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Ben Smith: Professional footballer. Recognise the name? Of course you don't. That's because most of Smith's years in the game were spent outside the vaunted, big-money environs of the Premier League - and this sporting memoir is all the more entertaining as a result.1995: an adolescent Ben...

Anneli Drummond-Hay’s autobiography is a fascinating insight into the making of an equestrian champion through her struggle for survival. It is a heart-warming story of a war baby with aristocratic connections, who grew up with very little money and even less love. She never went to school, she...

A new biography uncovering the life of golf superstar, Tiger Woods, featuring original interviews and reporting. What makes Tiger tick? ------------------------------------ How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time? And how did he fall so spectacularly? Before the age of...

This new biography – the first for 30 years – looks at the phenomenal career of football icon Gary Lineker. 'Full of pace and style, just like its subject ... a vivid, nostalgic reminder of Lineker’s greatness as a player' - Leo McKinstry 'Skilfully crafted – there is not much more you can ask...

An extraordinary account of James Lawrence's record-breaking feat of endurance - completing 100 triathlons in 100 days - with inspiring lessons on how we can all achieve the seemingly impossible. 'Iron Hope proves that with a little direction, we can all develop the mental toughness to...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES' BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2024 'HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ABOUT F1.' -Sam Walker, author of The Captain Class 'MODERN F1 IS THE SPORTS STORY OF THIS ERA AND NO ONE COULD TELL IT BETTER' -Kevin Clark, ESPN 'THE FASTEST READ YOU...

From 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 jockey, from the adrenaline rush of winning the Grand National twice, the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand...

Standing Free is the funny, emotional, at times downright bizarre but always enthralling autobiography of 1980s and 90s Aberdeen FC cult hero Theo ten Caat. Written with Nick Brown, author of the widely acclaimed Former Glories and New Beginnings: Aberdeen FC, 2022/23. Theo’s time at Aberdeen...

The definitive biography of the greatest Formula One driver of all time. At the pinnacle of motorsports, a humble young man from Stevenage, has risen to become the greatest Formula One driver of all time. Lewis Hamilton's journey from remote-controlled car hobbyist to seven-time world champion...

Lessons in adversity and leadership from a pioneering basketball coach and bestselling philosopher 'George Raveling is a legend on sports, business, and the great game of life' TIM FERRISS 'I'm proud to call George a mentor and a friend' MICHAEL JORDAN 'George Raveling is the mentor you wish you...

Deadly is the first-ever biography of Kent and England cricketing legend Derek Underwood. It includes exclusive interviews with friends and team-mates. From renowned cricket author Mark Peel, winner of the Cricket Society Award and twice shortlisted at the British Sports Book Awards. This...

NEVER in the history of the game has one life brought both joy and tragedy in such huge measures. Duncan Edwards was the jewel in the crown of the Busby Babes, an all-time legend at just 21, who was denied the chance to achieve even greater footballing success by the Munich Air Disaster in 1958...

A unique autobiography of a Black Watch war hero who survived near-fatal bullet wounds and went on to become a sporting legend As Harold Davis fell under heavy machine-gun fire, his body riddled with bullet wounds and life seemingly slipping away from him, he could not have realised that he was...

In 2020, Liverpool Football Club reclaimed its position as the number one football team in England. But it was a journey that had taken the world-famous club 30 years; a journey that was filled with drama, intrigue, and numerous false dawns. Written by a lifelong Liverpool fan, this is a...

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The definitive biography of the most successful driver in the history of F1 - and the most dominant British sportsman of all time. THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DRIVER IN F1 HISTORY After equalling Michael Schumacher's record of seven world titles, and overtaking him as having...

Few footballers in history have commanded as much media attention as David Beckham. From the moment he announced himself to the world with a breathtaking goal from the halfway line against Wimbledon in 1996, he became public property. Over the next two years, as he embarked on a relationship...

The candid autobiography of all-star pitcher “Sudden Sam” McDowell, whose alcohol-fueled life quickly and famously spiraled out of control, and his ultimate redemption as a counselor for other athletes suffering from addiction. Sam McDowell seemed to have it all. Considered by many to be the...

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 of the man who discovered Michael Jordan and how he revolutionized the payment structure of endorsements for athletes...

The rise and fall of one of America’s first Black sports celebrities “Deeply and impressively researched. . . . Ms. Mooney pieces together a narrative with an arc so tight and clean that it’s a wonder it actually happened. . . . It reads, in other words, like a novel, and that is because the...

Long before Erling Haaland, Thierry Henry and Eric Cantona, there was George Robledo, the first overseas star of English football. Abandoned by his father as a child in Chile, Robledo came to the UK, where he was raised in a Yorkshire mining village, serving underground as a 'Bevin Boy' during...

An adventurer, firefighter, and jiu-jitsu practitioner embarks on a journey of a lifetime—a 1,000 mile voyage through the Canadian sub-arctic—after recovering from a life-threatening illness. The Canadian North is a vast and lonely land where bears roam free, fires rage unchecked, and storms...

The world’s biggest football club comes under scrutiny like no other sporting institution on earth. Yet how did Manchester United become the global behemoth it is? And how and why did Matt Busby take the club to the summit of the game - and build an empire that lasted for decades? Football...

У цій автобіографії Олександр Зінченко - футболіст, найтитулованіший український гравець у європейських чемпіонатах, чотириразовий чемпіон Англії, амбасадор благодійного фонду United24 - розповідає про свій шлях до мрії, відколи хлопчиком забив свій перший гол. З якими викликами йому довелося...

