*WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR*Fever Pitch is Nick Hornby's million-copy-selling, award-winnning football classic'A spanking 7-0 away win of a football book.
THE DEFINITIVE, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL 'Football conquered the world with its capacity to astonish, and this is its definitive history' The IndependentThere may be no cultural practice more global than soccer.
In 1939, the Oregon Webfoots, coached by the visionary Howard Hobson, stormed through the first NCAA basketball tournament, which was viewed as a risky coast-to-coast undertaking and perhaps only a one-year experiment.
Consistently ranked among the top ten college football rivalries by fans and pundits alike-and often ranked among the top five-the annual Army-Navy game is the one rivalry that, as one commentator has noted, "e;stops the most powerful men and women in the world in their tracks for one day a year.
Former NFL wife Cyndy Feasel tells the tragic story of her family's journey into chaos and darkness resulting from the damage her husband suffered due to football-related concussions and head traumaand the faith that saved her.
WINNER OF THE MCC / CRICKET SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER OF THE HEARTACHES CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK THE YEAR AWARD An England cricket tour is a unique phenomenon, with its own pressures, challenges and remarkable highlights.
An entertaining and comprehensive look at Americas fastest growing sport,Pickleball for Allis the ultimate primer for any level of player interested in the wacky history, unique rules, and exciting future of pickleball.
From concussion doctors pushing ';science' that benefits their hidden business interests to lawyers clamoring for billion-dollar settlements in scam litigation, America's game has become so big that everybody wants a cut.
WINNER OF CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2025WINNER OF VIKKI ORVICE AWARD FOR WOMEN'S SPORTS WRITING 2025SHORTLISTED FOR WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A GUARDIAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'Riveting, heart-wrenching and incredibly important .
Winning strategies from the three-time European Championship winner and the only football coach ever to reach the final of five international tournaments.
Das Toiletten Buch: Deutscher Fußball – Kuriose Fakten und faszinierende GeschichtenTauchen Sie ein in die Welt des deutschen Fußballs und entdecken Sie die kuriosesten Fakten und faszinierendsten Geschichten, die dieser Sport zu bieten hat.
The Sunday Times Sports Book of the YearA Times Book of the YearA Financial Times Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the Year'The heartwarming story of the collaboration and friendship between English football s oddest couple, Elton John and Graham Taylor' The Times' A wonderful, feel-good account of an ultimately English provincial story' Simon Kuper_____________________ An unforgettable British underdog story from one of our greatest narrative nonfiction writers, John Preston, and the international musical icon and bestselling author, Sir Elton John.
A helicopter dad nearly spins out of control as his sons struggle to master the knuckleballand perhaps save baseballs most storied pitch from extinction.
This book explores football's evolution from a community-based sport to a global entertainment industry, examining the profound social, economic, cultural, and technological forces reshaping the world's most popular game.
Big-league baseball is subtle; cloaked in summer languor, moving with the slow, supple grace of a ballerina practicing backstage, yet taut and technical in its skills.
Inside the ecstasy, anguish and unshakeable loyalty that make football more than a game'A book for anyone who has ever screamed at a television and wondered, briefly, why.
Performance Analysis and Coaches in Football: A Practical Guide for Coaches is a primary text for coaches and students wishing to develop their knowledge of how to utilise performance analysis to support their coaching practice.
The Washington Pro Football Encyclopedia brings to light the team's history and tradition in the most comprehensive account ever written about the storied NFL franchise.
Der WM-Sommer: Als Deutschland 2006 die Leichtigkeit erfand2006: Die Fußball-WM fand in Deutschland statt, Millionen Menschen aus der ganzen Welt waren zu Gast, und eine Leichtigkeit, wie sie nur ein Sommer hervorbringen kann, erfasste das Land.
