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Books like Eyeshield 21

Loved Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from sport, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.

10 books · ranked

  1. 1

    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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    Lo strano caso dei Giochi Olimpici

    Elisabetta Dami · 2004 · Sport

    Geronimo goes to Athens to report on the Olympics, and after observing some of the games he and detective Hercule Poirat become suspicious about Cyrus von Snootrat who seems to be winning every Olympi

  3. 3

    Miracle in the Andes

    Nando Parrado · 2006 · Sport

    In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a black and perfect silence.Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to discover that the plane carrying his rugby tea

  4. 4

    Promise Me

    Harlan Coben · 2006 · Sport

    It began with a promise... 2.17am: the phone rings on Myron Bolitar's nightstand; at the other end of the line is Aimee Biel - a frightened teenager who has called the one adult who had promised to he

  5. 5

    Strategic Sports Event Management

    Guy Masterman · 2004 · Sport

    Comprehensive coverage of an important and growing theme and a valuable resource for students in the event and sport management fields.

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    Bleachers

    John Grisham · 2003 · Sport

    Bij het sterfbed van zijn coach maakt de voormalige sterspeler van een American football team de balans op van zijn jeugd.

  7. 7

    Playing for Pizza

    John Grisham · 2007 · Sport

    A former American football star joins the Parma Panthers to play football in a small town in Italy.

  8. 8

    Sport Management

    Russell Hoye · 2007 · Sport

    Sport Management: principles and applications second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the practical application of management principles within sport organisations. Ideal for all stude

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    Seabiscuit

    Laura Hillenbrand · 2001 · Sport

    An undersized horse lifts Depression-era America; a beautifully told underdog story.

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    Born to Run

    Christopher McDougall · 2009 · Sport

    Ultra-runners, a hidden tribe and the case that humans are built to run; infectious and fun.

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