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From Sunday Times bestselling author, British Sports Book of the Year Award winner, and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered and entertaining chronicle of her last decade, tackling not only UFC and WWE but also parenthood, overcoming...

Finalist for the 2021 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year “For that period of time, he was the greatest player of my generation.”—Keith Hernandez Dave Parker was one of the biggest and most badass baseball players of the late twentieth century...

Mitch ‘Blood’ Green had more things going for him to make big money in boxing than nearly any fighter in history. A six-foot-six, 225-pound heavyweight with a chiseled physique and a traffic-stopping look, Green had street credibility for days—he was the...

THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER'Well worth a read if you want the inside track on life on the lower rungs of the tennis circuit. Warts and all.' Judy Murray'As elegant and powerful as a Federer backhand ... It’s Kitchen Confidential for tennis.' Ed Caesar'A really...

READ THE REMARKABLE STORY OF A LIFE LIVED IN THE SERVICE OF FOOTBALLLife is a beautiful game - but how should you play it?'To be a manager, you have to perform always. You cannot live in history. It's now and tomorrow that counts'---- For Sven-Goeran...

What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles and victories, of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781761347344Author Mackenzie ArnoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House Australia

The story of how Manchester United conquered all, by the players who won everything The Champion’s League, the Club World Cup, 6 Premier League Titles, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cups and 4 Community Shields … and one legendary manager This is the story of...

In a little over two and a half minutes on 6 September 2009 Steve Peat cemented his place in mountain biking history, becoming downhill world champion at the seventeenth time of asking and by a winning margin of just five hundredths of a second. But...

A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the “first family of martial arts,” Rickson Gracie is considered the godfather of what we recognize today as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Although Rickson’s three decades of total dominance in Jiu Jitsu...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781529946154Author DCFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Ebury SpotlightPublisher Ebury PublishingWeight(grams) 750g

Celebrating the amazing career of AFL star Tom Hawkins, from his family background, with his dad also a champion player, through to his contribution to Geelong's ongoing success on the football field, we learn what has made Tom a star. From a scholarship...

Steve Williams, arguably the greatest caddie in golf history, teams up with renowned golf journalist Evin Priest to give his definitive account of his 12-year partnership with the legendary Tiger Woods, sharing personal, never-before-told moments of...

Known for his 'lightning reflexes' and unique playing style, Hugo Lloris has always set himself apart from other goalkeepers. He played for the French national team for fourteen years, as captain for twelve, and won the World Cup in 2018. He spent eleven...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739608651Author Joe GeraghtyFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint MartelloPublisher MartelloWeight(grams) 550g

  ‘A Footballer For All Seasons’ is an engrossing, fascinating book that will interest footballers and non-footballers alike. It chronicles Frank Newton's unusual yet intriguing life journey. It traces his emergence as a goal-scoring sensation in English...

The full-career autobiography from one of Ireland's greatest ever jockeysFrom Davy Russell's early life in Youghal to his winning ride on Tiger Roll in the 2018 Grand National, this book has it all. Capturing the highs of an incredible career as a top...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493086023Author Joe UnitasFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955041355Author Lenny WagnerFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Casemate PublishersPublisher Casemate Publishers

With a foreword from Jurgen Klopp."I said when he was appointed, 'fasten your seatbelts and get ready for take-off,' and I wasn’t wrong. He took us on some journey" Sir Kenny DalglishOn 9 October 2015 swathes of Liverpool FC supporters gathered outside...

FOREWORD BY NEDUM ONUOHAThe year is 2012. Manchester City have failed in an audacious attempt to appoint Pep Guardiola, the most sought-after manager in world football. They watch as he wins consecutive league titles with Bayern Munich instead.The year...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735244979Author Ted NolanFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press

Tom Gola is a Philadelphia Big Five basketball icon. He led La Salle to the NIT championship in 1952 and the NCAA championship in 1954, and holds the NCAA record for most rebounds in a career. Gola also helped the Philadelphia Warriors win the NBA...

A dozen incredible stories about hockey's legendary goalies, on and off the ice-including Carey Price, Marc-Andre Fleury, Roberto Luongo, and Henrik Lundqvist."Hockey goaltenders have forever been thought of as unique, eccentric, weird and wacky. Also...

The most capped All Black in history speaks for the record about his storied career, spanning four World Cups, nine Super Rugby finals and 153 appearances in the black jersey. After making his debut for New Zealand in 2010 at the age of 21, Samuel...

The Mighty Atom: The Life of Boxing Legend Jimmy Wilde is the long-awaited biography of a boxing all-time great whose brilliance defied logic.Born in a Welsh mining town, Jimmy learnt his trade in fairground boxing booths and went on to become a legend...

In 1972, Reggie Warford was a sinewy, lightning-fast, sharp-shooting leftie who was in high demand by such renowned coaches as Bobby Knight at Indiana and Digger Phelps at Notre Drame. When the prolific player was signed by Joe B. Hall at the University...

How is a person changed by commitment to their passion, and how does their commitment change over time? These are questions that esteemed climber Sonnie Trotter asks as he reflects on the most thrilling adventures of his sport and his life.Trotter has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985900851Author Tim NewbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint The University Press of KentuckyPublisher The University Press of Kentucky

Ultrarunner Jen Scotney has achieved podium finishes in some of the UK’s toughest races and now has her sights firmly set on the Pennine Way. In Running Through the Dark, Jen talks about her ambitions, not just to run the 268-mile Pennine Way but to take...

'Sexton will go down as Ireland's greatest ever player' Gordon D'Arcy, Irish TimesNo Irish rugby player has ever achieved more, or been a source of more inspiration to teammates and fans alike, than Johnny Sexton.In his hotly anticipated autobiography,...

In the early twentieth century, Joe Beckett carved out his boxing career. While many pugilists represented Britain in the heavyweight championship bouts of the era, Beckett’s identity was unique. Born into a travelling showperson family, he boxed in the...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985901018Author Tom HammondFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint The University Press of KentuckyPublisher The University Press of Kentucky

In When in Doubt, Stop the Bout, renowned boxing historian Mike Silver presents a shocking exposé of the sordid underbelly of professional boxing, and uncovers the sport’s criminally flawed infrastructure and those responsible for it. From compromised...

THE UNMISSABLE NEW BOOK FROM GUENTHER STEINER, AUTHOR OF THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, SURVIVING TO DRIVE. WITH A FOREWORD BY TOTO WOLFF.Fasten your seatbelts as Formula 1's favourite underdog, Guenther Steiner, takes you on a wild ride through his ten...

In When in Doubt, Stop the Bout, renowned boxing historian Mike Silver presents a shocking exposé of the sordid underbelly of professional boxing, and uncovers the sport’s criminally flawed infrastructure and those responsible for it. From compromised...

In 1972, Reggie Warford was a sinewy, lightning-fast, sharp-shooting leftie who was in high demand by such renowned coaches as Bobby Knight at Indiana and Digger Phelps at Notre Drame. When the prolific player was signed by Joe B. Hall at the University...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781529945928Author RCFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Ebury SpotlightPublisher Ebury PublishingWeight(grams) 750g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735247352Author Atiba HutchinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press