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    From the history of Irish sports to biographies of international athletics superstars, these books in our sports collection make for excellent reading. Whether you’re passionate about football, rugby, or any other sport, these books bring the drama, dedication, and triumphs of the sports world to life. Find your next great sports read at Chapters Bookstore!

    Safe Cycling in the City: How to choose a bike, maintain it, cycle safely, get fit and stay healthy [2020] paperback

    €10.40

    This is an urban and commuting cyclist's handbook, both inspirational and practical, showing us how to live safer, more enjoyable and healthier lives, both physically and mentally, while reducing our...

    Ian Herbert: Tinseltown [2024] paperback

    €16.90

    *** SHORTLISTED IN THE SPORTS WRITING CATEGORY AT THE 2024 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS ****** LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ****** ONE OF THE DAILY...

    John Scally: Legends of Irish Rugby [2005] hardback

    €9.99€22.10

    Based on exclusive interviews with 40 celebrated players, past and present, Legends of Irish Rugby is a veritable who's who of the sport. The top personalities of the Irish game...

    Wayne Barton: Football, Taught By Matt Busby [2025] hardback

    €24.99

    The world's biggest football club comes under scrutiny like no other sporting institution on earth. Yet how did Manchester United become the global behemoth it is? And how and why...

    Michael Carrick: Michael Carrick: Between the Lines [2018] paperback

    €4.99

    Michael Carrick has been at the heart of Manchester United for over a decade. He is the player that makes them tick. Their heartbeat. Loved by his managers, lauded by...

    Kieran Read: Kieran Read - Straight 8: The Autobiography [2019] paperback

    €5.99€12.99

    As Kieran Read prepares to call time on his distinguished New Zealand career at the end of the Rugby World Cup, this is the open and honest life story of...

    Robert Dos Remedios: "Men's Health" Cardio Strength Training: Torch Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Stronger Faster [2010] paperback

    €8.99

    For guys with little time to work out and pounds of fat to burn, the thought of having to spend hours in the gym lifting weights one day and an...

    Alistair Cooke: The Marvellous Mania [2008] paperback

    €5.99€11.70

    Although Alistair Cooke called golf 'a method of self-torture, disguised as a game', from the first time he swung a club at the age of fifty-five, he was hooked for...

    Will Buckley: The Man Who Hated Football [2004] paperback

    €4.99€14.30

    A novel about a family man struggling to reconcile his shambolic personal life with the job of football reporting he has grown to hate. Jimmy Stirling has a wife who...

    Johnny Morgan: For the Love of Football [2017] hardback

    €6.99€14.27

    In which year did the first televised football match take place? What were the first shin pads made out of? Who held the shortest ever managerial position, at a record-breaking...

    Ian Balding: Making the Running [2004] hardback

    €6.99€27.13

    The image of the Derby winner with his leg in plaster was broadcast around the world. Alongside Mill Reef stood a baby-faced man who had won the Arc, the King...

    Tom English: No Borders [2015] hardback

    €9.99€26.00

    Fully updated to include Ireland's historic victory over the All Blacks and their 2018 Six Nations Grand Slam.From Jack Kyle's immortals to Brian O'Driscoll's golden generation, this is the story...

    Boris Becker: The Player [2004] hardback

    €8.99€25.70

    Born in Leimen, West Germany, in 1967, Boris Becker burst onto the international tennis scene in 1985 when, as an unknown 17-year-old, he rewrote the record books by beating Kevin...

    Luca Caioli: Suarez [2014] paperback

    €4.99€11.41

    Bestselling football biographer Luca Caioli tackles his most controversial subject yet - Barcelona, Uruguay and former Liverpool forward Luis Suarez.When in late September 2013 Luis Suarez returned from a landmark...

    Dominic Bliss: Novak Djokovic [2024] hardback

    €24.99

    Explore the incredible life of Novak Djokovic - from his boyhood in war-torn Serbia to his 24th Grand Slam title at the 2023 US Open, and winning Olympic gold for...

    Barry McGuigan: Cyclone: My Story [2011] hardback

    €29.99€40.00

    On a hot summer's night, in June 1985, in one of the most emotionally charged fights of all time, Barry McGuigan beat Eusebio Pedroza to become the Featherweight champion of...

    Peter Bills: Triumphs, Trophies and Troubles [2025] hardback

    €19.99

    FOREWORD by former Ireland fly half Ollie Campbell'I was delighted, a few years ago, when Peter Bills agreed to write my autobiography. I have always admired his writing and his...

    Alan Brazil: Only Here For A Visit [2020] hardback

    €9.99€24.99

    'The only book that will give you a hangover' Chris Evans Breakfast Show---The hilarious, no holds barred autobiography from sporting legend and broadcaster Alan Brazil.As Alan recounts tales from his...