From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever changing the face of sports as the UFC's first female champion. A superstar in her sport, she transcended...

A rousing history of the penalty kick and its introduction in English football by a famed British writer & editor. Football, in the 1880s, was a rough and dangerous game. To address the abhorrent state of the sport, William McCrum, an amateur Irish goalkeeper and the author's great-grandfather...

'Excellent' INDEPENDENT 'A clear-eyed biography' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'The extraordinary journey of Australia's most important and successful coach, perfectly captured by a writer who knows the immensity of what Ange has accomplished and stands to achieve' GERARD WHATELEY, SPORTS BROADCASTER 'I...

'Bernie is not only a great strategist, but also a great team player and competitor' Sebastian Vettel THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Race-winning team strategist shows how F1 really works. Welcome to Bernie Collins' world. Formula 1 drivers are the public face of Grand Prix racing but...

'This encyclopedic history, packed with famous incident and arresting analysis, should be in everyone's cricket library.' Rahul Bhattacharya 'Tim Wigmore has established himself as one of cricket's most incisive analysts and writers, blending his engaging, innovative use of modern data with a...

Ім’я Зінедіна Зідана відоме не тільки футбольним фанатам, а й людям, далеким від футболу. Його тричі визнавали кращим футболістом світу (1998, 2000, 2003) й одного разу кращим футболістом Європи (1998), 2004-го УЄФА назвала його кращим футболістом за останні 50 років. Завдяки вдалому результату...

От издателя: Олег Блохин – игрок, масштабы таланта и достижения которого охватывают не только советский и украинский, но и мировой футбол в целом. Восьмикратный чемпион СССР, обладатель Кубка кубков УЕФА и Суперкубка УЕФА, лучший бомбардир сборной СССР и чемпионата СССР, обладатель «Золотого...

Он рано завершил карьеру игрока и перешел на тренерскую работу. И когда в 1973 году он возглавил киевское «Динамо», очень немногие верили в то, что Лобановский станет одним из лучших тренеров не только советского, но и мирового футбола. Но 17 лет его руководства «Динамо» стали «золотой эрой»...

От Yakaboo: Легендарный украинский боксер Виталий Кличко известен во всем мире, ведь он является обладателем чемпионского титула в самой престижной супертяжелой весовой категории. На страницах этой книги автор Андрей Кокотюха предлагает читателям историю успеха знаменитого боксера. В...

Олег Блохін — гравець, масштаби таланту й досягнення якого охоплюють не тільки радянський і український, але й світовий футбол у цілому. Восьмиразовий чемпіон СРСР, володар Кубка кубків УЄФА і Суперкубка УЄФА, кращий бомбардир збірної СРСР і чемпіонату СРСР, володар «Золотого м’яча» (звання...

«Беззаперечна правда» — книга-сповідь американського професійного боксера Майка Тайсона, написана у співавторстві з Ларрі Сломаном. Абсолютний чемпіон світу з боксу у надважкій категорії, перший володар трьох чемпіонських поясів за версіями WBC, WBA і IBF — усі ці звання Майк отримав, коли йому...

Андрій Шевченко — видатний український футболіст, виступав за київське «Динамо», «Мілан» та лондонський «Челсі». У 2003 році став першим українцем, який виграв Лігу чемпіонів. Володар «Золотого м’яча» 2004 року. Головний тренер збірної України (2016—2021). Книгу «Шляхетна сила» Андрій Шевченко...

Златан Ібрагімович, Ібра, — шведський футболіст боснійського походження, нападник італійського «Мілана» та національної збірної Швеції. Ця інформація — для тих, хто вперше чує це прізвище. Але навіть серед тих, хто не цікавиться футболом, таких, мабуть, зараз нема. Бо Ібра — це не тільки футбол...

Коли бажання потрапити на вершину світу стає ціллю життя і затьмарює розум, перемагає… бажання, а не розсудливість. Байдуже, що ця пригода коштує багато десятків доларів і може коштувати безцінного життя. Групу веде досвідчений провідник за чітко спланованим маршрутом, задля можливості постояти...

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Роджер Федерер – один із найвидатніших спортсменів усіх часів, феноменальне явище у тенісі. Книга «Майстер. Блискуча кар'єра Роджера Федерера» – найбільша біографія спортивної ікони, яка описує його життєвий шлях від темпераментного підлітка до того, як він став символом незмінної величі. Його...

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German Olympian Isabell Werth is one of the most successful horsewomen in the world. With six Olympic gold medals and scores of championship titles to her name, there are few who equal her on paper. But an equestrian’s success is wholly dependent on the relationship she has with her athletic...

A classic recollection of college and pro football, from a player's inside perspective Much of Michael Oriard's education took place outside the schoolroom of his native Spokane, Washington, during "slaughter practices" on high school football fields. He was taught to "punish" and "dominate," to...

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Born in 1871 on Maine's Penobscot Indian reservation and nephew of a chief, Louis Sockalexis became professional baseball's first American Indian player. Ultimately, his prowess on the diamond inspired the name Cleveland's baseball team carries today. Exploring the brilliant but too-brief major...

'BRILLIANT' - Daily Mail 'Is there any expectation? I'm a qualifier, so there's no pressure on me!' In 2021, Emma Raducanu shocked and charmed the tennis world as she raced to the US Open title with a smile on her face. But how did a little-known 18-year-old from Kent become the first ever...

