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Books like The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner

Loved The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from sport, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.

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    Open

    Andre Agassi · 2009 · Sport

    A tennis champion's startlingly honest memoir, including how much he hated the game; one of the best sports books ever written.

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    Hustler (Alpha Books)

    Walter S. Tevis · 1959 · Sport

    "Fast" Eddie knows the scene. He knows the alcohol, he knows the road, he knows the men, and -- most importantly -- he knows the hustle. After years of beating everyone he can on the road, Eddie is ge

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    The natural

    Bernard Malamud · 1952 · Sport

    Gifted baseball player Roy Hobbs, his career derailed by a youthful indiscretion, makes a stunning comeback in later life, but finds himself still struggling against the temptations that would bring h

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    Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak

    Maurice Herzog · 1951 · Sport

    One of the great works of mountaineering literature- long out of print and now reissued with a new introduction by Joe Simpson.The enthralling account, by the leader of the French expedition, of the f

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    AMC White Mountain guide

    Appalachian Mountain Club · 1966 · Sport

    "For over 100 years, hikers have relied on AMC's White Mountain Guide. The most trusted resource for the hiking trails of the magnificent White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine, this new edition h

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    The ill-made knight

    T. H. White · 1940 · Sport

    "Este libro presenta un acercamiento al "proceso de cambio" que tuvo lugar en Bolivia (2006-2019) desde las políticas deportivas implementadas por el gobierno de Evo Morales, a partir de la siguientes

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    Ralph S. Mouse

    Beverly Cleary · 1982 · Sport

    Ralph S. Mouse is the third in a children's novel trilogy by Beverly Cleary. It features Ralph, a mouse with the ability to speak, but only with certain people, who tend to be loners. It was first pub

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    How to Get Rich

    Donald Trump · 1987 · Sport

    First he made five billion dollars.Then he made The Apprentice.Now The Donald shows you how to make a fortune, Trump style.HOW TO GET RICHReal estate titan, bestselling author, and TV impresario Donal

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    Human motor development

    V. Gregory Payne · 1987 · Sport

    "Now in its Eighth Edition, this topically organized text provides a comprehensive introduction to lifespan motor development and includes the most current research findings available in the field. Th

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    Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology

    Frederic Martini · 1989 · Sport

    This eighth edition includes new chapter openings, new sentence-style chapter headings and a new and simple tips & tricks feature that gives students easy analogies and mnemonic devices to help them r

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