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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!

    Gotham Chopra: Religion of Sports [2023] hardback

    €22.99

    From the acclaimed director who has gone behind the scenes with many of the greatest athletes in the world, a memoir-meets-manifesto featuring never-before-heard stories about Tom Brady, Simone Biles, Kobe...

    Jeremy Wade: How to Think Like a Fish [2019] hardback

    €6.99€7.99

    Jeremy Wade has caught an unparalleled array of outsize and outlandish fish from challenging locations all over the world - goliath tigerfish from the Congo, arapaima from the Amazon, 'giant...

    David Remnick: King of the World [2023] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    This unforgettable account of Muhammad Ali's rise and self-creation, told by a Pullitzer Prize-winning writer, places Ali in a heritage of great American originals. David Remnick concentrates on Ali's early...

    Eloise Smith: Winner Takes Gold [2024] paperback

    €8.99

    It takes courage to follow your dreams . . . Young gymnast Pearl dreams of winning gold in Paris. It's what Mum would have wanted. However, elite training camp is...

    Patrick Barclay: Mourinho: Further Anatomy of a Winner [2011] paperback

    €4.99€9.99

    When Jose Mourinho realised as a teenager that he was never going to be a great player, he decided he was going to become the best coach in the world....

    Blueprint: Build a Bulletproof Body for Extreme Adventure in 365 Days [2021] hardback

    €6.99€9.99

    From world-renowned adventurer and bestselling author of The Art of Resilience and The World's Fittest Book, comes the ultimate blueprint to building a bulletproof body. 'He's an animal' CHRIS HEMSWORTH...

    Chris Sutton: How to Fix Modern Football [2021] paperback

    €9.99

    *****Shortlisted for Sports Entertainment Book of the Year in the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2021 'A manifesto to cure modern football's cornucopia of ills.' - i paper 'A brilliant book.'...

    Southwater: Complete Practical Guide to Camping, Hiking & Wilderness Skills [2014] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    This title helps you experience the great outdoors in comfort and safety, from planning a trip to map-reading and setting up camp. It is a comprehensive reference manual covering the...

    Ellie Goulding: Fitter. Calmer. Stronger. [2021] paperback

    €6.99

    Listen to your body. Calm your mind. Find your strength.Forget prescriptive 28-day plans and fad diets that are sooner or later abandoned. The truth is they don't work - and...

    Chris Bagshaw: The Ultimate Hillwalking Skills Handbook [2006] paperback

    €6.99

    The only book on getting the most out of a day in the hills that the keen walker will ever need. It has vital information on dealing with emergencies as...

    Guillem Balague: Messi [2014] paperback

    €4.99

    UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE 2018 WORLD CUPThe story of one of the greatest footballers of all time, Barcelona and Argentina's Lionel Messi.'I have seen the player who will inherit my...

    Bruce Wones: Formula One: Circuits From Above (Google Earth) [2014] hardback

    €9.99€14.99

    Experience the thrill and intensity of Formula One's greatest circuits as never before, using the breathtaking satellite photography of Google Earth. In this stunning book, 28 Formula One tracks past...

    Tim Bartlett: The Adlard Coles Book of Navigation [2008] paperback

    €6.99

    The Adlard Coles Book of Navigation is the perfect reference for anyone following an RYA navigation course, from Day Skipper through to Yachtmaster Offshore and for any seafarer requiring a...

    The Official History of The FA Cup: 150 Years of Football's Most Famous National Tournament [2022] hardback

    €5.99

    Explore the complete history of The FA Cup in this definitive illustrated book. The FA Cup is the oldest national football competition in the world, and one of the most...

    Michael Gygax: Golden Era: Volume 1 (A Golden Era: Profiles of Ireland's Masters Athletes) [2016] paperback

    €9.99

    A Golden Era captures the history, geography, social climate, family fortunes, politics and personal stories of a largely undocumented group of Irish sports stars - Irish Masters athletes. Subjects range...

    Velominati: The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple [2014] paperback

    €5.99

    Rule #6: Free your mind and your legs will follow.THE VELOMINATI embrace cycling not as a pastime, but as a way of life, as obsessed with style, heritage, authenticity and...

    A P Mccoy: Winner: My Racing Life [2016] paperback

    €5.99€6.99

    Fully updated with a new chapter on A.P.'s knighthood, the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement award and his new role as a TV punditWhen Tony 'A.P.' McCoy...

    Bear Grylls: A Survival Guide for Life [2013] paperback

    €3.99€5.99

    Life in the wild teaches us invaluable lessons. Extreme situations force us to seize opportunities, face up to dangers and rely on our instincts. But living a purpose-driven, impactful life...

    Chris Hoy: HOW TO RIDE A BIKE Z1 [2018] hardback

    €9.99

    'Chris is someone I've always looked up to. A true role model.' - Geraint Thomas, 2018 Tour de France winnerAn invaluable manual for cyclists of all ages, experience and ability,...

    Rick Reilly: So Help Me Golf [2023] paperback

    €5.99

    'fascinating, informative and revealing' Mail on SundayBeloved bestselling author and golf aficionado Rick Reilly channels his insatiable curiosity, trademark sense of humour, and vast knowledge of the game of golf...

