Edition: New edition
Publication date: 2006-06-30
Dewey code: 306.483092241
RRP: £7.99
Price: £1.00
Review Top Boys: True Stories of Football's Hardest Men / John Blake Publishing Ltd:
Publication date: 2007-09-03
Dewey code: 796.334092
RRP: £18.99
Price: £10.93
Review Paddy Crerand: Never Turn the Other Cheek / HarperSport:
Authors
- Quentin Spurring
- Alan Henry
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £30.00
Price: £16.86
Review Ronnie Peterson: A Photographic Portrait / J H Haynes & Co Ltd:
Edition: New edition
Publication date: 1997-06-06
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.23
Review Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One / Pan Books:
Publication date: 2007-10-04
Dewey code: 796.358092
RRP: £18.99
Price: £1.86
Review Head on - Ian Botham: The Autobiography / Ebury Press:
Edition: New edition
Publication date: 2005-07-07
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.38
Review Beyond a Boundary / Yellow Jersey Press:
Creator: Gail Kislevitz
Publication date: 1999-09
Dewey code: 796.4252
RRP: £9.77
Price: £9.72
Review First Marathons: Personal Encounters with the 26.2-Mile Monster / Breakaway Books:
Publication date: 2003-08-04
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £8.99
Price: £6.64
Review Nice Jumper / Black Swan:Tom Cox's parents are worried. With good reason. At an age when most boys are doing their best to offend their elders with loud music and outrageous fashion, Tom is practising his golf swing. According to Nice Jumper Tom's universe is defined by the limits of the Cripsley Edge Golf Club, his ambitions dictated by the quest for golfing stardom. But his parents-who'd rather their son would attend protest marches than walk round in Pringle jumpers-needn't worry. Unbeknown to them, Tom is the East Midlands' enfant terrible of golf. A rebel genius, whose socks are never quite the right shade to satisfy the Captain, and whose triumphs on the fairway are matched by the wickedness of his deeds in the back room of the Golf Shop. Freak fires, dead rodents in shoes and random outbreaks of nudity are Tom's trademarks. But how long can Tom spread anarchy in this staid world before he is corrupted himself? Can he achieve the perfect shot, before his heart is claimed by more conventional pursuits, like girls and rock and roll? This is a hugely funny, real-life tale of teenage obsession, made all the more unique for being about a subject few people can discuss without yawning. If you share even a tenth of Tom's passion for golf, you will want to preserve this book in a glass case. [+]Unfortunately if you don't, you might come to the conclusion-rather like Tom himself-that there are better things you could be doing with your life. -Matthew Baylis.
Edition: New edition
Publication date: 2005-10-21
Dewey code: 796.3338092
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.36
Review Made for Rugby: The Autobiography / Pan Books:
Publication date: 2008-02-29
RRP: £19.99
Price: £19.99
Review Andrew Johns: The Two of Me / HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd:
Edition: New edition
Publication date: 2002-09-05
Dewey code: 796.3523
RRP: £25.00
Price: £10.84
Review How I Play Golf: Ryder Cup Edition / Little, Brown:How I Play Golf offers a lavishly illustrated instructional book with four-colour photography, original artwork, unique sequential shots of Tiger in action, and easy-to-follow diagrams for golfers of all abilities. Hard Back No athlete has changed his sport the way Tiger Woods has transformed the world of golf. The Tiger phenomenon has created a new legion of golfers, seduced by Woods' almost effortless mastery of this most difficult game. In How I Play Golf Woods reveals the many facets of his game and offers a plethora of tips and advice aimed at all levels of play. Unlike most golf guides and perhaps somewhat surprising from a player best known for his long game, How I Play Golf begins with the short game-putting, chipping, and pitching-before moving onto swing mechanics and hitting off the tee. Produced in conjunction with the editors of Golf Digest, the book is lavishly photographed and illustrated and offers a goldmine of useful ideas and mental images that Tiger himself has collected over the years. Throughout, Tiger recounts memorable shots from his relatively brief career; for example, his only "perfect" shot (a 3-wood on No. 14 at St. Andrews) and his first putt at the 1995 Masters (20-footer for birdie on No. 1 that missed and rolled off the green). [+]How I Play Golf is not only a first-rate instructional guide, it also communicates a passion and respect for the game that beginners, hackers, and low-handicappers should find inspiring. Highly recommended. -Harry C Edwards.
Publication date: 2004-09-15
Dewey code: 796.42092
RRP: £14.00
Price: £5.39
Review The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story / Breakaway Books:
Publication date: 2008-05-01
Dewey code: 796.44092
RRP: £14.99
Price: £8.84
Review Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams / William Morrow & Company:
Publication date: 2008-03-03
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £17.99
Price: £10.48
Review Brian O'Driscoll: In BOD We Trust: In B.OD We Trust / John Blake Publishing Ltd:
Publication date: 2007-06-07
Dewey code: 942.78082092
RRP: £16.99
Price: £8.50
Review Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes / BBC Books:
Publication date: 2005-07-27
RRP: £18.99
Price: £2.94
Review Bobby Robson: My Autobiography - Farewell but not Goodbye / Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:Bobby Robson is a legend in British football, and his autobiography, Farewell but not Goodbye, is a lively and dramatic picture of a life lived in and for the Beautiful Game. While Robson has been granted almost godlike status in Newcastle and the North East, his career has touched on every aspect of the national sport. The book describes his days as a player for Fulham and West Brom in the 50s and 60s, the 20 England caps he collected over the years and (of course) his spectacularly successful career in management (all 40 years of it); there is no career quite like this in English football. We all know, of course, that sportsmen's autobiographies are customarily written with a little 'hidden assistance', and Paul Hayward's contribution here should not be overlooked. With the latter's subtle help, the opening chapters detailing Robson's childhood and early years in the North-East have a vividness and texture worthy of such writers as John Braine. But most readers will be keen to get to Robson's sporting career, and if they do a little judicious skipping of these early chapters, they can be forgiven. Soon, we're presented with some of the historic sporting achievements which have been part of Robson's stellar career. There is the `Hand of God' story, the ill-starred Paul Gascoigne's emotional breakdowns (which so endeared him to the nation) and the high tension of Robson's squiring the England team through two dramatic World Cups. Too many autobiographies have cheated the reader by drawing a discreet veil over the very things that we most wish to read about - but Robson will have no truck with such mealy-mouthed evasion; for the first time he describes the real story behind his sacking as Newcastle manager in 2004, and his five turbulent years at St James's Park is treated with similar frankness. -Barry Forshaw.
Publication date: 2007-11-08
RRP: £16.99
Price: £2.36
Review Lewis Hamilton: The Full Story / Icon Books Ltd:
Publication date: 2008-04-17
Dewey code: 796
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.97
Review Shane Warne: Portrait of a Flawed Genius / John Murray:
Edition: New edition
Publication date: 2003-05-29
Dewey code: 798
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.50
Review McCoy: The Autobiography / Penguin:
Publication date: 2006-09-04
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.08
Review Adam Copeland on Edge (WWE) / Pocket Books:
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