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Biography: sport

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. Ferrari, the name itself evokes the world of speed, a world of fast cars, heroic deeds and glamour. This is the story of the man behind the name. This biography goes back to Enzo Ferrari's origins and traces his remarkable rise to prominence. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; BGS; TRC; WGCB; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224059862
ISBN
9780224059862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. The bestselling authorized biography of a much loved football star. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 25. Weight in Grams: 222. Vintage paperback in good condition, with some light shelfwear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pan Books
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF2232477
ISBN
9780330367509
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Now updated with a new chapter, the definitive autobiography by A.P. McCoy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 290. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0002621
ISBN
9781409162414
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 5.70

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. George Best needs little introduction. A legend in his own lifetime, he is undoubtedly the greatest footballer the UK has ever produced. Blessed with an extraordinary gift he brought a beauty and grace to the game never before seen. But Best was unable to cope with the success and fame his football genius brought. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ebury Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091884703
ISBN
9780091884703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Main Market
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509801572
ISBN
9781509801572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.86

Paperback. Biography of, at the time, the undisputed best player in Great Britain Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780752434605
ISBN
9780752434605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law vividly brings to life his story in this stunningly illustrated memoir Series: MUFC. Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1242. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
Publication date
2011
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
SKU
KCW0005501
ISBN
9780857200846
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956804396
ISBN
9780956804396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.07

Paperback. The John Charles Story Num Pages: 288 pages, 70 b&w illustrations, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752425702
ISBN
9780752425702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.78

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
€ 20.44

Paperback. Bill Edrich was regarded as one of the exciting cricket discoveries of his generation. Playing for Middlesex at county level, Edrich surged onto the England scene in 1938 when he scored 1,000 runs. This book relates the story behind this achievement and distils the measure of Edrich's courage as a cricketer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444345
ISBN
9780752444345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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