Bill Gates had quick feet and a quicker brain. His talent for football took him from the backstreets of a mining village to the biggest stadiums in English football. He played for Middlesbrough in the 1960s and 1970s alongside the England world cup winner Nobby Stiles and was managed by another...

'A man I like to call my father - football royalty' Ian Wright 'Without David Dein there wouldn't have been a Premier League' Greg Dyke 'Mr Dein will always be Mr Arsenal' Thierry Henry The long-awaited memoir from international football ambassador, former co-owner of Arsenal FC and legend...

Major Norton gave the order to fire two or three times … Their advanced machine gunners could be seen rushing forward and establishing themselves in commanding posts … Almost at once the ridge we were occupying was swept by machine gun fire … E.F. Norton lived a life of distinction in the...

In 1939 British cyclist Tommy Godwin cycled 75,065 miles in a single year. Think about that for a second: it’s an average of over 200 miles each day. And it’s a mark that still stands after almost eighty years. In The Year, Dave Barter resurrects the legend of the year record – a challenge...

Sports' impact on the life of an ordinary athlete, by one of sports history's most celebrated stylists David W. Zang played junior high school basketball in a drained swimming pool. He wore a rubber suit to bed to make weight for a wrestling meet. He kept a log as an obsessive runner (not a...

Sports' impact on the life of an ordinary athlete, by one of sports history's most celebrated stylists David W. Zang played junior high school basketball in a drained swimming pool. He wore a rubber suit to bed to make weight for a wrestling meet. He kept a log as an obsessive runner (not a...

'TERRIFIC' - Daily Mail 'ONE OF THE UNDISPUTED GREATS' - Sun 'Why me? How could a boy from a Copenhagen tower block say I want to be a champion with Manchester United and Denmark and make it happen?' Peter Schmeichel is a giant of football, who won more Premier League titles (five) than any...

From San Francisco to the Ginza in Tokyo, Lefty O’Doul relates the untold story of one of baseball’s greatest hitters, most colorful characters, and the unofficial father of professional baseball in Japan. Lefty O’Doul (1897–1969) began his career on the sandlots of San Francisco and was drafted...

Micky Adams has a football CV as long as your arm, having put in 438 appearances as a full-back - for teams such as Gillingham, Leeds, Fulham and Southampton, followed by a management career that took in over a dozen clubs at every tier of English football. As a manager, Adams took the helm at...

'A full and fascinating portrait of one of the great figures of mountaineering.' – Michael Palin At dusk on 24 September 1975, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to reach the summit of Everest as lead climbers on Chris Bonington's epic expedition to the mountain's immense...

'One of the greatest mountaineering survival stories never told.' – The Sunday Times Some mountains are high; some mountains are hard. Few are both. On the afternoon of 13 July 1977, having become the first climbers to reach the summit of the Ogre, Doug Scott and Chris Bonington began their long...

Grundman presents readers with a portrait, the first of its kind, of Dolph Schayes - the star of the Syracuse Nationals basketball team during the 1950s and 1960s. Schayes may not have one of the most recognizable names in basketball history, but his accomplishments are staggering. He was named...

Perhaps familiar today as an answer to sports trivia questions, Ken Williams (1890-1959) was once a celebrity who helped bring about a new kind of power baseball in the 1920s. One of the great sluggers of his era (and of all time), he beat Babe Ruth for the home run title in 1922, and became the...

A classic book that traces Muhammad Ali's political development in the sixties. When Muhammad Ali died, many mourned the life of the greatest sportsman the world had ever seen. In Redemption Song, Mike Marqusee argues that Ali was not just a boxer but a remarkable political figure in a decade of...

Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell is one of Britain's most successful and popular athletes, yet the real story behind his success has not been made public, until now. Track Record, his long-awaited autobiography, reveals how a boy from painfully humble beginnings in Moss Side, Manchester...

Ray Didinger opens his lively memoir Finished Business with the Philadelphia Eagles’ upset win in Super Bowl LII. When the Eagles finally hoist the Lombardi Trophy, Didinger does his best to straddle the emotions of a working reporter and a long-suffering Philly fan. His ability to do that is...

'My identity is built on conflicts, and I'm proud of who I am ... I can walk through the rest of my life with something to say.' Nedum Onuoha was not a typical footballer. A young black Mancunian picked by the Manchester City Academy aged ten, he was determined to continue his education despite...

Widely considered the best black player of the 19th century, Hall-of-Famer Frank Grant challenged baseball's color barrier in the 1880s to play for all-white professional teams--two of which fought a legal battle for his services. This first full-length biography documents Grant's career...

Walter Smith was one of the most respected managers in British football. This insightful biography casts a reflective and analytical eye over his life and career, examining this shrewd professional through the many highs and lows that he has experienced as a player and manager. He enjoyed an...

Nearly half a century ago, Filbert Bayi revolutionized how the middle-distance races were run. During that heyday of athletics competition before pacemakers were hired to take the lead, the unheralded Tanzanian served as his own ‘rabbit’. The innovative Bayi set a blistering pace that dared...

In the annuals of Indian Mountaineering Colonel Narinder Kumar, affectionately called 'Bull' by his friends due to his physical prowess, has played a highly significant role. Without him the history of Indian mountaineering would have been quite different. The author Colonel N N Bhatia along...

*Offers a hilarious behind-the-scenes peek at the world's most celebrated golf course and its equally famous caddie shack.; *Brings a fresh perspective to one of British golf's most venerable institutions - giving an inside view of life among the caddies, through a young American Harvard...

