Biography: sport

Quiet Genius: Bob Paisley, British Football's Greatest Manager [9781472937322]

Bob Paisley was the quiet man in the flat cap who swept all domestic and European opposition aside and produced arguably the greatest club team that B…

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The Jersey: The Secrets Behind the World's Most Successful Team [9781509856688]

The All Blacks are the greatest sports team on the planet. With a better winning record than any other sports team in history, they stand head and sho…

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Built for Speed [9781785034800]

'A great read' - Guy Martin 'Then I was there: the smells, the noise and the speed were all there for me to take in. It was like a massive injection i…

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A Clear Blue Sky: A remarkable memoir about family, loss and the will to overcome [9780008232672]

An emotionally rich, moving and nuanced memoir from the Yorkshire and England wicketkeeper. As a young boy of eight, Jonny Bairstow was dealt a cruel…

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Form: My Autobiography [9781471166518]

Kieren Fallon was one of the world's greatest jockeys, but his career was littered with controversial incidents. Now, in his powerful and honest autob…

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Klopp: Bring the Noise [9780224100748]

'I like the total intensification, when there are crashes and bangs everywhere, pure adrenaline and no one being able to breathe' Jurgen Klopp's super…

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How to Build a Car [9780008196806]

The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE, is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful …

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Ali: A Life [9781471155932]

The most comprehensive and definitive biography of Muhammad Ali that has ever been published, based on more than 500 interviews with those who knew hi…

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Jenson Button: Life to the Limit: My Autobiography [9781911600343]

Here, Jenson tells his full story for the first time in his own honest, intelligent and eloquent style.  Jenson Button is one of the greatest rac…

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Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket [9781408895405]

A fascinating account of how two BBC broadcasters battled for the soul of English cricket during a time of great social change For more than a quarter…

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Barry Sheene: The Official Photographic Celebration of the Legendary Motorcycle Champion [9781472944580]

Barry Sheene is arguably the greatest British motorcycle racing rider of all time. A chancer, lovable rogue and the leading sports star of his era, ad…

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Knowing the Score: My Family and Our Tennis Story [9781784741792]

It was the day I put the tennis balls into the tumble dryer that I realised I thought about tennis a little bit differently. What happens when you fin…

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Magic Spanner: The World of Cycling According to Carlton Kirby [9781472959867]

In Magic Spanner, TV's `Mr Cycling', Carlton Kirby, gives us an expert, behind-the-scenes view - one that the average fan rarely gets to see or hear a…

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The Maverick Mountaineer: The Remarkable Life of George Ingle Finch: Climber, Scientist, Inventor [9781760111922]

In the spring of 1901 a teenager stood on top of a hill, gazed out in wonderment at the Australian landscape and decided he wanted to be a mountaineer…

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Feel: My Story [9780753545614]

Feel is the story of how a small-time boy from humble beginnings in Louisiana rose to the pantheon of greats, to win the 500cc and 250cc GP Championsh…

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Eddie Jones: Rugby maverick [9781911630166]

The first biography of the enigmatic coach who has completely transformed the England rugby team. After Eddie Jones began coaching England's rugby te…

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Sinner and Saint: The Inspirational Story of Martin Murray [9781785313851]

Sinner and Saint is the inspirational story of Martin Murray, St Helens' flawed yet favourite son. A promising amateur teenage boxer, Murray was drawn…

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Ben Thornley: Tackled [9781785314476]

Who was the standout player when the Class of '92 won the FA Youth Cup? David Beckham? Paul Scholes? Ryan Giggs? Think again. Ben Thornley: The Class…

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Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian, My Story of Rescue, Hope and Triumph [9781509881673]

Being a refugee is not a choice. Our choice is to die at home or risk death trying to escape. - Yusra Mardini Yusra Mardini fled her native Syria …

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Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance [9780310759669]

'Simone's narrative outlines a great success story for all ages.' - Martha Karolyi, US National Team coordinator, 2000 to 2016, including the Olympics…

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