Books like Terry

Loved Terry by Douglas Coupland? Here are 9 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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1Unbroken
Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand
A biography of an athlete whose life is reshaped by extreme hardship, told with close attention to his endurance.
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2Born to Run
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
A book about long-distance running and the people who push their bodies far beyond normal limits.
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3The Boys in the Boat
The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown
A narrative history of a team sport triumph set against a difficult period, following the young athletes who won it.
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4Touching the Void
Touching the Void
Joe Simpson
A first-person account of a mountaineering disaster and a survival struggle against severe physical odds.
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5Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
Laura Hillenbrand
A nonfiction account of an underdog racehorse and the people around him, framed as a story of national hope in hard times.
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6Open
Open
Andre Agassi
A memoir by a tennis champion that deals with the pressures of professional sport and the cost of it on his life.
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7Into Thin Air
Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer
A first-person account of a deadly expedition on Everest, examining ambition, risk and the limits of the human body.
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8Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
Buzz Bissinger
A book about a high school football team in a small Texas town and the pressures placed on young athletes.
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9Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Emil Frankl
A short account of suffering and endurance that asks how a person finds purpose under extreme conditions.
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