    Kelly Starrett: Becoming A Supple Leopard [2015] hardback

    €29.99€62.50

    Revised and expanded edition! Improve your athletic performance, extend your athletic career, treat body stiffness and achy joints, and rehabilitate injuries - all without having to seek out a coach,...

    Neil Cotter: Dublin: The Chaos Years [2018] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    Dublin has become the dominant force in Gaelic football, setting new standards of skill and efficiency. But it was not very long ago that the county was a byword for...

    Sean Magee: In Praise of Famous Horses: An A-Z of the Most Celebrated in History and Culture, Myth and Sport [2020] hardback

    €3.99€5.99

    Horses is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. The book's entries include a wealth of unexpected, fascinating and serendipitous information, from horse-slang phrases to...

    Ellen Keane: Perfectly Imperfect [2023] hardback

    €17.99

    Ellen Keane spent most of her teens uncomfortable with her limb difference. Hiding behind long-sleeved hoodies, she perfected poses in photographs and concealed her insecurities. How did she go from...

    Alex Feguson: Leading [2015] hardback

    €6.99€9.99

    What does it take to lead a team to world-class success over a sustained period of time?Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the few leaders who truly knows. In his...

    Mike Aylwin: Unholy Union: When Rugby Collided with the Modern World [2020] paperback

    €11.99

    What is the state of rugby?Is the game on the brink of expansion? Or is it on the brink of implosion?No game has undergone so traumatic a transformation since the...

    Joe Schmidt: Ordinary Joe [2019] hardback

    €4.99€32.00

    '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...

    Arsene Wenger: My Life in Red and White: The Sunday Times Number One Bestselling Autobiography [2020] hardback

    €9.99€12.99

    There is only one Arsene Wenger - and for the very first time, in his own words, this is his story. In this definitive autobiography, the world-renowned revolutionary football manager...

    Jason Mcateer: Blood, Sweat and McAteer [2016] paperback

    €3.99€4.99

    The fighting McAteers: that's how the McAteer family of title-winning boxers were known throughout Birkenhead, across the Mersey from Liverpool. But for eleven-year-old Jason McAteer, growing up in the shadow...

    Centre Stage [2021] hardback

    €5.99

    In a nation of rugby heroes, Jamie Roberts has become a legend.Jamie Roberts is your quintessential hard man: a 6 foot 4, 17 stone slab of rippling muscle, conditioned to...

    Guillem Balague: Maradona: The Boy. The Rebel. The God. (Guillem Balague's Books) [2021] hardback

    €12.99

    MARADONA is the definitive new biography of a true global icon, from world-renowned football writer and journalist Guillem Balague. Diego Armando Maradona was widely acclaimed as a genius. One of...

    Pride and Passion: My Autobiography [2020] paperback

    €5.99€6.99

    SHORTLISTED FOR RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2020 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS.'excellent' Donald McRae, The Guardian'Gatland is the master' Sir Ian McGeechan'Gatland is a coaching star' Sir Clive...

    Anne Holland: GRAND NATIONAL - TPB Z1 [2019] hardback

    €9.99

    Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the...

    John Scally: 100 Great Gaa Teams Tpb W2 [2021] trade paper back

    €4.99

    They are the chosen few who have drunk from the chalice of immortality. They are the men and women who have been part of the 100 GREAT GAA TEAMS. For...

    Kurt Kullmann: Rugby Town [2016] paperback

    €6.99

    Dublin 4, probably best-known in sporting terms as the spiritual home of Leinster Rugby, has one of the highest densities of diverse sports clubs in all of Ireland. In this...

    But Seriously: An Autobiography [2018] paperback

    €3.99€4.99

    The wildly entertaining Sunday Times bestseller'This book deserves to be seeded No. 1' Daily MailFifteen years after his massive bestseller Serious, John McEnroe is back and ready to talk.Who are...

    David Walsh: Seven Deadly Sins [2013] paperback

    €3.99€11.70

    When Lance Armstrong fought back from life-threatening cancer to win the 1999 Tour de France - the so-called 'Tour of Renewal' - it seemed almost too good to be true....

    Liam Hayes: Heffo - A Brilliant Mind [2013] paperback

    €5.99€22.10

    Kevin Heffernan was a giant amongst GAA men. A giant with a brilliant mind. An unforgiving giant. A giant who repeatedly warned everybody that he would not let his own...

    Hugh Godwin: The Flying Prince: Alexander Obolensky: The Rugby Hero Who Died Too Young [2022] paperback

    €5.99

    **Winner of the Rugby Book of the Year at the Sports Book Awards 2022**Prince Alexander Sergeevich Obolensky made his name on a cold January day at Twickenham in 1936, his...

    Toole Jason O: Katie Taylor [2012] paperback

    €3.99€9.99

    The picture book that tells the Irish success story of the year! Katie Taylor, beyond question Ireland's most successful contemporary athlete, made history by winning Gold at London 2012. In...

    Bill Mooney: The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing [2016] hardback

    €9.99

    Now in its sixth edition, The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing is an authoritative and comprehensive illustrated work of reference. The book tells the story of the "sport of kings"...

    The Call of the Road: The History of Cycle Road Racing [2018] hardback

    €9.99

    Eddy Merckx. Fausto Coppi. Jacques Anquetil. Bernard Hinault. Beryl Burton. Marianne Vos. A sole cyclist battling over a pass high in the mountains is one of the most romantic of...

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