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The Austerity Olympics

The Austerity Olympics

By Janie Hampton

London 2012 Olympics is fast approaching, with new developments and plans causing huge excitement the world over. Yet, this multi-million pound…

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The Book of Surfing

The Book of Surfing

By Michael Fordham

Surfers are heirs to a rich legacy. From Polynesian princes whose names have been lost to history, to lantern-jawed champs and wave-riding…

£20.00 £18.00 (Save 10%) (Paperback)
The Game of Sphairstike or Lawn Tennis

The Game of Sphairstike or Lawn Tennis

By Walter Wingfield

The modern game of tennis was first invented as late as the 1870s. Tennis had been known for hundreds of years but was played on an indoor court and…

£7.99 (Hardback)
Rugby League Lions

Rugby League Lions

By Robert Gate

Written by acclaimed rugby league historian, Robert Gate, "Rugby League Lions" presents the complete and only record of every test match…

£21.99 (Hardback)
The Doog

The Doog

By Steve Gordos, David Harrison

Derek 'The Doog' Dougan, king of the footballing one-liner, was perhaps the most flamboyant, argumentative and controversial cult hero in the game's…

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It's In The Blood

It's In The Blood

By Lawrence Dallaglio

As a Premiership, World Cup and Grand Slam winner, no one better embodies the charisma and the colour of English rugby's greatest era than Lawrence…

£7.99 £5.99 (Save 25%) (Paperback)
Athletics 2008

Athletics 2008

By Peter Matthews

Athletics 2008 is the yearbook of the Association of Track & Field Statisticians and has been published every year since 1951 - a year after the…

£18.95 £16.95 (Save 11%) (Paperback)
An Independent Man

An Independent Man

By Eddie Jordan

Eddie Jordan gave Michael Schumacher his first drive, and helped groom a whole series of drivers early in their careers, including Damon Hill and…

£7.99 £7.19 (Save 10%) (Paperback)
Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger

By Tom Oldfield

Few can match the tremendous impact that Arsene Wenger has had since his arrival at Arsenal. In his 12 seasons at the club, the world-class Frenchman…

£17.99 £15.99 (Save 11%) (Hardback)
Football Dynamo

Football Dynamo

By Marc Bennetts

The birthplace of Tolstoy, Lenin and Lev Yashin, notorious for corruption and political intrigues, modern Russia remains an enigma, seeking to throw…

£11.99 £10.79 (Save 10%) (Paperback)
Crash! Bang! Wallop!

Crash! Bang! Wallop!

By Martyn Hindley

Twenty20 cricket was launched in 2003 as a potent cocktail of cricket, colour, rock'n' roll and razzamatazz - a kind of concert sport to draw the…

£9.99 (Paperback)
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