Long-awaited authorised biography about, arguably, the most successful coach in South African football history post-1994;A combination of first-person memoir and insights/anecdotes from legendary football players and administrators in the football fraternity;Interviews with Lucas Radebe, Doctor...

The Iron Curtain tells the story of rugby pioneer Phil Larder, the first coach to break through the hidden wall between rugby league and union. The journey starts with Phil's upbringing as a player, takes in the 80s rugby league revolution he sparked as national coaching director, and his jump...

Budge Rogers: A Rugby Life is the long overdue biography of one of rugby's most iconic players, Derek Prior Budge Rogers. The story of the wing forward who lit up rugby grounds around the world in the 1960s and 1970s with dazzling and determined wing play, Rogers is a true rugby great. He...

Drink, drugs, depression, sex scandals, financial meltdowns and serious health issues are just some of the fights British boxers have faced once they've quit the ring. A Champion's Last Fight examines just why and exactly how some of Britain's greatest boxers have self-destructed in retirement...

Million Dollar Crolla: Good Guys Can Win tells the unique story of the 'nicest man in boxing' and his remarkable path from prospect to has-been, from victim to world champion. Written off by many, an office job beckoned for Anthony Crolla before a devastating but defining fight put him back on...

Fourteen years since his autobiography, Size Doesn't Matter, English rugby's most decorated flanker, Neil Back, returns with a tale of triumphs, heartaches and broken promises. From his anti-hero role as 'The Hand of Back' in Leicester Tigers' European Cup triumph over Munster, to Grand Slam...

A moving memoir that reminds us of the power of play to inspire, unite, and heal—and that sometimes what brings us the most pain can be the source of our greatest inspiration. In April 2018, Nikki and Doug Mark’s perfectly healthy twelve-year-old-son, Tommy, went to sleep one night and never...

Mike Chadwick – secret coach to the elite – reveals his revolutionary approach to success. Do you have a challenge that demands physical or mental strength? Are you struggling to sustain the commitment needed to achieve your goals? Do you know what it takes for you, personally, to succeed at the...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A raw, honest, and revealing co-memoir by Brie and Nikki Bella: twin sisters, WWE Hall of Fame inductees, and stars of the hit E! shows Total Bellas and Total Divas. As twins, the Bellas have always competed. Legend has it that Nikki drop-kicked Brie in...

THE FIGHTER. THE ACTIVIST. THE MAN. THE ICON. An officially authorized collection, Muhammad Ali Unfiltered is an intimate look at one of the most inspiring figures of our age. Celebrate the life of Muhammad Ali in these 200+ pages of images, quotes, and tributes to the Greatest of All Time...

Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders is one of the greatest motivators and inspirational leaders of all time—on the field, in business, with family, and in his community. Now, he delivers the ultimate playbook of inspiring personal stories, winning strategies, and the motivation required to help us...

Shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year Maggie Alphonsi is not only a national sporting icon, the face of international women’s rugby and star player of the England side that won the World Cup in 2014. She is also an inspirational and totemic figure who transcends sport...

Michael Schumacher: the greatest of all time. A champion with a reputation founded on records, the man who has brought most glory to Ferrari in the modern era. With a dramatic coda to the story that we like to think of as a pit stop before a return to the race, to normality. Michael Schumacher...

Since 1995, there have been four deaths following fights in Britain and forty around the world. In Death of a Boxer, Pete Carvill sets out to explore the psychology of those who choose to fight and what draws them towards this most dangerous of pursuits. But to write about the death of fighters...

In 1927, Mercedes Gleitze became the first British woman to swim the English Channel, transforming her from a humble working-class typist into one of the most iconic sportswomen of her age. Fiercely independent and with no financial backing, Mercedes was at the forefront in the struggle to break...

Alec Troup, known to his many fans as 'Wee Troupie' due to his small stature, played for Forfar Athletic, Dundee, Everton and Scotland from 1914 until 1933. His sparkling play, gentlemanly demeanour, good humour and extremely likeable personality undoubtedly brightened up many a troubled heart...

Always Believe is the gripping autobiography of Chelsea, Arsenal and France star Olivier Giroud. Join him on a remarkable journey, from playing for a small club in southern France to achieving top-flight glory there and in England, before lifting the World Cup with the French national team...

Pironi: The Champion that Never Was relates the remarkable story of motor racing's forgotten man, ex-Ferrari F1 driver and offshore powerboat racer, Didier Pironi. The book charts an incredible journey which took the young Parisian to the heights of triumph and the depths of despair. Before he...

Set amid the glamour and bravado of 1980s Formula 1, The Power and the Glory tells the story of a rivalry unsurpassed in motor-racing history. By the mid-80s Alain Prost had firmly established himself as leader of the F1 pack. Winning Grands Prix almost at will, the French ace radiated...

Hats, Handwraps and Headaches is the inspiring, surprising and sometimes shocking story of Irish boxing coach Paddy Fitzpatrick, a failed pro boxer who was almost a Foreign Legionary before finding fame as a trainer of world-class fighters. After struggling as a young adult with thoughts of...

Wilson on the Wing is the exhilarating story of the life and times of Davie Wilson, one of the greatest forwards ever to play for Rangers FC. Spotted as a schoolboy, Wilson began at Ibrox in 1956. After being lauded in the Scottish press for his early performances, he became a stalwart of the...

