Creator: Richard Moore
Publication date: 2008-06-02
Dewey code: 796.62092
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.21
Review In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De France Cyclist / HarperSport:
Publication date: 2008-05-29
Dewey code: 796.334092
RRP: £7.99
Price: £2.10
Review My Manchester United Years: The Autobiography / Headline:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2007-05-24
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.62
Review Back from the Brink: The Autobiography / Arrow Books Ltd:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2001-05-03
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.35
Review It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life / Yellow Jersey Press:People around the world have found inspiration in the story of Lance Armstrong-a world-class athlete nearly struck down by cancer, only to recover and win the Tour de France, the multiday bicycle race famous for its gruelling intensity. Armstrong is a thoroughgoing Texan jock, and the changes brought to his life by his illness are startling and powerful, but he's just not interested in wearing a hero suit. While his vocabulary is a bit on the he-man side (highest compliment to his wife: "she's a stud"), his actions will melt the most hard-bitten souls: a cancer foundation and benefit bike ride, his astonishing commitment to training that got him past countless hurdles, loyalty to the people and corporations that never gave up on him. There's serious medical detail here, which may not be for the faint of heart; from chemo to surgical procedures to his wife's in vitro fertilization, you won't be spared a single x-ray, IV drip, or unfortunate side effect. Athletes and coaches everywhere will benefit from the same extraordinary detail provided about training sessions-every aching tendon, every rainy afternoon, and every small triumph during his long recovery is here in living colour. It's Not About the Bike is the perfect title for this book about life, death, illness, family, setbacks, and triumphs, but not especially about the bike. -Jill Lightner, Amazon. com.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2008-06-03
Dewey code: 796.342092
RRP: £12.99
Price: £7.19
Review A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis / Potter Style:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2001-03-23
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £7.99
Price: £2.82
Review Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Everest / Pan Books:"No Western climber or even any Sherpas had been this high, so far this year. We were treading on virgin territory on the ever-changing surface of the glacier. The excitement welled up, and I felt strong. Here I was with those I knew so well, alone and isolated in the rawness and wonder of nature; and it made me feel good. " Facing Up tells the remarkable story of Bear Grylls' ascent of Everest, making him, at the age of 23, the youngest British climber to survive the adventure. Bear is at sometimes quirky and at others reflexive in his account of his months on Everest. "Nobody minds pain occasionally, but the prospect of being at my wit's end for the next two months terrifies me". Bear battles against all the odds in the pursuit of his childhood dream-to stand on the summit of the world. Somewhat akin to an emotional roller coaster, Bear shares his elation and his despair, from standing on the summit, to swinging precariously in a crevasse in the Icefall. We are witness to the loss off hope being swept aside by grim determination and a restored faith; the pain and discomfort are quashed by his spirit, sense of humour and eccentricity. [+]Written in an amazingly personable style, incorporating extracts from his diary and select photos from his expedition, Facing Up takes you every extraordinary step of the way. This book is a must for climbers and adventurers everywhere; a remarkable tale. -Chris Hall.
Publication date: 2008-05-05
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £17.99
Price: £8.94
Review Kenny Sansom: To Cap It All / John Blake Publishing Ltd:
Publication date: 2008-04-03
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.19
Review Fatty Batter: How Cricket Saved My Life (Then Ruined It) / Ebury Press:
Edition: Reprint
Publication date: 2006-02-27
Dewey code: 796.42092
RRP: £12.95
Price: £2.84
Review Ultramarathon Man / Jeremy P. Tarcher:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2004-07-01
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £8.99
Price: £2.17
Review Every Second Counts / Yellow Jersey Press:In the opening of Lance Armstrong's memoir, Every Second Counts (coauthored by Sally Jenkins), he reflects: "Generally, one of the hardest things in the world to do is something twice. " While he is talking here about his preparation for what would prove to be his second consecutive Tour de France victory in 2000, the sentiment could equally be applied to the book itself. And just as Armstrong managed to repeat his incredible 1999 tour victory, Every Second Counts repeats-and, in some ways exceeds—the success of his bestselling first memoir, It's Not About the Bike. Every Second Counts confronts the challenge of moving beyond his cancer experience, his first Tour victory and his celebrity status. Few of Armstrong's readers will ever compete in the Tour de France (though cyclists will relish Armstrong's detailed recounting of his 2000-2003 tour victories), but all will relate to his discussions of loss and disappointment in his personal and professional life since 1999. They will relate to his battles with petty bureaucracies, such as the French court system during the doping scandal that almost halted his career. And they will especially relate to constant struggles with work/life balance. In the face of September 11-which arrives halfway through the narrative (just before the fifth anniversary of his diagnosis)-Armstrong draws from his experiences to show that suffering, fear and death are the essential human condition. In so openly using his own life to illustrate how to face this reality, he proves that he truly is a hero-and not just because of the bike. In Every Second Counts he is to be admired as a human being, a man who sees every day as a challenge to live richly and well, no matter what hardships may come. [+]-Patrick O'Kelley, Amazon. com.
