Celebrating 150 years of The Open Championship.
The official book produced in partnership with The R&A at St Andrews, to celebrate The 150th Open, which began its journey in Prestwick on the west ..
'An absorbing mix of historical sleuthing and travel writing'
The Telegraph
'[a] fascinating and often touching book... Wonderful'
The Times
'A lovely meditation on the passing of time..
The New
Zealand Cricket Almanack is the cricket lover's bible and is regarded worldwide
as one of the finest books of its kind. The 76th edition contains all the
details of another full year of ..
The Rugby
Almanack is the world's longest running rugby book of record. It was first
published in 1935 to cover the previous season's first-class rugby in New
Zealand. Since then, it has been pu..
The Rugby Almanack is the world's longest running rugby book of record. It was first published in 1935 to cover the previous season's first-class rugby in New Zealand. Since then, it has been publishe..
Award-winning writer Richard Williams tells the remarkable story of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the world's most iconic motorsports events, which celebrates its centenary in 2023.
The event..
'A delightful balance of ideas, inspiration and science' Tristan Gooley, author of The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues & Signs
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'We can all learn something from 52 Ways ..
FUN FACTS, STATS, QUOTES & TRIVIA
Volume 1 covers the 1823-1969
This is the essential pick-up, put-down, and pick-up again rugby history for everybody. From players to fans, from newspapers to tel..
FUN FACTS, STATS, QUOTES & TRIVIA
Volume 2 covers the 1970-1999
This is the essential pick-up, put-down, and pick-up again rugby history for everybody. From players to fans, from newspapers to tel..
In 1823 William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it and for the next 200 years we've all wondered why... this book explains why and is a complete reference to the social history of rugby. Th..
'All a trainee needed to feel - could not help feeling - was that their feet were on the decks of something pretty big, and change was happening all around them just by the motion that happened when t..
Have you heard? Sitting is the new smoking. We're sitting longer than we ever have before: adults average nine hours of sitting a day, while children spend almost as much time sitting in front of a sc..
A TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A truly important book.' MEGAN RAPINOE'Hardhitting and clear sighted.' THE TIMES'Impassioned . . . joyous.' SPECT..
'Everything Wharton-Malcolm does has the aim of helping people achieve the best version of themselves' Evening Standard
Think running isn't for you? Running coach Cory Wharton-Malcolm challenges ..
A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 - SPORT
'A mesmerising, unforgettable journey around world rugby. '
Donald McRae - Twice Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year
'Magni..
A great cricket series, as reported by a great cricket writer.
High hopes were held for the Ashes of 2023. They were exceeded in an instant classic of five Tests between a bold England and a batt..
WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: SPORT
'Gripping' Roger Alton, Sunday Times
The inside story of how England transformed the way Test cricket is played.
After one win in 17 by the start of the..
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR
THE OFFICIAL DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF BBC SPORTS REPORT
'Opens the doors to one of the great rad..
Beginner's Guide to Road and Track Cycling is your way to break away from the bunch and get a head start in the world of cycling. Written to suit all ages, this book offers advice through every stage ..
More Than A Game tells Ben Smith's story of playing for a club, a rugby union and a super franchise that has always had to box above its weight to achieve success. Despite that challenge, Ben rose to ..
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
These days the bicycle often appears as an interloper in a world constructed for cars...
In the history of New Zealand sports, few players have achieved the legendary status of Billy Wallace - one of the first, and most gifted, rugby players to ever be associated with the game...
Power, Money and the Team that Reshaped Rugby
How did one of the smallest nations in the world produce the jewel in world rugby's crown?
In the professional age, the All Blacks have evolved t..
'Immensely readable and revealing'
The Guardian
'A must read'
Phil Liggett, MBE
'A story like no other in cycling'
Ned Boulting
IMAGINE COMPETING IN THE WORLD'S MOST BRUTAL CYCLE ..