Liddell at One Hundred celebrates the life of Liverpool and Scotland legend Billy Liddell. Born in Fife in 1922, Billy made the move from Scotland to Liverpool at 16, but the Second World War delayed his debut. After serving in the RAF as a navigator, he returned to football and won the league...

This is the first full-length biography of Ron Greenwood, West Ham United's most successful trophy-winning manager - a man who was instrumental in the development of 1966 World Cup-winning heroes Moore, Hurst and Peters. Ron lacked the ruthlessness of his more feted contemporaries, Bill Shankly...

Rhapsody in Blue is a joyous celebration of growing up in the late 1960s and early 70s in the aftermath of England's 1966 World Cup victory. It was a time when football and pop culture merged - an era of smoke-filled pubs, when Fray Bentos pies and fry-ups were consumed without guilt and parents...

Feeling Blue is a football fan's memoir like no other. Spanning more than 35 years and set across three continents, it is a true story that encompasses love, race and identity - all interweaved with the chaotic fall and rise of Manchester City. Dickie Denton was born into a 1960s Manchester home...

Paul Weller was a one-club player. He moved from sunny Brighton aged just 16 to dreary Burnley, with its grey skies, run-down terraced streets and mill chimneys, where riots were among the first things he saw. A more timid person might have caught the first train home. But he went on to play 252...

Richie Hogan is one of the all-time greats of hurling, winner of seven All-Ireland senior hurling medals and multiple individual awards. His epic career brought him both immense joy and incredible heartache. This success did not come about by accident: Richie’s complete focus on hurling success...

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The inside story of the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, the extraordinary friendships that resulted--and stunning revelations about the hardships they faced, based on new interviews with Bill Parcells, Phil Simms, Mark Bavaro, and Bill Belichick. The 1986 New York Giants are legendary. A...

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The 50 Greatest Players in Denver Broncos History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the National Football League’s most successful franchises. Using as measuring sticks the degree to which they impacted the fortunes of the team, the extent to which they...

From the New York Times bestselling author of First Man comes a sweeping saga involving two extraordinary—and extraordinarily different—adventurers who have only one thing in common: the ambition to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat . . . alone. In this bracing adventure tale, the story of John...

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a professional football club? Veteran physiotherapist John Sheridan has seen just about everything since he entered professional football in 1979 with Luton Town. There he played a key part in the rise of David Pleat's exciting team, and when Pleat...

What is it like to get so close to your dream that you can almost touch it, only to have it torn cruelly away? Anthony Potts knows the answer. He sacrificed everything in an all-consuming pursuit of his dream to become a professional footballer. It was a dream, like many others, seeded in...

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 championship as a rookie in 1956 and was named...

Bill Edrich was regarded as one of the exciting cricket discoveries of his generation. Bill Edrich was regarded as one of the exciting cricket discoveries of his generation just before the Second World War. Having made his debut at sixteen against the 1932 All-India side, he surged into the...

Twenty-five years ago, Tiger Woods achieved the greatest feat in golf history: the ‘Tiger Slam’. Now, for the first time, the award-winning author of Tommy’s Honor delivers a riveting account of Tiger at his most brilliant - dominating the game in a way we will never see again. In 1997 Tiger...

Beloved Paralympic swimming world champion Jessica Long shares her intimate journey of healing and acceptance and invites readers to find their own path to purpose beyond performance. In Beyond the Surface, beloved Paralympic swimming world champion Jessica Long offers a message of...

How did an ancient spiritual practice become the preserve of the privileged? 'Raw. Vulnerable. Open. Truthful . . . This is a book that will open up the floor for even more honest conversations about the side of yoga we don't often see.' - Angie Tiwari @tiwariyoga How did an ancient spiritual...

Before Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth there was Robert Lee "Parisian Bob" Caruthers (1865-1911). A wunderkind pitcher and right fielder known throughout the country, he was the star on the mound for five league championships in 10 years, and one of two players in history--along with Ruth--to lead...

Go behind the scenes with Eddie 'The Beast' Hall as we follow his incredible journey from World's Strongest Man to competing in 'The Heaviest Boxing Match in History' against his nemesis Hafthor 'Thor' Bjornsson. 'No human can visualise the impossible like this man' Jason Statham THE BEAST In...

‘Powerful and thoughtful’ Don McRae, Guardian ‘A fascinating and incredibly honest insight into the pressurised life of an elite athlete, on and off the pitch’ Piers Morgan RAW. REVEALING. REFLECTIVE. The candid autobiography. Danny Cipriani has always been searching for something. On the pitch...

The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California, in 1907. Over the next twelve years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun, leisure, and excitement...

The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California, in 1907. Over the next twelve years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun, leisure, and excitement...

Nedum Onuoha was not a typical footballer. Picked by the Manchester City Academy aged ten, he was determined to continue his education despite the lure of a career under the floodlights. Fiercely intelligent on and off the pitch, Onuoha developed into a talented defender and played his part in...

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Mariner is Plymouth Argyle legend, an FA Cup and UEFA Cup winner with Ipswich Town, a scorer for England at the World Cup and a former Arsenal and Portsmouth striker. A true front man in every sense - talented, brave and fearless - but his toughest fight was yet to come when he was diagnosed...

The electric and daring independent wrestling tag team share their inspiring story of how two undersized, ambitious athletes from Southern California became the idols of millions of popular sports fans, coveted among the ranks of AEW’s elite wrestling lineup. Featuring over 60 photographs and...