Publication date: 2008-06-02
Dewey code: 796.3343092
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.61
Review Seeing Red / HarperSport:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2000-05-18
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.62
Review Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain / Vintage:The British Isles are blessed with a whole variety of waterways often encompassed within beautiful valleys, rolling hills, green fields and rugged coast lines. The presence of a flowing stream, waterfall or an idyllic pond can enhance a picturesque landscape. While swimming in the moat located in his own back garden, inspired by thoughts of his son's current quest travelling in Australia and John Cheever's classic short story, The Swimmer, Roger Deakin decided he would undertake his own adventure and swim across Britain. The Rambling Association's Right to Roam campaign is well publicised in the UK, so should that not include our right to swim in our lakes, dykes, and tarns? Deakin was ready to prove it did and planned a trip around Britain which would take him to numerous wild swimming venues. Waterlog, is Deakin's account of his journey. He seeks out tarns high in the hills of north Wales, swims with salmon in Somerset and eels in the Fens. He describes the nature he sees around him from his unusual perspective inches above water level. His love of swimming away from the confines of a swimming pool comes through strongly in his writing. Wild swimming is an unusual hobby in modern society as we are constantly told how our rivers and lakes have become polluted by large industries disposing of waste via waterways and chemical fertilisers washing off farmers fields into out rivers. During his visit to a weir on the River Avon in Worcestershire, Deakin's hosts and fellow swimmers show him a letter they have received from the local environment agency outlining the dangers of swimming in the river. [+]The letter describes how sewage can constitute up to 80 percent of the river flow and increase the risk of catching Weil's disease. Deakin takes in the scientific argument, arguing that the figures show that very few people catch Weil's Disease in the UK and of those who do, they are invariably not river swimmers. Deakin has produced a deeply personal account of his journey. He informs us of any cultural, historical or geographic points of interest in a highly descriptive writing style which does not, however, read as an adventure story. Unfortunately, this means there is no climax to the book as a whole, but it does mean each chapter stands alone as a description of each area. Together, they make an interesting read and leave the reader with a wealth of information from an unusual perspective. -Stephen Payne.
Publication date: 2008-06-05
RRP: £18.99
Price: £9.44
Review Hitting Back: The Autobiography / Century:
Edition: SPORT
Publication date: 2008-04-24
Dewey code: 796.815
RRP: £15.99
Price: £7.64
Review Iceman: My Fighting Life / DUTTON:
Authors
- Bill Strickland
- Johan Bruyneel
RRP: £12.99
Price: £6.26
Review We Might as Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind a Record-setting Eight Tour De France Victories / Mainstream Publishing:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2008-01-03
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.72
Review The Hitman: My Story / Ebury Press:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2002-06-06
RRP: £7.99
Price: £2.53
Review French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour De France / Vintage:Comic writer Tim Moore trades his ailing Rolls Royce for a bicycle, a map and a water bottle in French Revolutions. This is a quest to pedal the route of the Tour de France, no mean feat for the fit, let alone a self-described suburban slouch. The resulting 2,256-haphazard-mile journey transforms Moore into an incredibly fit and passionately proud cyclist. Initially, Moore takes the "I will do it and it probably will kill me" approach. His normal perspective, as a stooge to life's misfortunes, plays well as he prepares to ride the route of the 2000 Tour de France. Moore is the everyman who pedalled in youth and now wouldn't ride a bike to the corner store. But unlike a traveller by car, train or plane, Moore has to navigate France under his own steam. Somewhere around the Ventoux, the world's windiest place, Moore starts to change. He becomes enraptured by the feat itself as mile by mile he realises he is no longer an accidental cyclist but a lean, mean cycling machine. Gradually, the narrative turns from travel to a personal quest. [+]Along the route, Moore's details of the heroes of the Tour make an excellent primer on this gruelling race and helps the uninitiated understand the frenzy that grips France each July as the races meanders through incidental villages, over mountains and, finally, into Paris. It is worth reading for that alone. Having survived mountains of pain, a disgusting diet and motels of dubious value, a new, muscular Moore concludes that "I might never leave my mark on the Tour, but that didn't matter. It has left its mark on me". To follow Moore's path of perspiration is certainly not a vacation. Yet, this curmudgeonly clever and inspirational book makes one want to do just that. "Old Father Time was catching up with Old Father Tim. If I didn't do it this year, I wouldn't because maybe next year I couldn't," he says before starting out. And that, as Tim Moore so surely points out, is what pushes any true traveller out the door. -Kathleen Buckley.
Publication date: 2008-04-03
Dewey code: 796.62092
RRP: £17.99
Price: £10.20
Review Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape: The Remarkable Life of Jacques Anquetil, the First Five-times Winner of the Tour De France / Mainstream Publishing:
Creator: Philip Gabriel
Publication date: 2008-08-07
RRP: £9.99
Price: £6.49
Review What I Talk About When I Talk About Running / Harvill Secker:
Publication date: 2008-05-15
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £7.99
Price: £2.82
Review It's in the Blood: My Life / Headline:
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In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De France Cyclist, My Manchester United Years: The Autobiography, Back from the Brink: The Autobiography, It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life, A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis, Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Everest, Kenny Sansom: To Cap It All, Fatty Batter: How Cricket Saved My Life (Then Ruined It), Ultramarathon Man, Every Second Counts, Seeing Red, Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain, Hitting Back: The Autobiography, Iceman: My Fighting Life, We Might as Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind a Record-setting Eight Tour De France Victories, The Hitman: My Story, French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour De France, Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape: The Remarkable Life of Jacques Anquetil, the First Five-times Winner of the Tour De France, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, It's in the Blood: My LifeTop headlines: GM may bring new mini car to U.S.: General Motors is considering a new Chevrolet mini car for the United States as it reworks its product lineup to cope with a dramatic shift from trucks to cars linked to high gas prices. ›20:48, 3.07 The center hard to reach for Obama, McCain: They're the most fickle voters, and potentially the most powerful. 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