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Recounted candidly In His Own Words: Life On the Inside looks back on the footballing life and times of Peter Mendham, Norwich City's larger-than-life former midfielder. He offers a no-holds-barred account of football in the 80s - and also of the...

A cultural and business history of the UFC, tracing the unlikely rise of mixed martial arts from what was derided in the '90s as 'human cockfighting' - more violence than sport - to a global pop culture phenomenon.Senator John McCain once decried mixed...

A cultural and business history of the UFC, tracing the unlikely rise of mixed martial arts from what was derided in the '90s as 'human cockfighting' - more violence than sport - to a global pop culture phenomenon.Senator John McCain once decried mixed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563019Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

Jack Kyle was the rugby giant of his time, but he was also so much more than a sporting legend.Whilst he was winning a Grand Slam and touring with the Lions, Jack Kyle was also studying to be a doctor. When he retired from playing rugby - as the world's...

In this fully updated paperback edition of the Sunday Times bestseller, Jonny Wilkinson opens up to reveal what it is like to be the world's most famous rugby player and an international sporting superstar. MY WORLD is a fascinating insight into his...

The World Cup Finals, Sweden 1958. Brazil vs the fearsome USSR.In the opening three minutes - 'the greatest three minutes in the history of football' - one man wrote himself into the record books. Brazil went on to win the cup, and, in Garrincha, a star...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781742750354Author Tim BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Ebury AustraliaPublisher Random House AustraliaWeight(grams) 270gDimensions(mm) 197mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062889454Author Lindsey VonnFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

In 1976, young Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Graham Tutt had the world at his feet. Then in an instant his dreams were shattered by a career-ending collision seen by millions on TV. What happened next has never been told before. Persistent double vision...

Gangsters have been around boxing for ever. When boxing took hold in Madison Square Garden just after the First World War, a new wave of criminals moved in: the Mob. It was then that Prohibition gave street legitimacy to organised crime right across...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563910Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

The inspirational, bittersweet story of Tamsin Imber's journey as a runner. Starting out as a busy mum, she secretly trains for a marathon - and ends up completing nine in a year, running joyfully in the rainy North York Moors with a group of like-minded...

Edmund Hillary - A Biography is the story of the New Zealand beekeeper who climbed Mount Everest. A man who against expedition orders drove his tractor to the South Pole; a man honoured around the world for his pioneering climbs yet who collapsed on more...

Ricky Hatton's brilliance as a boxer, his down-to-earth demeanour and his live-wire sense of humour have made him a national treasure.Five of Ricky's biggest and most explosive fights took place in the boxing Mecca of Las Vegas. Tens of thousands of...

'The Fever Pitch of five-a-side' TONY PARSONSA must-have for anyone who has ever played and enjoyed amateur football.James Brown has been playing football since growing up in the backstreets of Leeds. The sudden death of one his long-standing team...

'The Fever Pitch of five-a-side' TONY PARSONSA must-have for anyone who has ever played and enjoyed amateur football.James Brown has been playing football since growing up in the backstreets of Leeds. The sudden death of one his long-standing team...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909245471Author Stephen ConstantineFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint De Coubertin BooksPublisher De Coubertin Books

When football players leave Ireland behind in the hopes of carving out a future in the professional game, they often end up plying their trade in the UK -competing for a chance in the Premier League, the Scottish Premiership, or the numerous leagues...

In nearly 25 years as a sports journalist for the Independent, Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times, Martin Johnson has covered sporting events all over the world, including cricket and tennis in Australia, golf in America, Formula One in Kuala Lumpur,...

In nearly 25 years as a sports journalist for the Independent, Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times, Martin Johnson has covered sporting events all over the world, including cricket and tennis in Australia, golf in America, Formula One in Kuala Lumpur,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Banff Mountain Book Competition 2016.Book InformationISBN 9781910237076Author Catherine DestivelleFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Hayloft...

Longlisted for Autobiography of the Year, Sports Book Awards 2022 The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller A deeply personal and inspiring memoir from one of the most...

The incredible rags-to-riches story of one of the world's greatest motorcycle racers. From humble beginnings in 1930s London, to winning six world titles, Jim Redman MBE is one of GPs most extraordinary characters, and a true legend of motorcycle racing...

Remember when Zinedine Zidane lifted the World Cup in 1998? Kylian Mbappe doesn't. The forward wasn't born when the French team first became world champions. But it was Mbappe's unique talent that helped France reach the summit of world football once...

Amir Khan is a hard-working, twenty-first-century hero: a standard bearer for his Pakistani heritage, his Lancashire upbringing and the future of British boxing. At just seventeen, he won silver at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and when he turned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954694715Author Rod ButlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Karate-LondonPublisher Karate-London

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307268198Author Andre AgassiFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Three Rivers PressWeight(grams) 675gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563569Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2007.Book InformationISBN 9780767924719Author Ed ViestursFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Broadway Books (A...

Why would anyone want to do something as dangerous as motorcycling? For those who love to ride, no explanation is necessary. For everyone else, there's Why We Ride. Designed as both an explanation for outsiders and an anthem for those within the fold,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780912332Author Iffy OnuoraFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

'We'll all recognise ourselves somewhere in this book' Emily Chappell'One of the best cycling books of all time' BookAuthorityA joyful dose of inspiration that every cyclist, from rookie to randonneur, can take something valuable from' Road.ccIf your...

Ten league titles. Eleven FA Cups. Three European Cups. 481 goals across a 38-year playing career. A surprisingly high number of kidnappings. An assassination attempt. Not one, but two narrow escapes from earthquakes. A career-ending helicopter crash.My...

Gilles Villeneuve became a legend in his own time, a driver whose skill and daring personified the ideals of Grand Prix racing, the pinnacle of motor sport.With his flamboyantly aggressive, press-on-regardless style in his scarlet Ferrari, he captured...

Timmy Murphy's story is not just about a young man who pursued his dream and fulfilled it. This is a story about anticipation, frustration, alcoholism, despair, realisation, reconciliation and, ultimately, redemption. It looked all over for Murphy when...

In 1987, Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche had an extraordinary year - the year to end all years.June 1987: Winner of the Giro d'Italia July 1987: Secured the yellow jersey at the Tour De FranceSeptember 1987: Victory at the World Cycling Championships...

In 1987, Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche had an extraordinary year - the year to end all years.June 1987: Winner of the Giro d'Italia July 1987: Secured the yellow jersey at the Tour De FranceSeptember 1987: Victory at the World Cycling Championships...

___________________Ramla Ali is a triple threat - humanitarian, model and boxer. Her life inside and outside the ring represents her ruthless refusal to quit and passion to fight for what she believes in.In her first book, Ramla details ten key fights -...

Guardian's Best Sports Books of 2014SHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2015LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015In Chase Your Shadow, journalist and author John Carlin tells the gripping story of Oscar...