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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!

    Jeremy Whittle: Bad Blood [2008] paperback

    €5.99€18.56

    For Jeremy Whittle, there isn't much in life as spectacular as the Tour de France: sweat-streaked, taut and burnished athletes toiling across vast and ancient European landscapes, hundreds of thousands...

    Darren Clarke: Heroes All: My Ryder Cup Story 2006 [2006] hardback

    €4.99€14.99

    The Ryder Cup is one of the most thrilling spectacles in sport -- an intensely dramatic contest founded on fierce rivalry, with a glorious history of nail-biting drama and truly...

    Jimmy Magee: Memory Man [2012] hardback

    €9.99€25.70

    Jimmy Magee, whose extraordinary memory for sports trivia has led to his being dubbed the Memory Man, has the distinction of being the longest-serving sports commentator in the English-speaking world....

    George Best: Bestie [1999] paperback

    €3.99€5.99

    George Best's years with Manchester United made him a footballing legend nothing can tarnish. Indifferent seasons with lesser clubs, publicly disastrous liaisons, and an ongoing battle with alcoholism did nothing...

    Reilly Patrick O: Rala [2015] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    Irish rugby as you've never seen it before -- from the man who got the job every rugby lover would love to have.'Rala has a gift for making people feel...

    Eoin Hand: FIRST HAND TPB [2017] paperback

    €3.99€9.99

    Eoin Hand's term as manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer team is often overshadowed by the glory days of Jack Charlton. If Charlton had good luck, Hand was all...

    Sonia O'Sullivan: Sonia [2008] paperback

    €6.99€21.41

    Sonia O'Sullivan is one of the greatest sporting figures Ireland has ever produced. In a career which saw her competing at the highest international levels for over a decade, she...

    Graeme Souness: Graeme Souness - Football: My Life, My Passion [2017] paperback

    €8.99€21.41

    Graeme Souness is a Glasgow Rangers icon, and a Liverpool legend in the same bracket as Kenny Dalglish, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.He has racked up getting on for fifty...

    Hippo! Orange: The Little Guide to Formula One [2024] hardback

    €9.10

    Thanks in part to the Netflix phenomenon Drive to Survive, F1's popularity has exploded in recent years. More viewers than ever now enjoy the high-octane, wheel-to-wheel battling of this global...

    That Near Death Thing: Inside the Most Dangerous Race in the World [2013] paperback

    €5.99

    The Isle of Man TT - the world's most dangerous race - as seen through the eyes of Cummins, Martin, McGuinness and Dunlop. THAT NEAR DEATH THING is a life-affirming...

    Dr. Bob Rotella: The Golf Of Your Dreams [2005] paperback

    €4.99€15.70

    World-renowned performance consultant and sports psychologist Dr Bob Rotella has written THE GOLF OF YOUR DREAMS for the golfer who is determined to get better but hasn't figured out how...

    Bethany Hamilton: Soul Surfer [2006] paperback

    €4.99€9.99

    They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the tremendous passion that drives her to surf? How else could one explain that nothing -...

    Nicklas Bendtner: Bendtner: Both Sides [2020] paperback

    €4.99

    *****Shortlisted for International Autobiography of the Year in the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2021WINNER OF 2019 DANISH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Brutally candid.' - The Guardian'An extraordinary, granular depiction of...

    Keith Hackett: You Are The Ref [2018] paperback

    €5.99

    Do you think you know the laws of football better than the officials?Could you be the man in black and make the right decisions?The ultimate footie quiz book is back...

    Luca Caioli: Messi vs Ronaldo 2018 [2017] paperback

    €3.99€4.99

    For years, the rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona has defined top-level European football. At its heart: a personal battle - Messi vs Ronaldo.Since they were first pitted against each...

    Matt B. Davis: Down and Dirty: The Essential Training Guide for Obstacle Races and Mud Runs [2014] paperback

    €6.99

    Obstacle course races and mud runs such as Tough Mudder, Spartan Race, Warrior Dash, Rugged Maniac, and Muddy Buddy are all waiting for you to get Down and Dirty. Author...

    Geraint Thomas: Mountains According to G [2020] hardback

    €4.99

    Cycling fans obsess about climbs and big mountains. They love reading about their tests and tribulations and they love to ride them - a cricket lover can never bat at...

    Andrew Cole: Fast Forward: The Autobiography [2020] paperback

    €9.99

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2021'A moving chronicle of a journey' - Mail on Sunday'A powerful and moving book - it's quite a battle...

    Alan O'Mara: The Best is Yet to Come [2017] paperback

    €3.99€4.99

    Three years ago, when Cavan footballer Alan O'Mara was twenty-two, he spoke out about his battle with depression which led him to contemplate suicide. Only the thought of his parents...

