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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!

    Harry Mullan: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing [2018] hardback

    €19.99

    The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing is the world's most comprehensive single-volume illustrated work of boxing reference. As well as biographies of the greatest boxers of all time, from John L...

    Nick Callow: The Ryder Cup [2018] hardback

    €37.50

    This beautifully illustrated book tells the full story of this prestigious tournament: from its humble beginnings in 1927 when Great Britain played the USA for a trophy provided by seed...

    Plus Cycling: Total Road Cycling [2018] paperback

    €20.40

    Cycling has never been more popular, whether as a pro-level sport on TV, as a way of commuting on city streets, or as a massive participation sport involving millions of...

    Alan Anderson: Muck, Sweat & Gears [2018] hardback

    €9.99

    Muck, Sweat & Gears is a compendium of fascinating facts, quotes, stats, stories, personalities, advice and trivia - fully revised to include cycling's dramatic increase in popularity since the first...

    Michael Calvin: Mind Game [2019] hardback

    €22.99

    Eye-opening contributions from the stars of game make this a powerful, groundbreaking investigation into the mind of the professional golfer.Professional golf is the most remorseless of sports, unique in the...

    Alan English: Stand Up And Fight [2018] paperback

    €5.99€6.99

    31/10/1978 Thomond Park. One of the greatest days in rugby history, Munster beat the All Blacks. More than 100,000 people claimed to have watched the game, even though the ground...

    Peter Sagen: My World [2019] paperback

    €12.50

    From 2015 to 2017, Peter Sagan achieved the seemingly impossible: he won three road race World Championships in a row, ensuring his entry into the history books as one of...

    Secret Cyclist The: The Secret Cyclist [2019] paperback

    €18.75

    Who is The Secret Cyclist and why all the secrecy?"Every public aspect of our lives is so tightly controlled that being truly honest is all but impossible in a newspaper...

    Marc Elvis Priestley: The Mechanic [2017] hardback

    €25.00

    In the high octane atmosphere of the Formula One pit lane, the spotlight is most often on the superstar drivers. And yet, without the technical knowledge, competitive determination and outright...

    Tyrone Brennand: Be the Fittest [2020] paperback

    €17.99

    Want to learn how to get fit at home - in your own time and with no special equipment necessary?BE THE FITTEST is the powerful, fun and inspirational guide that...

    Keith Gillespie: Keith Gillespie: How Not to be a Football Millionaire [2014] paperback

    €12.84

    KEITH GILLESPIE is renowned as a footballer who liked a bet. And lost a lot. One afternoon he added up how much he had gambled away during the course of...

    Nick Fry: Survive. Drive. Win. [2019] hardback

    €23.75

    'The story of Brawn GP is legendary... Exciting and magical.' Damon Hill'Nick Fry and Ed Gorman take us behind the mysterious and tightly closed doors of F1 to tell the...

    John Virgo: John Virgo: Say Goodnight, JV - My Autobiography [2019] paperback

    €11.25

    In this revelatory memoir, snooker player John Virgo turns the spotlight on himself, sharing secrets from his forty years at the top of one of the world's most popular sports.Famous...

    Luca Caioli: Mbappe [2019] paperback

    €8.99

    The youngest player to score in the World Cup final since Pele, for the tournament-winning team, in his brief career to date Kylian Mbappe is breaking records at a rate...

    Luca Caioli: Messi [2019] paperback

    €10.40

    FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RONALDO AND NEYMAR.Prolific, cool-headed and unerringly consistent, Lionel Messi is one of the most revered footballers in history.But did you know that his transfer to...

    Luca Caioli: Pogba, Mbappe, Griezmann [2019] paperback

    €8.99

    Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann were the stand-out stars of France's World Cup-winning team, drawing comparisons to the great class of '98.Be it Pogba's high-profile apprenticeships in the...

    Luca Caioli: Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo [2018] paperback

    €5.99

    FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MESSI , RONALDO ANDNEYMARThe world's greatest players, head to head.Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo haverisen from humble beginnings in Argentina, Brazil and Portugal to...

    Luca Caioli: Salah [2019] paperback

    €8.99

    Mohamed Salah needed little time to settle in to life at Liverpool. Since signing for the Anfield club in 2017 for a then-club record fee, he has broken the club's...

    Luca Caioli: Griezmann [2018] paperback

    €3.99

    FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MESSI AND RONALDOQuick, incisive and versatile, Antoine Griezmann is theultimate modern forward.But did you know that he had to leave France in order tofind a...

    Luca Caioli: Ronaldo [2018] paperback

    €10.00

    FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MESSI AND NEYMARStrength, speed and dedication: Cristiano Ronaldo is known throughout theworld as a colossus of the modern game.But did you know that he underwent...

    Daniel Chapman: 100 Years of Leeds United [2019] hardback

    €26.00

    UPDATED TO INCLUDE ALL THE ACTION FROM THE CLUB'S TITLE-WINNING CENTENARY YEAR.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, PUBLISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH LEEDS UNITED'Every up and down at Leeds United. Essential reading.' Phil...

