Secondhand Sports Books

'I want absolutely nothing to do with this book.' - Owen Farrell THREE RUGBY MEGASTARS. ONE EPIC BOOK. Welcome to the wild world of The Good, The Bad & The...

Since his arrival in London, Portugese football coach Jose Mourinho has brought a touch of European class to Chelsea Football Club and England's Premiership. In just half a season he...

At Sandown Park on the 25 April 2015, riding Box Office, two jumps from home, the realisation hit me. This is it. This is really the end.I was now a...

'Fever Pitch with testosterone and eight pints of lager. Like Fever Pitch, it is not exclusively a novel about football. This is a chronicle of a lost tribe - the...

The Sunday Times bestseller'A genuine super-coach' - Stephen Jones, Sunday TimesBrilliant, honest, combative - Eddie Jones is a gigantic yet enigmatic figure in world rugby and a true legend of...

From hurling to Irish football, this is an examination of the unique role of Gaelic games in Irish life. Beginning with a historical overview of the games's origins, the book...

From the wilds of northern Scotland to the arid deserts of Arizona and the waterfalls and mountains of Thailand and beyond, Peter Alliss is joined by celebrities from various walks...

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Pricewise - a name that is synonymous with shrewd and selective advice from the UK's only daily racing newspaper, the Racing Post. Pricewise is the name of the Racing Post's...

This is a comprehensive A-Z guide to racing in Britain and abroad. It includes sections on all the major races and their history; the nature of each race, the sort...

Excellent primer to spread betting for novice and the more experienced better. Covers both sporting and financial markets.

Want to know how the big names bet on the horses? Counter Attack shows you how. The opinions of racing insiders by the dozen have been canvassed to bring you...

Christopher Martin-Jenkins, or CMJ to his many fans as well as listeners of Test Match Special, is perhaps the voice of cricket; an unparalleled authority whose insight and passion for...

Get inside the mind of football's most enigmatic icon'Zidane is the master' PeleOne of modern football's most brilliant players - and one of its most iconic and mysterious figures -...

The funniest man in British sport - MetroPeter Crouch is a comedy genius - Daily MailOften recruited before they've worn long trousers, today's footballers become superstars who earn huge amounts...

Originally published in 1986 (McGraw-Hill), The Black Lights was the first book that fully explored the sport and business of professional boxing. Upon joining the training camp of superlightweight Billy...

'Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.' The words of Scott Jurek, a dominant force...

'He's a great coach. He lives and breathes the game. There's nothing he doesn't know' Brian O'Driscoll'The best coach Irish rugby - arguably Irish sport - has ever had' Malachy...

On 1 August 2008, 18 climbers from across the world reached the summit of K2, the world's second highest and most dangerous mountain - a peak which claims the life...

When Katie Taylor was chosen to bear the Irish flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, the pressure was on for her to deliver gold for Ireland when...

This remarkable woman is a world champion. On four occasions she has won the World Disabled Water-ski Championships. She has been champion and world record holder in all three individual...

'For me, he is England's greatest ever player' Gary Lineker'Sir Bobby was a hero to millions, not just in Manchester or the United Kingdom, but wherever football is played around...

The story of how the Irish national football team has been transformed from also-rans to being the most successful team in the British Isles. It examines the main reasons for...

'Like my father before me, I believe that both the playing and watching of sport can teach us important lessons about ourselves by providing practical instruction in co-operation, tests of...

Dub Sub Confidential by John Leonard: a GAA memoir like no other.WINNER OF THE SETANTA SPORTS IRISH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD.John Leonard was a gifted Gaelic football goalkeeper...

I CAN RUN is not a running book for 'runners' - it's the must-have running book for anyone who has ever experienced a moment of defeatism and had the little...

***Includes a new foreword by Gary Lineker about football in lockdown***Shortlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards'Lineker is nearly as good a presenter as I was a footballer' DIEGO MARADONA'Hilarious,...

Since its establishment in Thurles on 1 November 1884, the GAA has born some of the most memorable and captivating events in Irish history. From the 'Bloody Sunday' massacre in...

In this poignant, moving book, Muhammad Ali shares the beliefs he has come to live by and which he has passed on to his children. Some of the wisdom is...

When fishing, there's always an element of chance. And the occasional opportunity to exaggerate just a bit, especially about the one that got away. In Lies, Damned Lies & Anglers,...

Luis Suarez was a young boy already in love with football by the time his family moved from the countryside to Uruguay's capital, Montevideo. The guile and trickery of the...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020 'Reads like a thriller, or even a spy novel...Walsh keeps you gripped' Rosamund Urwin, Sunday Times'A turbulent but...

The official story of the race horse, Desert Orchid, written by his owner and scriptwriter. "Dessie" was bred by Richard's father who had bought his grandmother Grey Orchid as a...

'I just don't think there's ever been a European team which has played better' This was the gracious verdict of US captain Tom Lehman after his team were emphatically defeated...

In Boxing's Hall of Shame, Thomas Myler tells the inside stories of the real fight game. He reveals the sport's heroes and villains, mobsters and fixers, its shame and sorrows,...