Biography: sport
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Biography: sport
Paperback. The definitive story of the father of modern football, Herbert Chapman. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474600798
- ISBN
- 9781474600798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339970
- ISBN
- 9780393339970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.71
€ 17.99
€ 16.71
Hardcover. Patrick 'Packie' Bonner is a goalkeeping legend. He was Jock Stein's last signing for the club when he left his native Donegal for the city of Glasgow in 1978, where Packie evolved from being a shy, homesick teenager into a confident, world-class talent and first-choice goalkeeper. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOG0000806
- ISBN
- 9781785031847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Irish national hero, a Celtic great and their most-capped player, Patrick 'Packie' Bonner is a goalkeeping legend. Billy McNeill handed him a debut on St Patrick's Day in 1979, and Packie went on to provide the last line of defence a record 641 times for the club. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785031861
- ISBN
- 9781785031861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.91
€ 16.99
€ 13.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589796607
- ISBN
- 9781589796607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.34
€ 26.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. An eloquent, honest tribute to a sports genius. Publishers Weekly, Best 100 Books of 2013" Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871408549
- ISBN
- 9780871408549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.77
€ 20.77
Paperback. The acclaimed New York Times bestseller, now in paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316067416
- ISBN
- 9780316067416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.63
€ 29.99
€ 27.63
Paperback. The absorbing, often revealing, and entertaining autobiography of a football icon. Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w and colour sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Coronet Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340717769
- ISBN
- 9780340717769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
paperback. Born in 1978 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, Ricky Hatton began to box at ten, and soon had to make the agonising choice between boxing and football after impressing at trials with his beloved Manchester City. This book presents Ricky's story in his own words, from the training ring of Sale West Amateur Boxing Club to the world stage. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 259. Good copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0005683
- ISBN
- 9780091930837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770411098
- ISBN
- 9781770411098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. The autobiography of one of the greatest names in mountain climbing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 33. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753812662
- ISBN
- 9780753812662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Robin Friday was an exceptional footballer who should have played for England. He never did. Why? Because Robin Friday was a man who would not bow down to anyone, who refused to take life seriously and who lived every moment as if it were his last. This book provides a full appreciation of a man too long forgotten by the world of football. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840181081
- ISBN
- 9781840181081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. The Good Murungu? is the story of Alan Butcher coaching Zimbabwe - the most dysfunctional of cricket's Test-playing nations. From the point he applied for the job and taking in three years with the team, this is the fascinating story of a coach trying to build a team while coming to terms with the unique culture of Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Editor(s): Miller, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages, separate colour picture section of approximately 20 images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785311314
- ISBN
- 9781785311314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.50
€ 17.99
€ 15.50
Hardback. England's brilliant wicket-keeper reveals all about life at the heart of the action on the cricket field. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471127908
- ISBN
- 9781471127908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.45
€ 9.45
Paperback. The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared. A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as 'the ghost runner'. John Tarrant. The extraordinary man whom nobody could stop. This is his true story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: BGS; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845966065
- ISBN
- 9781845966065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
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€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. For the very first time, and straight from the horse's mouth, a top manager's intriguing insights into the daily trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and soul-destroying troughs of life as as a football 'gaffer'. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362790
- ISBN
- 9780755362790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. The Following Game is about passion and obsession. It's about cricket, family and poetry, but most of all it's about a father following his son's career in the public eye and the close relationship they have. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BJ; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420. 232 pages. The Following Game is about passion and obsession. It's about cricket, family and poetry, but most of all it's about a father following his son's career in the public eye and the close relationship they have. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGSA; BJ; WSJC. Dimension: 212 x 153 x 24. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Catt Educational Ltd,
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908095015
- ISBN
- 9781908095015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.25
€ 20.99
€ 20.25
Paperback. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714644592
- ISBN
- 9780714644592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.01
€ 74.01
Hardback. The story of baseball's most violent incident-August 22, 1965-when Giants pitcher Juan Marichal clobbered Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with his bat: the stories of the players, the American cultural backdrop, and the baseball competition and culture that led to the explosive moment, plus the incident's lasting effects. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762787128
- ISBN
- 9780762787128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.59
€ 27.99
€ 21.59
Paperback. The legendary voice of the New York Knicks, Giants, and Jets writes also of his years as a Syracuse football star and a track Olympian who was denied his chance to compete in the 1936 Olympics due to anti-Semitism in Berlin, where he was dropped from the 400 metre relay team. Series: Sport & Leisure in America S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 47 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGSA; KNTD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605744
- ISBN
- 9780815605744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.08
€ 20.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, Ill.tabs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Addax Publishing Group,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781886110458
- ISBN
- 9781886110458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.33
€ 16.33
Paperback. Matt Seaton's critically acclaimed memoir about his obsession for cycling and how that obsession was tamed. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841151045
- ISBN
- 9781841151045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.89
€ 11.99
€ 9.89
Paperback. The Ernie Hunt Story Num Pages: 192 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752432717
- ISBN
- 9780752432717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.45
€ 9.45