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Top five biographies & autobiographies.
Five unforgettable lives from sport, business and entertainment, plus four more from boxing, cycling, football and comedy. Proof that the long game is rarely a straight line.
Download as PDF- 01 Open An unusually candid sporting memoir about talent, pressure, identity and reinvention. Agassi traces the difficult path from a childhood shaped by relentless training to becoming one of tennis's greatest champions. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 02 Greenlights Part memoir, part collection of hard-won lessons. Drawing on decades of journals, McConaughey reflects on family, career, failure, good fortune and learning to recognise life's green lights. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 03 Shoe Dog The founder of Nike recounts the uncertain early years behind one of the world's most recognisable brands. Honest about risk, cash-flow crises, relationships, mistakes and the people who built the company. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 04 Tiger Woods A deeply researched biography based on hundreds of interviews. It examines Woods's extraordinary rise, his family and public image, the cost of fame and the contradictions behind a sporting icon. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 05 Michael Jordan: The Life A detailed portrait of Jordan's ascent from North Carolina to global superstardom. Lazenby explores the family influences, fierce competitiveness and complex personality behind the basketball legend. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 06 Undisputed Truth Raw, chaotic and strikingly self-aware. Tyson tells the story of his Brooklyn childhood, astonishing rise to heavyweight champion, public downfall, addiction and attempts to rebuild his life. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 07 All That Matters A moving, life-affirming memoir shaped by Hoy's terminal cancer diagnosis. He reflects on elite sport, family, fear and why being present for life's most meaningful moments matters more than achievement. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 08 The Second Half Keane's characteristically direct account of leaving Manchester United, finishing his playing career, entering management and becoming a pundit. Blunt, funny and more reflective than expected. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 09 Tall Tales & Wee Stories Not a conventional autobiography, but a brilliant collection of Connolly's finest routines and stories. Together they capture his working-class roots, comic voice and gift for finding humour in ordinary life. Buy · US Buy · Europe