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Biography: sport
Paperback. Ronan O'Gara is one of the greatest sportsmen Ireland has ever produced. This title presents the story of a rugby player at the top of his game, of a life lived to the full, and of a passionate and proud representative of the people of Cork and Ireland. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3x8pp colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848270107
- ISBN
- 9781848270107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. On 10 November 2009 German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty two years old. Viewed from outside, Enke had it all. Here was a professional goalkeeper who had played for a string of Europe's top clubs including Jose Mourinho's Benfica and Louis Van Gaal's Barcelona. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 400 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGS; VFJS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224091664
- ISBN
- 9780224091664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. At the age of 20, Lars Leese was still playing in the 'Westerwald' District League, yet by 28 he'd abandoned his job as a computer software salesman and was helping Barnsley to their 1:0 Premiership victory over Liverpool FC. This title traces his stratospheric rise and equally rapid fall. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224064439
- ISBN
- 9780224064439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.95
€ 19.00
€ 16.95
Paperback. 'Rocket' Ron Haslam started racing on the professional circuit in 1972 at the age of 15 and developed into one of the finest, and fastest, racers the UK has ever seen. His son, Leon, the 'Pocket Rocket', followed in his father's extremely speedy footsteps. This title presents the story of a father and a son who are addicted to motorbikes. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553819366
- ISBN
- 9780553819366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball's coaching hierarchy. Num Pages: 450 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259980
- ISBN
- 9780803259980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.13
€ 32.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. The world-champion freestyle skateboarder and the man who brought the ollie - the trick that revolutionised the sport by taking it from the ground to the air - to street skating shares the history of skateboarding, as he tells the dramatic story of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060556198
- ISBN
- 9780060556198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. William Hutchison Murray (1913 - 1996) was one of Scotland's most distinguished climbers in the years before and after the Second World War. He became a writer of non-fiction, novelist, distinguished conservationist. Num Pages: 386 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910124185
- ISBN
- 9781910124185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550227277
- ISBN
- 9781550227277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.47
€ 21.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1919 to 1926, Jack Dempsey began his boxing career as a skinny boy of sixteen, riding the rails and participating in hastily staged saloon bouts against miners and lumberjacks. This biography charts the life and career of a man widely regarded as one of the toughest ever to enter the ring. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071485
- ISBN
- 9780252071485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.22
€ 23.99
€ 23.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509802197
- ISBN
- 9781509802197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A fond and fascinating tribute to George Finch (1888-1970), mountaineer, scientist, inventor and polymath, who pioneered the use of the artificial oxygen that enabled Everest to finally be conquered thirty years after his own attempt. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b+w insert. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760113490
- ISBN
- 9781760113490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The first authorised biography of one of Britain's best-loved sportsmen. A special illustrated edition reissued to celebrate Moss's 85th birthday. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780228785
- ISBN
- 9781780228785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The story of one young African boy's journey to UK Premiership soccer stardom. Part of the Quick Reads series. Series: Quick Reads. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 86. My Life at Cardiff City. Series: Quick Reads. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Dimension: 200 x 145 x 8. Weight: 88.
- Publisher
- Accent
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908192967
- ISBN
- 9781908192967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.72
€ 9.99
€ 8.72
hardcover. As the first great Jewish player in the major leagues and the first African American to play major-league baseball during the twentieth century, respectively, Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson are forever linked because of the barriers they encountered, the discrimination they endured, the athletic gifts they exhibited, and especially the .. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597978422
- ISBN
- 9781597978422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
Hardback. The inspirational story of Rob Young, who has set numerous endurance records, including running 370 marathons in a year Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471152870
- ISBN
- 9781471152870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.15
€ 23.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. When Spurs legend John White was killed by a bolt of lightning in 1964, the football world was rocked by the tragedy. He was just 27 years of age. Nicknamed the Ghost for the way that he could drift into space undetected, White played an inspirational role in the great double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of the early 1960s. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224083003
- ISBN
- 9780224083003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Biography of Art Rooney - an iconic figure in the history of the NFL Num Pages: 704 pages, 42 illustrations, 1 genealogy, 1map. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5690 x 3683 x 46. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237674
- ISBN
- 9780803237674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Willie Miller became a legend to Aberdeen fans around the world after he led his team to the European Cup Winners Cup where they triumphed over Real Madrid in 1983. It was the highlight of a long, glittering career during which he won every domestic honour in the Scottish game. In this title, he names his Aberdeen Dream Team. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp. colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370. 224 pages, 8pp. colour illustrations. Willie Miller became a legend to Aberdeen fans around the world after he led his team to the European Cup Winners Cup where they triumphed over Real Madrid in 1983. It was the highlight of a long, glittering career during which he won every domestic honour in the Scottish game. In this title, he names his Aberdeen Dream Team. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight: 370.
- Publisher
- Black & White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845023522
- ISBN
- 9781845023522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. This is the inside story of how Rob Heffernan's dream led him from the council flats of his tough Cork city upbringing to the winners' podium of the Olympic Games. It is also a frank chronicle of the sometimes nightmare-ridden journey it takes to make a dream come true. Num Pages: 210 pages, Colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGSA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892880
- ISBN
- 9781848892880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.38
€ 22.99
€ 18.38
Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Triumph Books United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600789229
- ISBN
- 9781600789229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.20
€ 29.99
€ 28.20