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Paperback. The author had high hopes: the arse of an athlete, the waist of a supermodel, the speed of a gazelle. Defeated by gyms and bored of yoga, she decided to run. Her first attempt did not end well. Six years later, she has run five marathons in two continents. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558958
ISBN
9780099558958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Beyond the statistical record of this truly great baseball player, this book focuses on Mel Ott's personal life, his strong family ties, and the contributions that he made to the game of baseball. This volume is enhanced by intimate contact with the Ott family, particularly his daughters Lyn and Barbara, both of whom contributed to the story. Series: American Sports History Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845985
ISBN
9780810845985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.59

Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGS; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Triumph Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600789878
ISBN
9781600789878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Includes Memories from Brian Clough's Family, Friends and Fans. 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 11. Weight: 366.
Publisher
Db Publishing Co Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908234988
ISBN
9781908234988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGS; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Y Lolfa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784614041
ISBN
9781784614041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.92

Paperback. He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court - but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007281435
ISBN
9780007281435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
BackPage Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909430167
ISBN
9781909430167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The thinking fan's footballer with a thinking fan's football book. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472232335
ISBN
9781472232335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A celebration of much-loved cricket star, Andrew Flintoff's, twenty years in cricket. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 291 x 26. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473616592
ISBN
9781473616592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. This book covers a century of the best, most charismatic and most controversial men ever to don the white coat and stand for first-class cricket. Series: 100 Greats. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125ill. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752427430
ISBN
9780752427430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Cardiff has always been a sporting city, producing several performers in rugby, cricket, football and many other sports. It is a city with a rich and proud sporting heritage with a long tradition of hosting national and international sporting events. This book celebrates the achievements of many of the city's sportspeople. Num Pages: 224 pages, 175. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; BGS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442860
ISBN
9780752442860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGS; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803254800
ISBN
9780803254800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

Hardback. After a career playing for Hampshire, cut short by injury, John Holder, an immigrant from Barbados, turned his hand to umpiring. In 27 years, he officiated in 11 Tests and 23 one-day internationals. A Test of Character throws an interesting light on the job of an international umpire, with all its pressures, controversies and prejudices. Num Pages: 352 pages, separate colour picture section. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785311772
ISBN
9781785311772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.30

Paperback. Explains how the author's life nearly ended when he was 16. He fell out of a haystack and became disabled. The fall destroyed all his hopes of an athletic career. Mark then switched to tennis, and became one of the world's leading wheelchair tennis players. This autobiography explains how he made it to the top. Num Pages: 242 pages, photographs throughout. BIC Classification: BGSA; VFJD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 152. Weight in Grams: 304.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Melia Publishing Services Ltd
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLN0018177
ISBN
9780907633112
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. England cricket captain Andrew Strauss gives a candid account of the highs and lows of his remarkable career. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x colour plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340897898
ISBN
9780340897898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. This book tells stories of the fastest men on ice. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BGS; WSBB; WSBX; WSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780857502650
ISBN
9780857502650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. At the age of sixteen, Andy Cave followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and became a miner - one of the last recruits into a dying world. Every day he would descend 3,000 feet into Grimethorpe pit. But at weekends Andy escaped from the pithead to a very different world - testing his nerve on the cliffs and mountains around Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472667
ISBN
9780099472667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. From fearsome striker to the most respected football commentator in the country, this is the story of a footballing legend Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 166. A good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KLJ0020039
ISBN
9780330431996
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From fearsome striker to the most respected football commentator in the country, this is the story of a footballing legend Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 166. Clean copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KRF0009008
ISBN
9780330431996
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run make up the Ironman triathlon. So what possesses an overweight, thirty-something librarian who can't swim, doesn't own a bike and has two dodgy knees to take on the hardest one-day endurance race in the world? The inspirational, epic and life-changing journey from ordinary bloke to Ironman. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSE; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848187436
ISBN
9781848187436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Words like boldness, adventure and risk are surely coined especially for Andy Kirkpatrick. As one of the world's accomplished mountaineers and big-wall climbers, he goes vertically where other climbers fear to tread. This autobiography provides his thirteen-day ascent of Reticent Wall on El Capitan in California - the hardest big-wall climb. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519522
ISBN
9780099519522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

paperback. From the winner of the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, this is Andy Murray's Sunday Times bestselling account of his road to Wimbledon glory. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Headline
Condition
New
SKU
9780755365975
ISBN
9780755365975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781901746310
ISBN
9781901746310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Hardcover. Punk in the Gym is the autobiography of British rock climber Andy Pollitt. He is as close to a Hollywood A-lister as the climbing world will ever get. He had the looks, and he starred in all the big roles in the 1980s and 1990s alongside co-stars like Jerry Moffatt Malcolm 'HB' Matheson. For those watching, Andy Pollitt had it all.. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4x 8pp colour photo sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 1DBKWN; 1MBF; BGSA; WSE; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240694
ISBN
9781910240694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.08

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