    Amy Lawrence: The Wenger Revolution [2018] hardback

    €14.99

    In September 1996 a Frenchman, so little known in English football that fans asked "Arsene Who?", walked into Arsenal. In the subsequent 22 years as manager he transformed the club....

    Kieran Theivam: The Making of the Women's World Cup [2019] paperback

    €5.99

    With a foreword by England legend Kelly Smith, the country's all-time record goalscorer and a player widely considered one of the best to have played the game.The exciting story of...

    Jeremy Hobson: A Comprehensive Guide to Gamekeeping & Shoot Management [2018] paperback

    €7.99

    This book shows the reader how to perform all the tasks required of the modern gamekeeper, including how to rear and release game, and advises on many aspects of habitat...

    Geoff Tibballs: The World's 100 Weirdest Sporting Events [2017] hardback

    €3.99

    When we think of the world's great sporting events, we tend to focus on spectacles such as the World Cup, the Olympics, the Derby, the Monaco Grand Prix or the...

    Mike Tyson: IRON AMBITION MY LIFE WITH CUS D AMATO [2018] paperback

    €6.99

    The story of the relationship between the most devastating heavyweight boxer in history and the mentor who made him.When legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in...

    David Kahn: Krav Maga [2005] paperback

    €9.99

    Increasingly popular as a self-defence method and fitness program, Krav Maga is the Israeli military's renowned method for fending off attackers. Based on the principles of doing minimal harm and...

    Philly Mcmahon: The Choice [2017] hardback

    €4.99€9.99

    When Dublin footballer lost his older brother John in 2012, it brought to an end a painful decade, during which John had slipped from the family circle into a deteriorating...

    Richie Sadlier: Recovering [2019] hardback

    €7.99€14.99

    When a career-ending injury saw former Ireland and Millwall striker Richie Sadlier retire from football at age 24, his life spiraled out of control. Without structure or a sense of...

    Graeme Marsh: The Complete Guide to Training with Free Weights [2008] paperback

    €6.99

    A key title in the successful Complete Guides series, this is the definitive text on using free weights for strength, conditioning and flexibility training. Free weights are the simplest and...

    Hamlym: Decisions on the Rules of Golf [2015]

    €4.99

    Whilst many claim to know the Rules of Golf, the fact is that every year golf's governing bodies receive thousands of inquiries about how to apply these Rules to the...

    Secret Wag The: I Am The Secret WAG [2014] paperback

    €4.99€7.99

    Money, cars, homes, holidays, parties and all the shoes you've ever dreamed of. The life of a footballer's wife or girlfriend must be as glamorous and exciting as her other...

    Kerry Howley: Thrown [2015] paperback

    €5.99€6.99

    Thrown is Kerry Howley's knock-out debut and a unique journey into the world of Mixed Martial Arts fighting. In this darkly funny work of literary reportage, narrated by an excitable,...

    Frankie Dettori: Leap of Faith: The new autobiography from one of the greatest living jockeys [2022] paperback

    €7.99

    'After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport' LESTER PIGGOTT 'An autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller' YORKSHIRE POST 'Endearingly honest......

    Frankie Dettori: Leap of Faith: The new autobiography from one of the greatest living jockeys [2021] hardback

    €8.99€9.99

    'After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport' LESTER PIGGOTT 'An autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller' YORKSHIRE POST 'Endearingly honest......

    Sean Cavanagh: Sean Cavanagh: The Obsession [2018] hardback

    €4.99€10.99

    SEAN CAVANAGH is one of the greatest Gaelic footballers of all time. A threetime All-Ireland winner and five-time All Star, Cavanagh was crowned Footballer of the Year in 2008 and...

    Jonathan O'Brien: Euro Summits [2021] paperback

    €5.99€28.56

    Panenka's pearl of a penalty in Belgrade, van Basten's volley of a lifetime in Munich, Gazza's agonising near-miss at Wembley: over its six decades, the UEFA European Championship has thrown...

    Leap of Faith: The new autobiography from one of the greatest living jockeys [2021] paperback

    €5.99€19.50

    'After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport' LESTER PIGGOTT 'An autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller' YORKSHIRE POST 'Endearingly honest......

    Diego Armando Maradona: El Diego [2005] paperback

    €4.99€19.50

    'Operatically emotional...exceptionally vivid' Martin Amis, GuardianCelebrate the life of one of the world's greatest footballers. Diego Maradona. One thing is certain: he was the greatest footballer of his generation -...

    Anthony Foley: AXEL A MEMOIR Z44 [2009] paperback

    €5.99€6.99

    On 20 May 2006, Anthony Foley held aloft the European Cup for Munster and cemented his position as a legend of Irish rugby.With a father who played for Munster and...

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