England Rugby Union's head coach gives the full insight into what it takes to be a great leader. What does it take to become one of the most successful coaches in the world? Eddie Jones is one of the most successful sports coaches of all time. From coaching three different nations to Rugby...

The story of the second half of Nigel's career as one of the most famous referees in World Rugby, and one of only two Welsh refs ever to officiate at a Rugby World Cup Final. With his contract with the Welsh Rugby Union having come to an end in 2020, he is free to reveal all about his career...

Before Pep Guardiola and before Jose Mourinho, there was Bela Guttmann: the first superstar football coach, and the man who paved the way for the celebrated coaches of the modern age. He was also a Holocaust survivor. In 1944, much of Europe had wanted Guttmann dead. He hid for months in an...

A moving and lyrical memoir about life, love and loss, from a true giant of Gaelic games. In a frenetic seven-year spell at the outset of his senior managerial career, Mickey Harte led Tyrone to four Ulster Championships and three All-Irelands. It was a run that shifted football’s balance of...

Shortlisted for Biography of the Year at the 2018 Sports Book Awards, this is the story of Laurie Cunningham, the first black footballer to play professionally for England Shortlisted for Biography of the Year at the British Sports Book Awards When Laurie Cunningham played for England in an...

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 'Excellent and compellingly honest' Alyson Rudd, The Times In I Love This Game, the long-awaited autobiography of Patrice Evra, the former Manchester United and France star looks back on a remarkable life and career. Having played...

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 and arguably Britain's greatest ever...

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team was once untouchable. But now, the winner of seven Drivers' World Championships and eight consecutive Constructors' World Championships must confront the reality of no longer being F1's top dog. Fully embedded across the 2023 and 2024 seasons, award-winning...

The perfect gift for football fans with 100 iconic images and articles Shortlisted for the 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year The ideal gift for football fans Pairing epic sports photography with articles from The Times and The Sunday Times archive, this volume brings together 100 of the...

EX-England batsman Rob Key is one of the wittiest pundits on TV. Whether it's a drizzly day-nighter in Derby or a World Cup Final at Lord's, Key's wizardry with the mic more than matches that which he had with the bat. In his new book, Key reflects on the past and present of an ever-unforgiving...

Described as "the Greatest Batsman in the Country" by sportswriters of his era, Dennis "Big Dan" Brouthers compiled a .342 batting average, tying with Babe Ruth for ninth place all-time, and slugged 205 triples, eighth all time, in 16 major league seasons. He won five batting and on-base...

When African American first baseman George "Boomer" Scott made his debut in the major leagues in 1966, he took the field for the Boston Red Sox--the last major league team to field a black ballplayer, only seven years before. An eight-time Gold Glove Award winner, a three-time All-Star, and an...

When Rube Foster was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981, his rightful place alongside baseball's greatest black heroes was at last firmly established. A world-class pitcher, a formidable manager, and a brilliant administrator, Rube Foster was arguably more influential in...

This is a book about the life, career, and impact of Rocky Marciano, the legendary heavyweight boxing champion who also stands as a powerful symbol of his times (the early 1950s, or "the Age of Simplicity") In this captivating and complex portrait of an American sports legend, Russell Sullivan...

Winner of the An Post Irish Sports Book of the Year Award Longlisted for The William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award ‘Not only the sports book of the year, the book of the year.’ Paul Howard ‘Unputdownable,’ The Last Word, Today FM ‘You’ll go a long way to find a better autobiography. It’s...

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For as long as she can remember, Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross's life has been measured in seconds. The fewer, the better. But when the race is over, how do you know what to run towards next? In Chasing Grace, join Sanya as she helps you see your own experiences through God's eyes...

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 adversity, and finding meaning in life’s journey...

Publicity will be focused on traditional industry outlets, including Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus, Bookpage, Shelf Awareness, etc. Publicity and marketing efforts to the general consumer trade will target equestrian outlets such as Equestrian magazine, Cowgirl magazine...

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022 Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs started to think about how you win. Data has now suffused almost every aspect of how football is played, coached, scouted and...

An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world’s most captivating big-wave surfing destinations. Born and raised in Bundoran, with the waves of the west coast of Ireland breaking at his doorstep, Richie Fitzgerald was moulded by...

'The greater the challenge, the sweeter the reward, but also the greater the risk of failure. And fear of failure is the greatest barrier to success.' Sabrina Verjee is an ultrarunning phenomenon. In June 2021, on her fourth attempt, she became the first person to climb the Lake District’s 214...

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The story of how one man shaped professional sports' modern era Marvin Miller changed major league baseball and the business of sports. Drawing on research and interviews with Miller and others, Marvin Miller, Baseball Revolutionary offers the first biography covering the pivotal labor leader's...

The first-ever biography of trailblazing horse racer Lillian Jenkinson Holder, who broke the unwritten rule that women could not be jockeys. More than four decades before women were allowed to ride as licensed jockeys at recognized, pari-mutuel racetracks, a fearless farm girl turned race rider...

Named a Best Baseball Book of 2023 by Sports Collectors Digest In the early 1920s, when the New York Yankees’ first dynasty was taking shape, they were outplayed by their local rival, the New York Giants. Led by manager John McGraw the Giants won four consecutive National League pennants and...

Journey with Olympian and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall as he reflects on the joys and trials of running and, along the way, shows you how he found God in every step. Ryan Hall is an Olympic athlete and American record holder in the half marathon, but as a kid, Ryan hated...

