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A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: SPORT
NOMINATED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
'An absorbing mix of histori..
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..
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..
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..
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS
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At 10:15am on January 19th 2022, renowned solo sailor, Andrew Fagan, set sail from Auckland, New Zealand, in his tiny 5.1m sloop-rigged plywood yacht Swirly World in Perpetuity in an a..
An offer comes out of the blue from an old family friend to borrow his magnificent 70 ft timber ketch. El Oro is a beautiful yacht, elegant and stately; built in the 1970's with ocean racing in mind...
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The gut-wrenching, heroic story of how one of Australia's finest surfers overcame brain injury and despair to win an Olympic medal.
On the morning of 10 December 2015, Australian surfer Owen Wri..
An inspiring and revealing memoir about the relentless pursuit of dreams, and the highs and lows along the way, from one of the Black Caps' finest test cricketers.
Neil Wagner is one of the great..
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Think running isn't for you? Running coach Cory Wharton-Malcolm challenges ..
A re-issue of the long-out-of-print 1966 classic, this is the story of one New Zealander brave enough to do what we have all now and then dreamed of doing - go and live alone on a desert island.
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The definitive biography of Ange Postecoglou, Australia's first Premier League manager and instigator of the 'Angeball' phenomenon that has taken the football world by storm.
With unparall..
Charly Gaul is a forgotten cycling legend. Once a household name across Europe, the diminutive Luxembourger won the 1958 Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia twice. A unique rider, Gaul was supremely ..
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's success is dow..
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
'Magnifice..
A TIMES, GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH AND WATERSTONES BEST SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR
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The inside story of how England transformed the way Test cricket is played.
For 1..
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 ..
Over the past sixty-five years, millions of golfers have studied Ben Hogan's Five Lessons, making it the bestselling golf book of all time. Now, Hogan's masterpiece has received the definitive edition..
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...
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..
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024
IMAGINE COMPETING IN THE WORLD'S MOST BRUTAL CYCLE RACES, KNOWING THAT A CRASH COULD BE FATAL
Alex Dowsett is one ..
An illustrated treasury of expert tips on maintenance, navigation and seamanship from the internationally renowned Tom Cunliffe.
The bosun's world is a colourful mix of time-honoured techniques, ..
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..
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When Dorothy Pilley first began climbing in the 1910s, female mountaineers were seen as a dangerous liability, their achievements ignored, unrecorded or disbelieved. Undeterred, Dorothy proved herself..
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Copper Point is the local name for the truncated base of the North Ridge of Mitre Peak in Milford Sound.
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40 years of stunning basketball photography-both on the court and off-from one of the sports' greatest document chroniclers
As one of the NBA's premier photographers, Nathaniel S. Butler has shot..
Cricket: A Portrait of a Game is photography in the tradition of the great 20th century photographers. It captures the heart of the game from the commentators chatting in the broadcast booth, players ..
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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..
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 ..
The importance of cricket to England has been immortalised in the art and literature of a thousand years. For countless artists and writers across the centuries, the culture and aesthetics of cricket ..
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..
The visual memoir of Wim Hof aka 'The Iceman', told through over 35 years of exclusive images never seen before.
FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WIM HOF METHOD
What would it ..
The Gaelic Games has been shaped by great players. Since its inception, special players have made hearts soar with daring moves, acheived sporting glory and created everlasting memories. Now Extraordi..
Explore the global history of Formula One in this definitive visual reference.
F1 Racing: The Ultimate Companion offers a comprehensive insight into the history, geography and culture of the worl..
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100 years of Wembley Stadium told through 100 matches.
The 1923 FA Cup final - also known as the White Horse final - was the first football match played at the British Empire Exhibition Stadium..
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..
Live large, do tough stuff and give back.
FIRE UP! shares some of the lessons I've learned from the first twenty-five years of my life, from growing up in the bush to running across Australia. Th..
This Firearms
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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..
Since the 1900s the fly fisher's mecca that is the Tongariro River has lured people from all over the world to cast a line on its wide waters. Author Grant Henderson tells the river's angling story - ..