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Anthony Daly was the most successful captain in the history of Clare hurling, leading the county to two All-Irelands and three Munster titles. Regarded as an inspirational figure by his fellow players, Daly's innate leadership and character prompted the...

Before his resignation in April 2007, Duncan Fletcher had been the most successful England cricket coach of the modern era. In the glorious summer of 2005 Fletcher's management and coaching skills reached their apogee, as England regained the Ashes from...

In 1939 the Savage Mountain claimed its first victim. Born into vast wealth yet uneasy with a life of leisure, Dudley Wolfe, of Boston and Rockport, Maine, set out to become the first man to climb K2, the world's second-highest mountain and, in the...

Waterman is the first comprehensive biography of Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1968): swimmer, surfer, Olympic gold medalist, Hawaiian icon, waterman. Long before Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz made their splashes in the pool, Kahanamoku emerged from the...

In 2004, James Blake's world was getting more perfect by the day. As a rising young tennis star, his life and his game were constantly gathering new momentum while he travelled the world and rose through the international tennis rankings - eventually...

Ever since he was a two-year-old golf prodigy, Eldrick 'Tiger' Woods has often been viewed less as a human being and more as a ball-striking machine - and his carefully guarded image and emotionless persona seemed to guarantee that it would remain that...

Brian Clough's 44-day tenure as manager of Leeds United between July and September 1974 is one of the most infamous episodes in British football history. While the bestselling "The Damned United" was a fictional account of Clough's short-lived...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985900844Author Tim NewbyFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint The University Press of KentuckyPublisher The University Press of Kentucky

The only authorised story of Pep Guardiola's triumphant reign at Manchester City: as close to Guardiola as you can get.'Write about everything you see. Be as critical as you like.' This is what Pep Guardiola told the journalist Marti Perarnau in 2013,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739789299Author Kevin O'SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint The Liffey PressPublisher The Liffey Press

How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time?And how did he fall so spectacularly? Before the age of twenty-five, Tiger Woods had risen to phenomenon status: twice named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, champion of more than thirty...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316572774Author James PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Little Brown and CompanyPublisher Little Brown and Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538192542Author Pauline DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Dick Bosman's career in Major League Baseball as a player and coach has spanned more than 50 years. He pitched eleven seasons in the American League, was the Major League pitching coach for multiple teams, and has served as a minor league pitching...

The New York Times bestselling author of War Dogs exposes the inside story of disgraced fraudster turned undercover FBI informant Marty Blazer and the greatest scandal in the history of the NCAA. When the federal government catches hotshot financial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774390801Author Meaghan HackinenFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint NeWest PressPublisher NeWest PressWeight(grams) 454g

"Rahaman has, at last, written the definitive biography on his late brother, which tells the real Ali story." -Mike Tyson More words have been written about Muhammad Ali than almost anyone else. He was, without doubt, the world's most-loved...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985901001Author Tom HammondFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint The University Press of KentuckyPublisher The University Press of Kentucky

The longer the distance run, the more women have an edge over their male competitors. Yet, the longer the distance, the less likely women are to start the race.In this incredible and personal account, established running journalist Jen Benson looks at...

Torry: The Life and Career of a Football Great is the story of the remarkable Torry Gillick, a Scottish international footballer revered both in Glasgow and Liverpool.On the pitch, Gillick won every possible honour in Scottish football with Rangers...

Bill Shankly is the man who shaped Liverpool Football Club. His legendary status on Merseyside and within the history of the game cannot be overestimated. Renowned for his commitment, restless energy and laconic aphorisms, he followed a respectable...

Beyond the Red Zone is not just a captivating sports memoir – it’s a another step in Super Bowl winner BJ Daniels’ quest to “Leave No One Behind" when it comes to their mental health.From a very young age, BJ Daniels’ life revolved around football. He...

Harry Lockett: Football's Unassuming, Unknown and Unsung Founding Father, is a biography of the man who became first secretary of the Football League and later manager of Stoke Football Club in the late Victorian era. Harry Lockett lived a quite...

Believer in Blue is the fascinating autobiography of Marvin Andrews, who famously overcame serious injury and defied expert medical opinion to help Rangers win the title on 'Helicopter Sunday'. A year later, he led Trinidad and Tobago to an unprecedented...

'A fantastic and fascinating exploration of the life of a great champion... Full of compelling insight.' - Tom Hiddleston'This book captures the deep complexities in Novak's mind and his life and how he's dealt with them in a thoughtful, soul-searching...

This is a biography of Hall of Famer Harry Wright, known for his important role in establishing professionalism as a legitimate element of the game and for promoting its popularity as the national pastime. Possessed of an analytical mind, Wright liked...

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From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile comes a rollicking and poignant account of the epic misadventure of two friends, zero preparation, and one dream: a 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America’s most magnificent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439157763Author Dustin PedroiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 167mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781443466028Author Laurent Duvernay-TardifFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher CollinsWeight(grams) 295g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998729824Author Angelo AngelopolousFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Half Court PressPublisher Half Court Press

One of major league baseball's first Native American stars, John Tortes ""Chief"" Meyers (1880-1971) was the hard-hitting, award-winning catcher for John McGraw's New York Giants from 1908 to 1915 and later for the Brooklyn Dodgers...

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson was one of baseball's greatest hitters and most colorful players. Born Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson on July 16, 1888, in Pickens County, South Carolina, Jackson went to work in a textile mill when he was around six years...

Called the ""Chairman of the Board"" because of his remarkable control in big-money games, Eddie ""Whitey"" Ford still holds the record for World Series wins (10), and was Casey Stengel's ace during much of the Yankees' historic mid-century pennant...

Wars ravage Iraq and Afghanistan. An earthquake devastates Haiti. The economy is in crisis and America is in the death grip of partisan politics. But what really, really gets you down? Your college basketball team loses a key game. It kind of makes a...

Don Perkins led a life as one of the most honored athletes in the history of the University of New Mexico and the Dallas Cowboys. But Perkins's life was far more complex and, at times, controversial. He experienced the traumas of racial discrimination,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984627820Author Rich WolfeFormat HardbackPage Count 261Imprint Lone Wolfe PressPublisher Lone Wolfe PressWeight(grams) 553g

This book collects the columns which baseball legend Jackie Robinson wrote for the New York Post and the New York Amsterdam News, as well as excerpts of letters between Robinson and politicians such as Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy. The brevity of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781460229446Author Olga KotelkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint FriesenPressPublisher FriesenPressWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

Winner of the Sports Book Awards 2022The updated edition of the huge Sunday Times number one bestselling inspirational memoir from rugby league legend Rob Burrow on his extraordinary career, his incredible friendship with fellow Rhino Kevin Sinfield, and...