The remarkable true story of an unrivalled journey to recreate the greatest run in film history: 15,621 miles, five-times across the United States. ‘Rob Pope has made his name revelling in challenges that range from the unconventional to the extraordinary.’ BBC News Becoming Forrest is the...

Ayrton Senna is arguably the most famous racing driver there has ever been. All over the world, he is revered as a saint and as the greatest driver the sport has ever seen. Indeed, the 2010 film of his life verged on the hagiographic, painting him as a beloved child of God put on Earth to fight...

Written by the ultimate insider with unparalleled access to José Mourinho, this highly acclaimed biography, now fully updated, provides fascinating insights into the man and his life at some of the world's biggest football clubs. The gripping biography of one of the most successful managers in...

Too big for the Primary School reps, and in his day the tallest man to have played on Lancaster Park, Nugget Pringle won Wellington caps in his first season of senior rugby with the Oriental Club, and went on to win an All Black cap the following year, 1923. In the training camp before the first...

Among the great lightweights of the 1940s and 1950s, Boxing Hall of Famer Sidney "Beau Jack" Walker (1921-2000) was virtually orphaned by his parents and eked out a living as a shoeshine boy. He honed his craft fighting battles royale for wealthy white members of the prestigious Augusta National...

Seán Mannion was once ranked the #1 US light middleweight boxer and in 1984 he fought Mike McCallum for the world title, only to fall just short of his dreams. Featuring exclusive interviews with Mannion, this book provides an inside perspective on his boxing career, 1980s Boston, and his...

This vivid portrait of Bart Giamatti encompasses his entire eventful life but focuses especially on his years at Yale University (1966–1986) and his brief career as a major league baseball executive (1986–1989). As scholar, teacher, and then university president, Giamatti was an admired and...

Roger Conner, the Babe Ruth of the 1880s and inventor of the pop-up slide, ranks number one for 19th century players in home runs and was an expert bunter. Called ""The Gentleman of the Diamond,"" and played well into his fifties. This biography covers Conner's entire baseball career as well as...

Buck Ewing (1859-1906) was regarded by contemporaries as the greatest catcher and all-around player of his era. A lifetime .300-hitter, he played every position on the diamond and led the league in fielding at two different positions. The first National League hitter to reach double digits in...

Forgotten today, Sam Thompson (1860-1922) was one of the most dominant five skills players of his era. At the plate, he batted .331, was second among 19th century players in home runs, and ranks first all-time in RBI per game (.923). In his prime, he averaged 25 steals a season. Defensively, he...

Sara Haall is the 1998 World Masters Champion in the women's single shell. Sara Hall's life seemed perfect: a wealthy husband, a big house in an affluent suburb, three healthy children. But the surface of Hall's life hid a marriage filled with sorrow and pain. One day, at age forty-two, Hall...

Walter Camp made the development of football—indeed, its very creation—his lifelong mission. From his days as a college athlete, Camp's love of the game and dedication to its future put it on the course that would allow it to seize the passions of the nation. Roger R. Tamte tells the engrossing...

Manchester United enjoyed their greatest generation under Sir Alex Ferguson. The rulebook on domestic domination was rewritten as the club became the most successful in British football history. For the first time, one of Ferguson's closest aides lifts the lid on the inner workings at...

Ralph Kiner (1922-2014) was one of the most feared power hitters of his era. Babe Ruth predicted Kiner would be the slugger most likely to break Ruth's single season home run record. While the left fielder from New Mexico missed that mark, he did break one of the Babe's records, leading his...

In a nation of rugby heroes, Jamie Roberts has become a legend. Jamie Roberts is your quintessential hard man: a 6 foot 4, 17 stone slab of rippling muscle, conditioned to run hard into other huge men in an arena where physical dominance is the prime currency. Yet away from rugby, he's a...

In his memoir Barry Silkman tells the incredible story of his career from player to agent with colourful anecdotes of all the characters he encountered along the way, along with some touching, personal recollections of his life so far. Silkman boasts an impressive playing career which lasted 16...

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Known as Australias tennis bad boy, Nick Kyrgios is a staple name in the world of tennis. With his unconventional playing style, constant battles with authority and a knack for showing off his boorish behaviour and uncontrollable temper mid-game, Nick is a the poster boy that continues to make...

World champion climber Sasha DiGiulian tells her story-from coming of age under the scrutiny of social media, navigating a male-dominated sport, and tackling her most heart-stopping climbs-and shares the power of perseverance and positivity. At age six, Sasha DiGiulian stepped into a climbing...

'A book which will very soon be acknowledged as a classic of Irish sportswriting' Ciarán Murphy What is it like to be female in a male-dominated sporting world? If you play with the boys, more people pay attention - but you get treated like an alien. Playing with other girls or women means you...

The biography of Althea Gibson, the street savvy young woman from Harlem who broke the color barrier in tennis with her remarkable skill on the court. In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the lily white, upper-crust National Lawn Tennis...

Follow Sam Kerr’s incredible journey from playing Aussie rules football as a kid to becoming one of the world’s greatest athletes as she prepares to captain the Matildas in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Sam Kerr is widely considered to be one of the best female footballers of all time. She is...

Cocker Hoop is the authorised biography of football coaching great Les Cocker. A tenacious and resilient forward, Cocker played for two clubs: Stockport County (196 games, 48 goals) and Accrington Stanley (130 games, 50 goals) before retiring in 1958 to move into coaching. As one of the first...

