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paperback. Everybody in the unlicensed fight game knows that only one man has the honour of being titled 'Guv'nor' - and that man is Lew 'Wild Thing' Yates. This book documents how Yates rose to the top of his bloody profession. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781845963521
ISBN
9781845963521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Hardcover. Gordon Strachan is one of the most charismatic and entertaining characters in football and has represented Aberdeen, Manchester United and Leeds, before going into management with first Coventry and then Southampton. This is story of one of Scotland's finest footballing exports. Num Pages: 246 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160. Weight in Grams: 540. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Virgin Pub
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KTG0008414
ISBN
9781852272050
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The history of baseball is rife with colorful characters. But for sheer cantankerousness and will to win, very few have come close to Leo 'the Lip' Durocher. This work tells the story of his life in the game. It is baseball at its best, brimming with personality and the fights and feuds, triumphs and tricks that made Durocher such a success. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226173887
ISBN
9780226173887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2008 by Skyhorse Publishing. Num Pages: 288 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGS; BM; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628736939
ISBN
9781628736939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. 'A timely, direct book examining the modern game through the lens of the thinking fan' James Corden Turning My Back on the Premier League is a month-by-month account of great goals, bad pies and short-lived heroes, and how one fan rediscovered his love for the beautiful game. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
BLINK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905825820
ISBN
9781905825820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Paperback.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845026981
ISBN
9781845026981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. A biography of Branch Rickey, the man who signed Jackie Robinson, and invented baseball's farm system. Num Pages: 728 pages, 18 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803224537
ISBN
9780803224537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. The inspiring and untold story of Ledley King, one of English football's most lauded and recognised talents, and the heartbreaking account of a career cruelly cut short. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069072
ISBN
9781782069072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The colossus of English rugby tells his story at last Num Pages: 464 pages, 2x8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 332. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLJ0008827
ISBN
9780755315741
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the autobiography of Laurent Fignon, who is one of the charismatic cyclists of all time. This book shows his fans the glimpse of what really went on behind the scenes of this epic sport: the friendships, the rivalries, the betrayals, the scheming, the parties, the girls, and, the performance-enhancing drugs. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224083195
ISBN
9780224083195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775540991
ISBN
9781775540991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. How Larry Linkogle became the daredevil star he is, and how he almost crashed and burned. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 color photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 321.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Running Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762447664
ISBN
9780762447664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam USA
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553287585
ISBN
9780553287585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. For Tipperary hurling, defeat in the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final was heartbreaking. For the author, it was devastating. Then again it has never been a straight road for the three-time All-star and 2010 'Player of the Year'. This title offers an insight into what happened on that day and over the turbulent year leading up to it. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246. 8vo.Illustrated.Very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0308850
ISBN
9781848271470
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Details Lance Armstrong's battle with life-threatening testicular cancer and his return to professional cycling. Num Pages: 304 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BGSA; VFJB; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242. Fine clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0003816
ISBN
9780224060875
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780829768848
ISBN
9780829768848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.84

Hardback. Follows Mary Decker and Zola Budd through their lives and careers, telling the story behind the controversy of their collision at the 1984 Olympics. Olympic Collision relives one of the most famous incidents in Olympic history, its legacy, and what has happened to both athletes since. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290846
ISBN
9780803290846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.91

Paperback. In the form of a wandering, lyrical, autobiographical narrative, world-renowned horseman Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling exposes the inner turmoil, the burning questions, the fear, the doubt, and the darkness that pushed him off the roads most travelled in search of answers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
J.A.Allen & Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908809414
ISBN
9781908809414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGSA; WSBT; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022271
ISBN
9780253022271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. At 18 months he went on his first hike. At 3, he climbed his first mountain. At 26, he plans to run up Everest - without an oxygen mask. Kilian Jornet has conquered some of the toughest physical tests on the planet. This book is written from the heart of the world's greatest endurance runner, for whom life presents one simple choice: Run. Or die. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Viking
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241004852
ISBN
9780241004852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091958206
ISBN
9780091958206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 5.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 28. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751562033
ISBN
9780751562033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Hardback. A thrilling and fascinating celebration of the career of one of the world's most famous cricketers and the game he loves. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32pp colour. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751562040
ISBN
9780751562040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. The incredible, bestselling autobiography of England's most colourful cricketer. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751557572
ISBN
9780751557572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.65

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