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Games People Played: A Global History of Sport
Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sport. The book shows how sport has been practiced, experienced and made meaningful by players and fans throughout history. It...
Football Done Right: Setting the Record Straight on the Coaches,
Former NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Michael Lombardi takes readers on the ultimate journey through the NFL's history to present his calls on the greatest players and...
Concussion (Movie Tie-in Edition)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * Dr. Bennet Omalu discovered something he could not ignore. The NFL tried to silence him. His courage would change...
Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the
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Seth Mnookin was given access never before granted to a reporter for this fascinating inside account of the Boston Red Sox. As a result he has written perhaps the best...
Retro Cricket
p>Retro Cricket is a celebration of the game from the end of World War II to the end of the 1970s _ the great series, the very best players, the...
The Boys of Winter: The Perfect Rugby Book for Father's Day
England have been in four Rugby World Cup finals and only won one of them. In 2003, this team was the one that did it. Nearly 20 years on, with...
Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination
The importance of cricket to England has been immortalised in the art and literature of a thousand years. For countless artists and writers across the centuries, the culture and aesthetics...
Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years
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Muhammad Ali is a force of nature. Over the past forty years, he's proven himself a one-of-a-kind boxing champion, a charismatic media darling, and a world-class personality. Here at last...
Formula One: The Champions: 75 years of legendary F1 drivers
Bask in Formula One glory with this 75th Anniversary edition of The Champions, featuring exhilarating photography and expert commentary. Since the Grand Prix's start in 1950, just 34 men have...
The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him
"Eric Blehm offers an insightful perspective on how Craig Kelly became the effortless icon that we all revered as well as sobering details of how his heroic journey tragically ended....
Forza Ferrari: How F1's Most Famous Team Can Win Again
'Every F1 fan knows the magic Ferrari brings to the sport of F1. The passion of the tifosi is one-of-a-kind. Nate does a fantastic job of capturing the heart, soul,...
Olympia: The Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
In the northwestern corner of the great peninsula of the Peloponnese, close to the meeting point of the Cladeus and Alpheus rivers, lies a peaceful river valley overlooked by the...
Ten Moments that Shook the Sports World
Want to know what really happened? Stan Isaacs knows. He was there! "The Shot Heard Round the World," in 1951. "The Fight of the Century," in 1971. The horror of...
Those Who Are About To Die: Gladiators and the Roman Mind
Bestselling author Harry Sidebottom takes readers on a thrilling journey through a day in the life of the best-known figure of the ancient world- the Roman gladiator Bestselling author Harry...
Cricket: The Definitive Guide to the International Game
Cricket is the compelling story of how the game has developed across the world from the birth of the famous Ashes rivalry between England and Australia in the late 19th...
The Times Test Cricket: A history of the ultimate game, 150 years in
An illustrated history of unforgettable tests, legendary players and record-breaking performances. This is the story of Test cricket and how it came to dominate the global sporting calendar. With access...
The Boys of Winter: The Perfect Rugby Book for Father's Day
*WINNER OF RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024* THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A gripping book that brings that unforgettable match back to pulsating life' Daily Mail 'Fans will relish'...
The Times Test Cricket: A history of the ultimate game, 150 years in
An illustrated history of unforgettable tests, legendary players and record-breaking performances. This is the story of Test cricket and how it came to dominate the global sporting calendar. With access...
The Year of the Tiger: The Major Run That Made Tiger Woods
The inside story of legendary golfer Tiger Woods' magnificent run, when he won all four major tournaments in a single calendar year, becoming the greatest player of his generation-a show...
The Hunt for Mount Everest
'The definitive back story of Mount Everest' Stewart Weaver, co-author of Fallen Giants 'Craig Storti has given us the Everest book that we've needed all along' Scott Ellsworth, author of...
Pain and Privilege: Inside Le Tour
' Pain & Privilege contains a wealth of information, presented in an immediate and appealing way.' - The Canberra Times A profound insight into the stories behind the image of...
Bring on United: Ferguson's Golden Generation in their Own Words
How Manchester United conquered all, by the players who won everything ______________________________________________________________ With a foreword by Ruud van Nistelrooy An Irish Times Bestseller The Champions League, the Club World Cup,...
Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge
Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge is the most comprehensive offering on the subject; as eminently readable as it is an essential reference. It covers all 10 previous World Cups...