In this compelling memoir, Roy Massey tells the fascinating story of his 50 years in football as a player, coach and scout, including a long spell at Arsenal during the Wenger glory years. As a player, Massey overcame a series of injuries to score goals for Rotherham, Orient and Colchester only...

Ricky Hill grew up beneath the shadow of Wembley Stadium, where he sold programmes at England games as a boy. When he was seven, he was told by a teacher that only two in every hundred boys could possibly make it as a professional footballer. Ricky told her he would be one of the two. Ten years...

A revelatory memoir from Liverpool legend and global football star Bobby Firmino. Master of the no-look goal and Anfield favourite, Roberto 'Bobby' Firmino, signed for Liverpool in July 2015. Over the next eight years - and seven winners' medals - he established himself as one of the club's...

The 1980s’ most memorable sporting moments show how sport became fully entwined in our national story. Travel back to the 1980s - to Botham's Ashes and the Brixton riots; the Moscow Olympics and the miners' strike; the Crucible Theatre and the Falklands - to explore how we got to where we are...

A revelatory memoir from Liverpool legend and global football star Bobby Firmino. Master of the no-look goal and Anfield favourite, Roberto 'Bobby' Firmino, signed for Liverpool in July 2015. Over the next eight years - and seven winners' medals - he established himself as one of the club's...

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His dream was to play professional baseball. Instead, Sam Lacy became an outspoken advocate for equal opportunity, using words to pry open doors so athletes at all levels could realize their dreams. Fighting for Fairness is the account of sportswriter Sam Lacy’s career-long battle to lower...

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When skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bowl first in the Cricket World Cup final in 2023 against an undefeated Indian team, he knew he was going against conventional wisdom. A fast bowler whose appointment to captaincy was a stroke of genius, Pat Cummins was a leader both on the...

Former Rangers, Celtic, Spurs and Scotland midfielder Alfie Conn lifts the lid on his playing career with both Old Firm rivals and his time as 'King of White Hart Lane'. When he started at Rangers, Alfie was the teen with magic dust in his boots - the youngest Ranger to play in Europe...

Mad Dog is the riotous, adventurous, and moving story of Mickey Lewis, one of English football's most combative midfielders and then one of the game's most inspirational coaches. With a playing career that spanned two decades and 400 games, for his fans Mickey was 'Mad Dog' tamer of Barnes and...

Оксана Мастерс — одна з найтитулованіших параатлеток в історії світового спорту, яка народилася в Україні. Через вроджені вади розвитку, спричинені Чорнобильською катастрофою, біологічні батьки відмовилися від неї ще в пологовому. У сиротинцях на Хмельниччині вона потерпала від голоду, цькування...

Історія українця, що пробився в NBA У дитинстві Слава Медведенко ненавидів баскетбол: він був найвищим у класі, тому всі радили йому зайнятися цим видом спорту. У підлітковому віці хлопець полюбив цю гру, але за можливість мандрувати й купувати... йогурт, жуйки і пляшки газованки (це ж були...

Промовиста назва книги всесвітньовідомого боксера Тайсона Ф’юрі говорить сама за себе — це відверті зізнання «Циганського Короля», як часто називають боксера, про злети та падіння в особистому і професійному житті. Відомий не лише професійними здобутками, а й зовсім не спортивною поведінкою...

Тематика Спорт, мемуари. Про книжку Андре Агассі був і залишається однією з найяскравіших зірок великого тенісу. За свою кар’єру він виграв 60 турнірів, став першою ракеткою світу та олімпійським чемпіоном. Проте головним його ворогом був не суперник на корті, а він сам. Чемпіон світу, що...

Роджер Федерер – один із найвидатніших спортсменів усіх часів, феноменальне явище у тенісі. Книга «Майстер. Блискуча кар'єра Роджера Федерера» – найбільша біографія спортивної ікони, яка описує його життєвий шлях від темпераментного підлітка до того, як він став символом незмінної величі. Його...

Книга 1. Корона. Єлизавета II, Вінстон Черчилль. Становлення молодої королеви (1947–1955) Роберт Лейсі, відомий британський історик та біограф, пише про королеву Єлизавету II та її надзвичайне життя вже понад сорок років. Тож його участь як консультанта у серіалі від Netflix «Корона» цілком...

2865 кілометрів, 157 днів у морі, понад мільйон спалених калорій, понад два мільйони гребків. Хіба таке можливо? До екстремала Росса Еджлі здавалося, що ні, але він кинув виклик людській природі — і переміг. Його не спиняли ні виразки на тілі, ні низькі температури, ні медузи з двометровими...

Андрій Шевченко — видатний український футболіст, виступав за київське «Динамо», «Мілан» та лондонський «Челсі». У 2003 році став першим українцем, який виграв Лігу чемпіонів. Володар «Золотого м’яча» 2004 року. Головний тренер збірної України (2016—2021). Книгу «Шляхетна сила» Андрій Шевченко...

Арнольд ділиться інструментами, що допомогли йому досягти справжньої мети в житті. Завдяки ясному баченню, масштабному мисленню, старанній роботі, прямому спілкуванню, гнучкому вирішенню проблем, неупередженій цікавості й прагненню віддавати в борг він став тим, ким є. А надихав його один урок...

Златан Ібрагімович, Ібра, — шведський футболіст боснійського походження, нападник італійського «Мілана» та національної збірної Швеції. Ця інформація — для тих, хто вперше чує це прізвище. Але навіть серед тих, хто не цікавиться футболом, таких, мабуть, зараз нема. Бо Ібра — це не тільки футбол...