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Shortlisted for the 2017 Cross Sports Book Awards Best Biography of the YearBryant is one of basketball's greatest-ever players, a fascinating and complicated character who says he knew when he was a boy that he would be better than Michael Jordan.Aloof...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Bam A clash of NBA titans. Seven riveting games. One young reporter. Welcome to the 1969 NBA Finals. They don't set up any better than this. The greatest basketball player of all time - Bill Russell -...

A highly opinionated and massively entertaining missive on every aspect of the NBA, past, present, and future, from the Sports Guy himself, The Book of Basketball covers every imaginable topic and addresses every conceivable issue, from the question of...

'A feast for anyone interested in the secrets of excellence.' -- Andre Agassi, winner of eight Grand Slam titles and bestselling author of Open For fans of Charles Duhig, Malcolm Gladwell and Nate Silver, a brilliant and buoyant investigation into the...

(Available after 3-20 days)"An indispensable Olympic resource and a lot of pure fun."--Jack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream TeamFaster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records,...

Published in association with the International Olympic Committee, The History of the Olympic Games: Faster, Higher, Stronger brings the glorious story of the world's biggest sporting event to life. Featuring hundreds of stunning photographs from every...

With an exclusive foreword by Usain Bolt, The Fastest Men on Earth tells the fascinating inside stories of the Olympic Men's 100m Champions. It takes just under ten seconds to run, but the results of the Olympic men's 100 metres are etched forever into...

Before she was a record-breaking, world-famous gymnast, Simone Biles spent time in foster care as a young child. Nimble and boundlessly energetic, she cherished every playground and each new backyard. When she was six years old, Simone's family took...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020**'I was captivated by this book from start to finish, I couldn't put it down. A very real and relatable story that will have you weeping, smiling and cheering along' -- Christine...

'A powerful and moving book - it's quite a battle he has faced' -- Nick Robinson, BBC Radio 4 Today Programme'It really is an interesting read' --  Dan Walker, BBC Breakfast*INCLUDES A FOREWORD BY SIR ALEX FERGUSON*'I'm not sure whether life prepared me...

The pundit and former England player provides a thrilling glimpse into the start of a spectacular career. For the Redknapp clan, football is a family concern; it's the family business. Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer is a deeply moving,...

The inspirational story of the former women’s rugby captain, Mud, Maul, Mascara delivers a refreshingly honest autobiography of life in the scrum and off the field in a sport with little of the financial reward and recognition of its male counterpart...

A candid and uncompromising look at a promising football career snuffed out by injury, Piper’s brave memoir details the former Leicester player’s struggles with addiction and anxiety and how he came to finally defeat his demons.   Longlisted for...

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool Football Club are champions of England, Europe and the World. 'Robbo: Now You're Gonna Believe Us' is the inside story of their record-breaking season as seen through the eyes of their popular left-back Andrew Robertson,...

In horse racing greatness is defined by speed. Being the second fastest counts for little. You have to win. And win. And keep winning until every challenger of your generation is put to the sword. Of the twelve horses lined up on Newmarket Heath that...

With great storytelling verve Ed Caesar delivers a terrifically engaging account of Maurice Wilson's eccentric plan to conquer Everest by crash landing a plane on its lower slopes. The untold story of Britain's most mysterious mountaineering legend -...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020'Reads like a thriller, or even a spy novel...Walsh keeps you gripped' -- Rosamund Urwin, Sunday Times'A turbulent but ultimately inspiring tale. The candour...is rare and gripping' -- ...

Small, skinny and short-sighted . . . and dazzlingly talented. Jimmy Joseph loves rugby. All he dreams about is one day playing for his country in a World Cup, or winning a Test series for the Lions with a last-minute drop-goal. But when he kicks an...

You're 43, cruising through life when suddenly you're diagnosed with cancer. What do you do next? When Paul Smith found himself facing that question he decided to swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 more and then run a marathon. There are tears and laughter in...

'A thoughtful exploration of humanity ... Fabes is great company and makes riding bicycles seem like the best way to see and understand the world' - Guardian They say that being a good doctor boils down to just four things: Shut up, listen, know...