Sports

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604676677Author Grigory BogdanovichFormat PaperbackPage Count 462Imprint Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing HousePublisher Limited...

For aspiring cricketer Ed Smith, luck was for other people. Ed believed that the successful cricketer made his own luck by an application of will power, elimination of error, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. But when a freak accident at the...

HE HAS TAKEN HIS GAME -- AND THE GAME -- TO A NEW LEVEL He grew up in Virginia with nothing but his talent and his heart. But he had The Plan: his never-say-die dream to become an NBA superstar. So he began his journey down a road full of obstacles. But...

The start of a love affair: 'I kicked off my shoes and prepared to climb in stocking feet, aware of an enormous sense of occasion as I laid hands on the rock and stepped up on the first rounded hold. It was not a hard climb but that was unimportant. I...

Roger Federer is not only one of the greatest tennis players ever to pick up a racket - if not the greatest - but he is one of the global icons of our time. Characterised by a mixture of passion and calmness, a fierce competitor with a regal bearing, he...

Roger Federer is not only one of the greatest tennis players ever to pick up a racket - if not the greatest - but he is one of the global icons of our time. Characterised by a mixture of passion and calmness, a fierce competitor with a regal bearing, he...

BBC sports presenter Mark Chapman is no longer in his physical prime. There is an argument to suggest he has never been in his physical prime. Now in his forties, he is facing a world of knee replacements and ever-expanding waistlines, whilst his...

Donncha O'Callaghan is one of Ireland's leading international rugby players, and a stalwart of the Munster side. He was a key figure in the Irish team which won the IRB 6 Nations Grand Slam in 2009, and has won two Heineken Cup medals and two Magners...

Donncha O'Callaghan is one of Ireland's leading international rugby players, and a stalwart of the Munster side. He was a key figure in the Irish team which won the IRB 6 Nations Grand Slam in 2009, and has won two Heineken Cup medals and two Magners...

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JAMES TAYLOR was born in Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire, in 1990/. A sporting phenomenon from an early age, he chose to forge a life in cricket, establishing himself as one of the country's leading batsmen and an England regular. And then tragedy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440222668Author Dennis RodmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, IncPublisher Random House USA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909885264Author Phil HodgsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint London League Publications LtdPublisher London League Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909360778Author Harry HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Empire Publications LtdPublisher Empire Publications LtdWeight(grams) 404g

Better Than He Knew: The Graham Barlow Story recalls the cricketing life of Graham Barlow, a talented all-round sportsman and largely unsung member of the Middlesex team that dominated domestic cricket from 1976 to 1985. Emerging from schoolboy cricket,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612199733Author Diego MaradonaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing

Today Bill Richmond is largely unknown to the wider public, but he was one of the most significant sportsmen in history and one of the most prominent celebrities of Georgian times. Born into slavery in Staten Island, Richmond won his freedom as a young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642340457Author Al UnserFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Octane PressPublisher Octane Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629375731Author Laver Rod Writer LarryFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 28mm

Unbreakable tells Lindsey Hunter's moving and heartbreaking story. Lindsey is the widow of snooker star Paul Hunter, who died tragically aged only 27 in October 2006 after a battle with cancer, leaving Lindsey and their one year-old daughter Evie bereft...

England appearances, a courtroom drama and a spell in prison were just the start. He later returned to Sheffield Wednesday's first team before going into management and guiding Matlock town to the FA Trophy, but since retiring he has faced an increasing...

James Gordon Bennett was born in 1841, a spoilt only son who took over as publisher of the New York Herald from his millionaire father. Bennett tirelessly supported pioneering fields of technology and sport, always with speed in mind. In 1899, fascinated...

Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and his untimely death sent the sports world reeling. Kobe lives on in the hearts and minds of his fans, and this book celebrates his legacy with short chapters on his values,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563941Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528938044Author Chris DunphyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735223639Author Gary M. PomerantzFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

When an athlete with an exceptional record of achievement and longevity comes to the end of their career, the numbers can speak for themselves. Ross Taylor has scored the most runs, made the most centuries and taken the most catches by a New Zealander in...

A new, fully illustrated gift book commemorating the unparalleled rise, fall, and comeback of golf's greatest champion Tiger Woods turned pro at age 20 in 1996, rapidly ascending to become the No. 1 ranked player in the world at age 21 and the youngest...

Tessa and Scott share their incredible and inspiring story - now updated and expanded with a new introduction, over 100 dazzling new photographs, and three all-new chapters covering the pair's stunning performances at the Sochi and PyeongChang Olympic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594867316Author Kenny MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Rodale PressPublisher Rodale PressWeight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 30mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563149Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

The most high-profile referee this country has ever seen, the controversial and opinionated Graham Poll, exposes the myth that referees are the game's silent men, and opens the lid on the shocking and often unbelievable world of football that few...

Celebrate Formula One's most iconic drivers with this exploration of their triumphs and tragedies. Featuring high-quality photography and insight from renowned F1 journalist Tony Dodgins. At the heart of Formula One lies the triumphs and tragedies of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995594371Author Bob Champion, MBEFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint FCM Publishing UKPublisher FCM Publishing UK

'He's one of the best players I've ever played with. As a forward, I'd say he's the best.' Johnny SextonSean O'Brien does not come from a traditional rugby background. He grew up on a farm in Tullow, far from the rugby hotbeds of Limerick and Cork or the...

The road to Croke Park can be a long one, but for Leitrim hurler Zak Moradi it was longer than most. Born in a refugee camp in Ramadi, Iraq, at the height of the Gulf War, Zak spent his formative years living under the oppressive regime of Saddam Hussein...

Former county cricketer and one-time England Test batsman Alan Butcher was looking for a new challenge after leaving his job coaching Surrey County Cricket Club. A phone call out of the blue from a Zimbabwean great alerted him to the possibility of...

Boris Becker shot to fame in 1985 when at seventeen years old, he became the youngest player ever to win the men's final at Wimbledon. He went on to win two more Wimbledon titles, and a total of forty-nine singles and fifteen doubles crowns, making him...

In 2009 Real Madrid paid GBP80m, a then record fee, to sign a ready-made superstar in an effort to keep pace with a Barcelona side that had won it all. In doing so, they sparked a rivalry like no other; Messi vs Ronaldo.The seasons that have followed...

The best known mountaineer in Britain and for 40 years through his books, lectures and TV films an ambassador for every aspect of the mountaineering world, Sir Chris Bonington remains essentially a shy, complex man. This biography explores his lonely...