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| JOHN ANDERSON Book Number: 79663 |
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John Anderson got into commentating by the obvious route: he took a course in journalism at his local college. More surprising is that he was the only person to fail the course; everyone else passe...
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| JASON CHAN Book Number: 80044 |
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Calm the mind, preserve health and energise your body with Master Jason Chan and a routine of just 20 minutes each day using controlled breathing and simple, flowing body movements. The multi-scre...
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| ALAN TYERS AND BEACH Book Number: 80633 |
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In the unmistakable yellow and black jacket, this Wisden Cricketer presentation is a curious cricket compendium which begins in spring 1896. It is a spoof periodical from that period, an archive t...
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| WALTER TEVIS Book Number: 80656 |
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We've all seen the film starring Paul Newman, and here is the original novel of that classic film, as we go down and dirty to downtown Chicago, through the tobacco smoke and the sounds of hard, glo...
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| IAN COLLIS Book Number: 81079 |
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Written by a leading authority on sports history and statistics, the author has one of the largest collections of memorabilia and sporting photographs and here presents some of his very best on the...
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| DAVID OWEN Book Number: 80603 |
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In the Wisden sports writing series, here is the story of the Grand National's biggest upset, and one of the best racing books ever. On 8th April 1967 at Aintree, a 100-1 outsider in peculiar blin...
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| NIGEL SHARP Book Number: 81252 |
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For those who loved boating, WWII greatly affected their sport, but even so many leisure sailors were able to use their skills to contribute to the war effort. The most well-known incident involvin...
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| CHRIS JONES Book Number: 81456 |
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Twickenham Stadium, the iconic home of Rugby Football, got off to an inauspicious start. The purchase of the land in 1907 was followed by a period of stagnation, literally so as the area was subjec...
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| NORMAN MAILER Book Number: 81553 |
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'One of the defining texts of sports journalism. Not only does Mailer recall the violent combat with a scholar's eye...he also makes the whole act of reporting seem as exciting as what's occurring...
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| BOB CATTELL AND JOHN AGARD Book Number: 81653 |
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The famous black poet John Agard is rarely remaindered so we are thrilled to find this inspiring story co-written by him. Riccardo Small may not be a great cricketer - he's only played twice befor...
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| NORMAN JACOBS Book Number: 81662 |
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A superb illustrated history of the Glaziers written by a respected speedway historian bring to life the larger-than-life characters, anecdotes, gossip, facts, figures and many previously unpublish...
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| ALEX DALEY Book Number: 81672 |
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Sub-titled 'Voices from Inside the Ropes' here is the fascinating untold story that predates the television age, a collection of seven different tales set in a lost fistic era. Daley recreates a g...
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| PAUL JOANNOU & ALAN CANDLISH Book Number: 81683 |
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On the back cover of the book are colour illustrations of each football strip for Northumberland 1887, Newcastle East End 1884 and 1891, Newcastle West End 1883 and 1888, Shank House Black Watch 18...
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| DAVID BIRD Book Number: 81888 |
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As well as being the longstanding bridge correspondent for the Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard, David Bird is also the world's most prolific bridge author with over 100 books on the subject...
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| MARTIN JOHNSON Book Number: 82193 |
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'Outstanding Sports book of 2015' - Sunday Times. In nearly 25 years as a sports journalist, Johnson has covered sporting events all over the world. Nice job? You must be joking! Ever tried to ...
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| ROB STEEN Book Number: 82123 |
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From the gladiators of Rome to the final of the football World Cup, we humans have an unquenchable desire to watch sportsmen and women compete at all levels summed up nicely by Nelson Mandela: "Spo...
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| HARRY PEARSON Book Number: 82231 |
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Here are the playground games we'll never forget like snowballing, playground fighting using your snake belt, tie or compass, hair pulling and ear grabbing, the Jimmy Hill, the V sign no scratch or...
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| EDITED BY JONATHAN RICE Book Number: 82244 |
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Wisden was first published in 1864, the same year that William Gilbert Grace, then aged 16, made his début in first-class cricket. The great man made his first appearance in the 1865 edition, and ...
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| ALEX HONNOLD & DAVID ROBERTS Book Number: 82288 |
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The book's cover image is of this lone climber, back to the wall, on a sheer cliff face, perched on a ridge and looking out across snowy mountain tops. Alex Honnold is perhaps the world's best 'fre...
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| PETER CORBIN Book Number: 82374 |
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We are especially thrilled to be able to offer this magnificent book, a first edition from 2005 showcasing the work of Peter Corbin, the celebrated US sporting artist. Corbin was born in New Jersey...
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| KEITH DIXON Book Number: 82496 |
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Known as the footballer who was 'worth his weight in gold', in 1951 Jackie Sewell was transferred from Nottingham to Sheffield for a world record fee of £34,500, a staggering amount in those days. ...
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| JULIAN WALKER Book Number: 82951 |
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Beautifully designed jacket with a horse racing scene on the back and 1930 local football match on the front, this exciting illustrated anthology of sports writing captures the drama and excitement...
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| BRIGITTE & VINCENT FARINHO Book Number: 82764 |
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Strictly Come Dancing is back on our TVs and you cannot pronounce the name of this dance without thinking of the long drawl of Craig Revel Horwood! Running time 43 minutes on colour film, this DVD...
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| MASTER JIAN LIUJUN Book Number: 82782 |
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107 minute colour DVD to help you discover, begin and improve your practice of the art of Tai Chi. It explains the fundamental principles of the discipline including the Yi Ying, Yin and Yang, the...
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| NEVILLE HAY Book Number: 82840 |
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The Graham Hill story is predominantly one of courage and determination that earned him two World Championship titles and an adoring public far beyond the ranks of racing enthusiasts. Norman Graha...
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| NEVILLE HAY Book Number: 82841 |
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Sir Stirling Moss was the greatest driver never to have won a World Championship yet he is undoubtedly one of the all-time greats of motor racing and is almost synonymous with the sport itself. Be...
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| LPWA THE SUPER LADIES Book Number: 82866 |
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Clad in tight, florescent lycra, interlocked, grimacing, groaning and wailing, throwing themselves around the ring with force, long hair flowing, butch and at the same time feminine, you'll witness...
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| PERCY BOOMER Book Number: 83024 |
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First published in 1946, this now classic guide is 'among the best books ever written on playing the game' - www.golf.com. The foreword is by the late Duke of Windsor. Generations of golfers, ins...
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| GAVIN NEWSHAM Book Number: 83179 |
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He was the greatest of all time! Was he the Butterfly or the Bee? What is there that can be said about the life, career, personality, influence and legacy of Muhammad Ali, who lost his final figh...
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| PETER HOOTON Book Number: 83563 |
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From the quality Haynes publishers, here is a nostalgic look at a unique and magnificent collection of photographs of Liverpool Football Club from its birth in 1892 until 1992, the club's centenary...
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