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Paperback. In 1977, Rubenstein, an avid golfer, travelled to Dornoch in the Highlands. He sought to uncover an authentic sense of self and turned to a place where golf was purest. The experience had a profound effect on him. Twenty-three years later, in 2000, he returned to Dornoch to spend an entire summer. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BGS; WSJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840187052
- ISBN
- 9781840187052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- LIBERTIES PRESS
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ0046807
- ISBN
- 9781905483884
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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. Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. This biography features round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, and early newspaper cartoons depicting boxers. Num Pages: 286 pages, photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786439942
- ISBN
- 9780786439942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BGS; JFSL3; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Edition
- Enlarged ed.
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781414318028
- ISBN
- 9781414318028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.57
€ 19.99
€ 19.57
Hardback. Packed with incident and anecdotes, usually funny - but occasionally sad - this is the true story of Jimmy Case, a true football legend. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782199946
- ISBN
- 9781782199946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.46
€ 22.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Autobiography of Oscar Robertson, one of the fifty greatest NBA players of all time Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803234635
- ISBN
- 9780803234635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir from the Tour de France cyclist who lifts the lid on his drug use and return to sport. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003062
- ISBN
- 9781409120384
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Kevin Heffernan was a giant amongst GAA men. A giant with a brilliant mind who repeatedly warned everybody that he would not let his own mother get in the way of him winning one more game of football. This book tells the story of a boy with the biggest dreams, and a man who lived with triumphs and the greatest regrets. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346. Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Number of pages
- 480
- SKU
- KJE0002374
- ISBN
- 9781848271869
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.99€ 4.99
€ 8.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1x8pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGA; BGSA; BM. Dimension: 234 x 153. . Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0002384
- ISBN
- 9781471166037
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.00
€ 11.00
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€ 20.36
€ 24.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. A biography of legendary baseball player Ed Delahanty (1867-1903). This book examines the life and career of the first "King of Swatsville," including the enigma surrounding his tragic and untimely death. Through Delahanty's story, it traces the evolving character of major league baseball and its effect on the lives and ambitions of its athletes. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrated: 23 halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022914
- ISBN
- 9780268022914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Words and wisdom from Chicago Bulls #23: Mega-superstar, "His Airness" He is the most successful player to ever wear a basketball uniform. On the court and off the court, Michael has entertained the world as a pitchman, movie star, spokesperson, and an extraordinary athlete-although not the greatest baseball player. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGSA; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471399964
- ISBN
- 9780471399964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.35
€ 24.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar. This title provides a chronicle of the life and career of this brilliant champion and courageous racial pioneer. Num Pages: 448 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269798
- ISBN
- 9780520269798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Beast. Monster. Savage. Psycho. The glowering menace of Mike Tyson has spooked us for almost two decades. And still we remain fascinated. Why? Ellis Cashmorea s answer is disturbing: white society has created Tyson as vengeance for the loss of privilege produced by civil rights. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630700
- ISBN
- 9780745630700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardback. Undisputedly one of the world's most famous men, Beckham has transcended sport to become an all-purpose cultural icon for the twenty-first century. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGS; JFCA; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633664
- ISBN
- 9780745633664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. Undisputedly one of the world's most famous men, Beckham has transcended sport to become an all-purpose cultural icon for the twenty-first century. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; JFCA; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 317 x 22. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633671
- ISBN
- 9780745633671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardback. Details how one of the best and brightest of professional athletes destroyed himself through temptation and arrogance Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803238497
- ISBN
- 9780803238497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGS; BK; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807591
- ISBN
- 9780875807591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781450423526
- ISBN
- 9781450423526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.69
€ 18.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that happened' to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen-year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. This title tells Juette's story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 Halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; JFFG; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134755
- ISBN
- 9781592134755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. The Life of Oa Reilly is a chronicle of the career of one of the European PGA Toura s most famous caddies--John Oa Reilly--and ita s full of funny stories as only this Irishman can tell them. Like the one about the time he and some fellow caddies were arrested and jailed in East Germany on their way to the German Open in Berlin. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932202151
- ISBN
- 9781932202151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.76
€ 24.76
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€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
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€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36