NFL Moments: 125 Icons and Stories that Define the NFL
Over its 105-year history, the NFL has built franchise empires, created icons, integrated itself into the fabric of American culture and captivated fans around the globe. At the core of...
Football: The Ultimate Book
A comprehensive coffee table book about the world's most popular sport football. From the history and development of the sport over time, to the best players and most influential clubs...
A Ramble Through the History of Walking
'The great affair is to move: to come down off this feather-bed of civilisation, and find the globe granite underfoot,' wrote Robert Louis Stevenson. This book celebrates the history of...
The Official History of the Tour de France: Revised and Updated (2023)
The Official History of the Tour de France - fully revised and updated for 2023 - is a celebration of one of the greatest annual sporting events, and the premier...
Ten Out: The remarkable bowlers who have taken all ten wickets in an
Ten Out pays homage to those who have taken all ten wickets in a first-class innings. Going right back to William Lillywhite, for his feat in 1837, all told there...
Olympia: The Birth of the Games
**1st Place, CIBA Chanticleer Awards 2021, Chaucer Award for Pre-1750s Early Historical Fiction** At Olympia, there is one amongst the Greeks who sees light where others only perceive darkness. One...
Bring on United: Ferguson's Golden Generation in their Own Words
How Manchester United conquered all, by the players who won everything ______________________________________________________________ With a foreword by Ruud van Nistelrooy An Irish Times Bestseller The Champions League, the Club World Cup,...
Chariot of Knowledge
Discover the lost history of the Ancient Olympic Games. In popular belief, the Olympic Games were primarily a Greek invention. Yet, this perception covers a secret history that connects the...
The Greatest Scarlets XV Ever
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Following on from the success of The Greatest Welsh XV Ever by Eddie Butler and The Greatest Welsh Tries Ever by Gerald Davies, another high-profile rugby personality tackles yet another...
Shaping Surf History: Tom Curren and Al Merrick, California 1980-1983
Metyko captures an era-defining snapshot of one of the most fertile and influential moments in California's surf history. The dramatic action shots and intimate moments follow the rise of young...
The Other Olympians: A True Story of Gender, Fascism and the Making of
The story of the early athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who lit the flame for today's culture wars. In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European...
Tennis's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over
In this hugely entertaining collection of stories taken from over a hundred years of world tennis history, award-winning sports historian Peter Seddon has gathered together the most extraordinary events ever...
Guts and Glory: Diggers, Sport and War
From one of Australia's leading military historians and biographers, Peter Rees, comes Guts and Glory , an enthralling history of the way in which sport is ever present in the...
The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play
The sweeping story of the American stadium-from the first wooden ballparks to today's glass and steel mega-arenas-revealing how it has made, and remade, American life Stadiums are monuments to recreation,...
Legends and Soles: Business, Creativity and Basketball - A Memoir of
The brilliant autobiography from the 'saviour of Nike' If you're a sneaker head, you know him as the Savior of Nike. If you've watched Air you saw Matt Damon's portrayal...
The Times Speed: The History of Formula 1 World Championships
'This book expertly captures the extraordinary events and legendary drivers who made the sport what it is today. A must-read for any F1 fan.' - Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing,...
Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body
Sheds new light on the Paris Olympics of 1924, often considered the first international games. From their origins in ancient Greece to their modern transformation into a visually powerful event...
The Little Book of Skiing: Wonder, Wit & Wisdom for the Slopes
A huge number of people ski, and this fun little book looks at all aspects of what makes it so appealing. For some, it's a serene communication with nature as...
Golf Round I'll Never Forget: Golf's Biggest Stars Recall Their Finest
With careers that often span decades -- and with most tournaments determined after four 18-hole rounds -- golfers have a lot to consider when choosing a single, stand-out round as...
Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon
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The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues
The first full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer James "Cool Papa" Bell (1903-1991) was a legend in black baseball, a lightning fast switch hitter elected...
Cyclopedia: It's All About the Bike
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Sport
A highly entertaining romp through sporting history's best sins and greatest sinners. WHERE THERE'S SPORT, THERE'S SINNING. Name a global sports icon and there will be a sin or two....
The Boomers: A biography
From heartbreak to triumph: how our national basketball team went from misfits to superstars The Boomers' Olympic triumph in Tokyo was possibly the most celebrated bronze medal in Australian sporting...
Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination
The importance of cricket to England has been immortalised in the art and literature of a thousand years. For countless artists and writers across the centuries, the culture and aesthetics...