Results for: books tagged ‘Sport’
This Bloody Mary: Jonathan Rendall
The sport of boxing is dying in a last explosion of dollars. Its beleaguered performers are reaching up for a last payday with bravery, one-liners and self-delusion. Fittingly it is ... More
W. G. Grace: A Life: Simon Rae
W. G. Grace burst onto the cricket scene in the 1860s with spectacular force. He dominated the game until the end of the century, and influences it to this day. ... More
It's Not Cricket: Simon Rae
An eye-opening survey of cricket, from the crowd violence and blatant match-rigging of the eighteenth century, down to the twentieth century's glaring abuses of the spirit of the game.Written in ... More
Racing Pigeons: Colin Osman
Since the first edition of Racing Pigeons was published there have been many changes, including significant recent developments in nutrition and disease prevention. These are all explained in detail in ... More
A Year at the Races: Jane Smiley
Before I was a mother, before I was a writer, before I knew the facts of life, before I was a schoolgirl, before I learned to read, I wanted a ... More
Racing Lexicon: John Leigh and David Woodhouse
The ultimate guide to the strange and glorious language of horseracing.Why is it bad if horses cough but good if they hack up? Why do jockeys sometimes have to call ... More
The Spirit of Cricket: Christopher Martin-Jenkins
An anthology of the best cricket writing, by acclaimed commentator and correspondent Christopher Martin-Jenkins.Cricket has inspired more writing, in terms of both volume and quality, than any other sport. A ... More
Football Lexicon: John Leigh and David Woodhouse
Why is a left foot either trusty or educated, but a right foot is neither?Why is a bad back pass almost invariably suicidal?Why can you score from a corner with ... More
Cricket Lexicon: John Leigh and David Woodhouse
From the celebrated authors of Football Lexicon, an arse-to-zooter guide to the language of cricket.What do Australians mean when they talk of mollygrubbers or sandshoe-crushers?What are Manhattans and Wagon Wheels ... More
The Perfect 10: Richard Williams
In ten chapters on eleven great footballers, Richard Williams unravels the fact, legend and myth of the shirt number that encapsulates everything that excites about the beautiful game. From Ferenc ... More
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