. Who Ate All the Squid?: Football Adventures in South Korea
By: Devon Rowcliffe
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
When a struggling Korean football club wants to transform its fortunes, who does it turn to? A form… read more
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28. Inside the Hermit Kingdom: Football Stories from Stalinist Albania
By: Phil Harrison
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Inside the Hermit Kingdom charts the history of Albanian football from 1945 to 1991, when the count… read more
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29. 1992: The Birth of Modern Football
By: Rob Fletcher
3.78
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
1992: The Birth of Modern Football brings to life the key events from one of the most important yea… read more
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30. Hardest Geezer: Mind over Miles
By: Russ Cook
4.38
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
Hardest Geezer, Russ Cook, is the first person to ever run the entire length of Africa. From his st… read more
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31. When 'Jesus' Came to Hong Kong: The Remarkable Story of the First European Football Star in Asia
By: Derek Currie
3.67
Format: 404 pages, Paperback
It took balls to go to Hong Kong. When Scottish footballer Derek Currie was made an offer to travel… read more
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