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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!

    Cooper Jonny: As Leeds Go Marching On [2025]

    €26.99

    As any Leeds United fan will tell you, following the Whites is certainly never boring. Almost as famous for their periods of chaos as for their moments of glory, over...

    Maurice Hamilton: Williams [2017] paperback

    €8.99€20.99

    A story of true drive - now the topic of a major documentaryFounded in 1977 by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head, Williams F1 represents the last of the true...

    Jeff Probyn: Upfront [1993] hardback

    €7.99€19.50

    Jeff Probyn made an extraordinary journey from the heart of London's East End, where he was born, to the front row of an epoch-making England rugby team, with whom he...

    Lawrence Dallaglio: Dallaglio's Rugby Tales [2010] paperback

    €5.99€13.00

    In RUGBY TALES, Lawrence Dallaglio recalls with affection and razor-sharp humour, the behind-the-scenes stories that have previously only been shared within the world of international rugby, together with some classics...

    John Griffiths: Rugby's Strangest Matches: (Strangest) [2016] paperback

    €3.99€10.99

    A curious collection of true stories from the stranger side of rugby, featuring the the Irish international who arranged his marriage so he could play against England, the team of...

    Tom Daly: The Ras [2012] paperback

    €7.99€12.99

    On a wet Saturday afternoon in September 1953, 52 riders lined up at the GPO in Dublin, the star t of the first Ras. As they took to the roads,...

    Dean Karnazes: Run! [2011] paperback

    €7.99€15.70

    In the follow-up to his bestselling Ultramarathon Man, world-renowned ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes chronicles his remarkable exploits and explorations in gripping detail. Who wouldn't be curious about a man who has...

    Richard Askwith: Running Free [2014] hardback

    €6.99€24.27

    Richard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced running had to be all about pounding pavements, buying fancy kit and racking up extreme challenges, he looked for ways to liberate himself. His...

    James Allen: Michael Schumacher [2008] paperback

    €3.99€13.00

    Michael Schumacher is the outstanding Formula One driver of his generation and, statistically, the greatest ever. Gifted with a rare blend of superior ability and nerve that defines a champion,...

    Maher Matt: Waking the Giant [2025] hardback

    €22.99

    The inside story of one football club's astonishing revival Featuring exclusive interviews with Jack Grealish, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa, along with many other key figures...

    Laurent Belando: Urban Cycling [2016] paperback

    €6.99€18.56

    Cycling is taking over the city streets.From BMX gangs to vintage obsessives, track racers to diehard fixie fans, the urban environment is awash with cyclists. Urban Cycling delves into the...

    Richard Askwith: Feet in the Clouds [2013] paperback

    €4.99€14.27

    Winner of 'Best New Writer' - British Sports Publishing Awards. Winner of the 'Bill Rollinson Prize for Landscape and Tradition' - Lakeland Book Awards Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports...

    Chris Anderson: The Numbers Game [2013] paperback

    €6.99€18.56

    The Numbers Game by Chris Anderson and David Sally reveals football's astonishing hidden rulesFootball has always been a numbers game: 4-4-2, the big number 9 and 3 points for a...

    Malachy Clerkin: The Dubs [2011] hardback

    €6.99€28.57

    As the summer of 2011 began, Dublin's Gaelic footballers had gone fifteen championship seasons without winning the Sam Maguire Cup. Almost every one of those seasons had included at least...

    Emma O'Reily: The Race to Truth [2014] paperback

    €4.99€6.99

    When Emma O'Reilly joined the US Postal cycling team in 1996, she could have had no idea how she would become a central figure in the biggest doping scandal in...

    Michael Phelps: No Limits [2009] paperback

    €5.99€14.27

    Michael Phelps is one of the greatest competitors the world has ever seen. From teen sensation in Sydney, to bona fide phenomenon in Athens, he is now - after the...

    Eoghan Corry: An Illustrated History of the GAA [2005] hardback

    €7.99€35.70

    The GAA is the largest amateur sports body in the world and the most successful voluntary association in the history of modern Ireland. Its games are played in every parish,...

    Graham Little: Man Tests [2016]

    €5.99€22.84

    'It had long ago ceased to be a giddy adventure. It was all mulchy bog, heather and rocks. And tired, aching legs. And then Ty said something that really struck...

    Alan (University of Guelph, O McDougall: Dreams And Songs To Sing [2025]

    €28.60

    Dreams and Songs to Sing is a unique people's history of the triumphs and tragedies of one of the biggest teams in sport. From Shankly to Klopp, Alan McDougall takes...

    W. Larry Kenney: Physiology of Sport and Exercise [2011] hardback

    €24.99€65.00

    The leading textbook for undergraduate exercise physiology courses, "Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Fifth Edition" has been fully updated in both content and design. The authors, all distinguished researchers and...

    Clive Gifford: Taekwondo [2010]

    €14.99

    Did you know that competitors from 30 different nations entered the first teakwondo world championships in 1973 and that there are now taekwondo schools and students in more than 180...

    Manchester United: The Official Manchester United Diary Of The Season [2006] hardback

    €9.99€24.27

    The United Diary tells the story of the season from the players' own viewpoint, based on exclusive interviews with all the stars, the manager and the backroom staff about the...

    Ryan Giggs: Ryan Giggs [2010] hardback

    €7.99€28.57

    Ryan Giggs is a living legend. From signing with Sir Alex Ferguson at the age of fourteen to winning the Treble in 1999, his footballing life has been extraordinary. Here,...

    H. G. Bissinger: Friday Night Lights [2000] paperback

    €4.99€14.27

    Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on...

    Simon Lister: Fire in Babylon [2016] paperback

    €4.99€18.56

    WINNER OF THE CRICKET SOCIETY AND MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD'I doubt there will be a better book...

    Steve Collins: Think Safe, Act Safe, Stay Safe with REACT Self Defence [2001] paperback

    €6.99€14.27

    A ground-breaking approach to self-defence that will prevent you falling prey to many of the threats that can and do confront you in everyday life. As the newspapers and television...

    James Haskell: What a Flanker [2020] hardback

    €6.99€28.57

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Hilarious, and straight talking but also articulate and insightful - I am just hugely fond of this guy' -Eddie Jones 'James Haskell: what a flanker, what...

    Chris Waters: The Men Who Raised The Bar [2020]

    €14.99

    Few sporting records capture the imagination quite like that of the highest individual score in Test cricket. It is the blue riband record of batting achievement, the ultimate statement of...

    Tom Tyrrell: The Illustrated History of Manchester United, 1878-1999 [1999] hardback

    €10.99€28.57

    Manchester United were the first Champions of the Premier League - a fitting honour for the club who are also the first and only English team to win the unique...

    Bamberger Michael: The Playing Lesson [2025]

    €16.99

    You are cordially invited to join Michael Bamberger on a year-long golfing adventure-playing alongside the pros of the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, LIV Golf, and more-as he seeks to...

    Tim Rich: The Quality of Madness [2020] hardback

    €6.99€26.00

    Marcelo Bielsa is one of football's greatest eccentrics and greatest enigmas. This will be the first English biography of one of football's most contradictory characters.He has coached some of the...

    Eamonn Sweeney: The Road to Croker [2004] paperback

    €4.99€12.84

    In a hilarious and riveting account of the 2003 GAA season, award-winning writer Eamonn Sweeney recalls the highs and lows of a remarkable summer, and on the way describes why...

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