James "Cool Papa" Bell was a legend in Black baseball, a lightning fast switch hitter elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Bell's speed was extraordinary; as Satchel Paige famously q..
The definitive biography of one of Antarctic exploration's little known heroes. Born Adventurer tells the story of Frank Bickerton (1889-1954), the British engineer on Sir Douglas Mawson's Australasi..
Brady: Life Lessons From a Legend features success strategies from the greatest quarterback of all time
"If you don't play to win, don't play at all."
From an underrated recruit, to a second..
This year marks a hundred years of the greatest rivalry the rugby world has known, New Zealand against South Africa. These titans first met on a test field in 1921 and, coincidentally, in the hundredt..
'This book captures the magic of being in flow . . . Highly recommend' RONNIE O'SULLIVAN
'The perfect motivational read at the dawn of a new year' DAILY EXPRESS
'Entertaining and enlightening' MA..
Clifford Glen Porter was nicknamed "Offside Porter" be-cause his anticipation was so accurate and his speed around the scrum so great that opponents insisted he must have been off side. Good referees ..
When mountains are your salvation, what keep your mental weather calm and free of storms, how do you cope if they're out of reach?
After spending a decade restlessly globetrotting in search of a..
'An amazing adventure... I was left in total awe' - Lorraine Kelly
'Brilliant' - Mark Beaumont
'A compelling account of a truly remarkable achievement' - Tim Moore, travel writer
16 co..
An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world's most captivating big-wave surfing destinations.
Born and raised in Bundoran, with..
By recounting the untold story of the most influential sports campaign in British newspaperhistory, which turned concussion in professional rugby from a niche issue into front and back pagenews, Concu..
Copper Point is the local name for the truncated base of the North Ridge of Mitre Peak in Milford Sound.
Logistics can be a little tricky but the effort is rewarded by some of the most spectacular c..
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRICKET SOCIETY AND MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023.
SELECTED AS ONE OF WATERSTONES BEST SP..
In bicycles, design and technology are increasingly meld, as is particularly evident in the frame and its materials, but also in the drive system used, the suspension and the wheels. The highlights of..
A series of provocative, moving and illuminating interviews with the greatest soccer player ever...
Diego Armando Maradona's death on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60, was a death that had bee..
The Bicycle as a Utopia
Cycling is not just a form of locomotion. Bike culture is in constant interaction with fashion, music, design, politics and urban planning. Cycling is a way of life and a ..
100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood.
We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defyi..
100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood.
We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defyi..
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers-including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker-this vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicles one of the least likely industries on Ea..
This brilliant selection of photographs and stories describes what it means to stare down the most famous ritual in sport, from the perspective of those who have been there. Facing the Haka examines t..
'Incredibly moving and inspiring' Gabby Logan
'Prepare to be blown away... the most incredible examples of girl power' Judy Murray OBE
'It's brilliant - I loved it' Lorraine Kelly
'Bril..
Finding your power to thrive.
How do you find hope when all is lost? How do you find strength when you feel broken? How do you find your voice when you feel worthless and scared?
In Jelena ..
THE INCREDIBLE FIRST 12 YEARS OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE AS TOLD BY THE LEGENDS WHO WERE THERE
'I met Jack Nicholson and when a Hollywood superstar asks about Manchester United, you realise how ..
The definitive illustrated guide to FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023 that no football fan should be without.
The most high-profile event on the women's football calendar, the FIF..
DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY BEHIND NETFLIX'S UPCOMING BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE NYAD.
After four attempts, sixty-four year-old Diana Nyad finally swam from Cuba to the Florida Keys. She swam for f..
This Firearms
Safety Code is the official guide that details New Zealand firearm safety
practices, whether readers are using a firearm for hunting, target shooting,
pest control or food collecti..
Stories and recipes from New Zealand and the Pacific, from the creators of top-rating television programme Fish of the Day
Join First Man of Fishing, Clarke Gayford, as he shares his adventures i..