    Luca Caioli: Neymar [2018] paperback

    €3.99

    FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MESSI AND RONALDOTipped for greatness from an early age, it's easy to thinkthat every moment of Neymar's life has been played out under the glare...

    Luca Caioli: Mbappe [2018] paperback

    €4.99

    The youngest player to score in the World Cup final since Pele, for the tournament-winning team, in his brief career to date Kylian Mbappe is breaking records at a rate...

    Gwendolyn Oxenham: Under the Lights and In the Dark [2018] paperback

    €6.99

    Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women's Soccer takes an unprecedented look inside the lives of professional football players around the world - from precarious positions...

    Paul Donnelley: Firsts, Lasts & Onlys [2015] hardback

    €15.00

    Firsts, Lasts & Onlys is a rugby fan's delight, chock-full of astonishing events, time-honoured anecdotes and distinctly unlikely facts. Beginning in 1823 with an event that probably didn't happen, the...

    John Scally: Peoples Game Tpb W9 [2020] trade paper back

    €5.99€14.99

    For over 130 years the GAA has been at the heart of Irish life. Since the introduction of television Gaelic Games have become a huge entertainment industry, yet at their...

    Damian Lawlor: When the World Stops Watching [2021] paperback

    €4.99€11.99

    As every sportsperson knows, the dream can't go on forever. After years of dedication, sacrifice and single-minded obsession to get to the top, one day it all has to end.When...

    Trevor Francis: One in a Million [2019] hardback

    €25.00

    Compelling, entertaining and refreshingly honest, One in a Million is the autobiography of Trevor Francis, the subject of the first GBP1 million transfer fee in football history - a record...

    Alan Gernon: Retired [2016] paperback

    €12.99

    Almost half of professional footballers face the threat of bankruptcy within five years of their retirement. A third will be divorced less than a year after hanging up their boots....

    Sean Cavanagh: Sean Cavanagh: The Obsession [2019] paperback

    €12.50

    'This obsession of mine has brought both joy and torment. The fixation with winning came from within, it roused me and veered on the dangerous.'This is Sean Cavanagh's account of...

    C Jarvis: Bluffer's Guide to Surfing [2019] paperback

    €8.75

    Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of surfing. Never again confuse your tails with your rails, your SUPs with your ASPs,...

    Tom Peacock: Horse Racing Manual [2018] hardback

    €19.99

    Horse racing is the second-most attended sport in the United Kingdom behind football, with over 6 million visitors each year. While it has a core support of those who go...

    Manual Haynes: Bike Book [2017] hardback

    €24.70

    Now in its 23rd year of publication, The Bike Book continues to be a bestseller. Compiled by a new author, this seventh edition is a major update to include all...

    Haynes: Road Cycling Manual [2017] hardback

    €19.99

    The Road Cycling Manual is a comprehensive, practical guide for all riders. Whether you are new to cycling or already taking part in competitive events, this illustrated book, packed with...

    Peter Crouch: How to Be a Footballer [2019] paperback

    €5.99€9.99

    **Winner of the 2018 Telegraph Sports Book Awards Sports Bestseller of the Year**'Very funny on almost every page, wonderfully self-deprecating and very sharp on the ludicrous behaviour of the modern...

    Patrick Fort: Zidane [2018] paperback

    €7.99€16.25

    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 -...

    Sam Walker: The Captain Class [2017] paperback

    €18.00

    The secret to winning is not what you think it is. It's not the coach. It's not the star. It's not money. It's not a strategy. It's something else entirely....

    Phil Cartwright: Red Mist: Football's Most Shocking Moments [2019] hardback

    €16.25

    There's more than one way to attain football immortality, and BBC Sports journalist, Phil Cartwright turns a witty and revealing eye over the mavericks, pioneers anti-heros and iconic legends that...

    Shire: The Racing Driver's Pocket-Book [2018] hardback

    €11.25

    The glamour and exhilaration of the golden days of motorsport cannot be matched, ringing with the names of famous international marques: Bentley, MG, ERA and Aston Martin; Bugatti, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz,...

    Kevin C. Kearns: Lugs Branigan [2014] hardback

    €19.99€37.15

    Born in the Liberties of Dublin in 1910, Jim Branigan was, by his own admission, a shy, scrawny "sissy" as a lad. Cruelly beaten by bullies in the railway yard...

    Frank Worrall: Rickie Fowler [2015] paperback

    €10.99

    He's the leader of America's exciting new wave of golfing superstars. Young, fun and gifted, Rickie Fowler has taken the sport to a younger audience in the States - making...

    Harry Harris: Jose, [2014] paperback

    €10.99

    The 'Special One' returns as 'the Happy One', calmer and better than before. Grayer; perhaps less flamboyant, even opting for a self-inflicted crew cut (he borrowed the clippers from Fernando...

    Declan Murphy: Centaur [2018] paperback

    €8.99

    **WINNER OF THE GENERAL OUTSTANDING SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD****SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017**Coping with your own death, when you are not yet...

    Steve Backshall: Mountain [2015] hardback

    €8.99

    Steve Backshall has been climbing since his teens and has a genuine love affair with the mountains, and with an environment that has the power to make a human being...

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