    Neil Warnock: The Gaffer: The Trials and Tribulations of a Football Manager [2013] hardback

    €5.99€20.99

    How does a top professional football manager cope with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, with living, breathing and sleeping football 24 hours a day, 365 days a year?...

    Sir Chris Hoy: All That Matters [2024] paperback

    €20.99

    'It's an incredible read for anyone facing adversity in their life; how to cope with it, how to stay positive in really difficult situations.' - Sally Nugent'A throat-catching love letter...

    Bear Grylls: Bear Grylls Survival Skills: First Aid [2017] paperback

    €4.99

    The must-have survival guide for all young explorers from chief scout, adventurer, writer and televsion presenter, Bear Grylls. Embark on an amazing adventure with Bear Grylls as you learn the...

    David Walmsley: Lions of Ireland [2005] paperback

    €5.99€11.70

    Look for a Lions legend and the chances are you will find an Irishman. Throughout the touring team's history, the heroes of Irish rugby have been at the heart of...

    John Scally: Odd-Shaped Balls [2005] paperback

    €5.99€11.70

    Rugby is not a game for those who think that centres are what you find in a box of Black Magic or who confuse Jonah Lomu with Joanna Lumley. At...

    Nick Faldo: Golf [1989] hardback

    €10.99€24.10

    Nick Faldo, the 1987 British Open champion, conveys in this book the lessons he learned on his way to the top. He recounts the story of how his golfing technique...

    Michael Parkinson: George Best: A Memoir [2018] paperback

    €4.99€19.50

    One of the most famous footballers of all time, George Best is an icon to football fans all over the world. He lived a tumultuous life, and died in 2005...

    Serena Williams: My Life [2009] hardback

    €9.99€25.70

    One of the biggest stars in tennis, Serena Williams has captured every major title. Her 2009 Australian Open championship earned her the number one world ranking for the third time...

    Duncan Hamilton: For the Glory [2017] paperback

    €7.99€16.90

    'Eric Liddell deserves a definitive biography. This is it.'Sunday Times, Books of the YearFaster. Higher. Stronger. No one has embodied the ideals of the Olympic movement quite like Eric Liddell,...

    Richard Moore: The Dirtiest Race in History [2013] paperback

    €5.99€19.50

    'A captivating and detailed account ... it reads like a thriller, which is exactly the right tone to adopt by author Richard Moore for a story dripping with skulduggery and...

    Lawrence Donegan: Four Iron in the Soul [1998] paperback

    €4.99€18.56

    In this very funny sports book (a cross between Nick Hornby and Bill Bryson) young journalist Lawrence Donegan tells the story of the summer he spent caddying for Scottish golfer...

    Donald McRae: The Last Bell [2025] paperback

    €17.99

    'The Last Bell takes us on a journey through the last six years in boxing, from 2018 to 2024 as McRae loses his parents and questions why he is still...

    Erin McHugh: Pickleball Is Life [2022] hardback

    €14.99

    The ultimate keepsake for every pickleball fan-from a dink shot to the kitchen, everything a pickleballer needs to know in this fully illustrated guide to the world's greatest recreational sport,...

    Will, BSc, MSc, MCSP, Cert. MA Harlow: Thriving Beyond Fifty (expanded Edition) [2024] paperback

    €26.00

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFully updated and expanded, this is the ultimate guide to staying healthy, active and mobile and avoiding painkillers for the over-fifties. Avoid painkillers, prevent surgery and get...

    of Chartwell Books Editors: Pickleball [2023] paperback

    €16.90

    Take your game to the next level with Pickleball, a guided skills journal and game tracker. Fast, fun, and oh-so-sociable, pickleball is the game that's taken the world by storm....

    Fishing: Impossible: Three Fishing Fanatics. Ten Epic Adventures. The TV Tie-in Book to the BBC Worldwide Series with ITV, Set in British Columbia, ... Africa,

    €9.99

    Three fishing mates. Ten epic adventures. Charlie, Jay and Blowfish are three obsessive fishing buddies, each with their own area of expertise. Hatching plans for the weirdest, most extreme fishing...

    Frank Worrall: Bale [2016] paperback

    €5.99

    Gareth Bale is the new man-to-watch of the footballing world. Success both nationally and internationally have ensured his place amongst the footballing greats.Bale began his professional football career at Tottenham...

    Sir Geoff Hurst: Last Boy of '66 [2024] hardback

    €14.99€28.60

    The Sunday Times bestsellerFOUR FOR ENGLAND. THREE FOR HURST.'Images of us celebrating have taken their place in the nation's photo album. Trophy aloft, smiling into our future.Banksy, George, Jack, Mooro,...

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