My Life and Rugby: The Autobiography
£20.00The autobiography of Eddie Jones, the England Rugby head coach and one of the most respected coaches in sport.
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On Fire: My Story of England’s Summer to Remember
£20.00Early evening on Sunday 14th July 2019. Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Something had just happened in the sport of cricket that had never happened before: England had won the Cricket World Cup for the very first time since the tournament’s inception in 1975. At the epicentre of England’s historic triumph was Ben Stokes, the talismanic all-rounder with an insatiable appetite for The Big Occasion. He contributed an absolutely critical 84 runs off 98 balls when England batted, a seemingly nerveless innings of discipline and maturity. Thrillingly, it was enough to tie the scores at 241 runs each, so the match reverted to a Super Over – just six balls for each side to bat in the ultimate in sporting sudden-death. Stokes and his batting partner Jos Buttler saw England to 15 runs off their over.
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Speaking of Golf: …and a few other things
£20.00For almost 50 years BBC commentator and presenter Peter Alliss has been acknowledged as ‘The voice of golf’, an accolade he never anticipated when he became a professional and Ryder Cup golfer some 20 years earlier. In this book he revisits his remarkable journey from fairway to commentary booth and television studio – how he got there, how he approaches his TV work offering a fascinating insight into this complex, often dramatic world. Along the way Peter Alliss describes the characters and strengths of the greatest players whom he has encountered on or off the fairway.
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Rugby: Talking A Good Game: The Perfect Gift for Rugby Fans
£10.99Ian Robertson joined the BBC during the golden age of radio broadcasting and was given a crash course in the art of sports commentary from some of the greatest names ever to sit behind a microphone: Cliff Morgan and Peter Bromley, Bryon Butler and John Arlott. Almost half a century after being introduced to the rugby airwaves by his inspiring mentor Bill McLaren, the former Scotland fly-half looks back on the most eventful of careers, during which he covered nine British and Irish Lions tours and eight World Cups, including the 2003 tournament that saw England life the Webb Ellis Trophy and ‘Robbo’ pick up awards for his spine-tingling description of Jonny Wilkinson’s decisive drop goal. He reflects on his playing days, his role in guiding Cambridge University to a long spell of Varsity Match supremacy and his relationships with some of the union code’s most celebrated figures.
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Robbie Fowler: My Life In Football: Goals, Glory & The Lessons I’ve Learnt
£20.00The definitive autobiography from Anfield’s favourite son, 25 years after he first signed as a professional for Liverpool. Personal and revealing, Robbie stories come from a life spent inside the game. He invites us inside the dressing room, sharing stories of legendary team-mates like Rush, Owen and Gerrard, his love of the Kop, his greatest achievements and his biggest regrets as well as the money, fame, and the hoopla that surrounds the modern game.
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Ask A Footballer
£20.00Ever wondered what it’s really like to be a Premier League footballer? As a hugely experienced top-flight campaigner – with more than 500 appearances for Leeds, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Liverpool – James Milner is perfectly placed to answer fans’ footballing questions in an entertaining and informative journey through the thrills and spills, the peaks and troughs of football at the highest level. Milner explores the daily, weekly and seasonal rhythms of life at the top of his profession, the physical and psychological demands, the accolades and rewards which come from being successful and the disappointments which inevitably follow if you come second best.
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George Best: A Memoir: A unique biography of a football icon: The Perfect Gift f
£9.99A true hero to fans all over the world, George Best was gifted with footballing skills which turned the man into a legend. However, despite his heroic exploits for Manchester United and Northern Ireland, Best was equally renowned for his chaotic personal life, and he eventually succumbed in 2005 to a long battle with alcohol. There have been many books written about George, but here, Michael Parkinson combines his professional and personal knowledge of George with his classic and much loved writing style to produce a new and interesting biography of a football and cultural icon.
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Running Free: The Autobiography
£9.99The autobiography of the first man ever to sail non-stop single-handedly round the world, one of the planet great adventurers
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Alastair Cook Memoir
£20.00To understand England’s greatest cricket player is to know what it takes to succeed. Alastair Cook is the greatest batsman to ever play for England and, as one of the most gifted players in the world he knows that his triumphs are as important as the challenges and moments of resilience. Now, as the English Cricket team reel from his dramatic retirement, Alastair tells his story: a close-up account of his last chapter, his 33rd and last Test hundred, an intimate tale of his life, his family, of the man he is today and the man he will be – after cricket.
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They Don’t Teach This
£14.99Most people would describe Eniola Aluko as a high-achiever. She’s been a star of women’s football for over a decade, with over 100 England caps and 33 goals and a list of honours as long as your arm. Given that her childhood hero was Atticus Finch, it was only natural that she went on to achieve a first class honours degree in law and studied for the New York bar exam while playing in the States. She’s a volunteer champion for UN women, was the first female pundit on Match of the Day and a star analyst for ITV at the Russia 2018 World Cup. Despite all of these phenomenal achievements, Eni is perhaps most well-known as the player at the centre of the racism row which forced the FA into an embarrassing apology and knocked England manager Mark Sampson from his post. This book tells her story.
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Driven: The Men Who Made Formula One
£10.99Formula One is one of the biggest, wealthiest and most controversial sports on the planet. Yet it was created by a small clique of extraordinary men, whose mission and passion was to win, sometimes at all costs. They were from vastly different backgrounds but shared one quality that counted above all others: they were driven. In this account, the lives of these men are revealed with all of their quirks and extravagant living. It tells how they transformed Formula One from a niche sport played out on primitive tracks surrounded hay bales and grass verges into a 1 billion empire inhabiting vast palaces of entertainment all over the world.
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Love, Interrupted: Navigating Grief One Day at a Time
£12.99In this heartbreaking memoir, Simon is brutally honest about his journey through grief, and opens up about how close he came to ending his own life. But he knew that, for the sake of his eight-year-old son, he had to find a way to carry on. A story of love, loss, faith, and family.