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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!

    Cora Staunton: Game Changer [2018] hardback

    €5.99€26.00

    "Cora Staunton is one of the greatest Irish sportswomen of all time . . . She has left a unique mark on ladies football." (Irish Independent)In the first-ever autobiography of...

    Kevin Mitchell: Jacobs Beach [2009] hardback

    €9.99€23.40

    New York in the Fifties was the most interesting, the most vibrant city in the world. As American culture burst into life - it gave us television, beatniks, rock 'n...

    Robert McCrum: The Penalty Kick [2024] hardback

    €20.80

    'Football in the 1880s was an unruly, rough, and often dangerous game. To curb the state the sport was in, William McCrum proposed a new and drastic sanction. He called...

    Aram Goudsouzian: King of the Court [2010] paperback

    €16.99€30.00

    Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar. From the moment he stepped onto the court of the Boston...

    Dolph Lundgren: Dolph Lundgren: Train Like an Action Hero [2018] paperback

    €6.99

    Are you ready to take your exercise and fitness routine to the next level? Then take a lesson from internationally renowned action hero Dolph Lundgren. Dolph has created a personal...

    Richard Williams: 24 Hours [2024] paperback

    €19.50

    Award-winning writer Richard Williams tells the remarkable story of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the world's most iconic motorsports events, which celebrates its centenary in 2023. The...

    Chris Jericho: No Is a Four-Letter Word [2019] paperback

    €5.99

    Bestselling author and six-time WWE champion Chris Jericho shares twenty of his most valuable lessons for achieving your goals and living the life you want, jam-packed with fantastic stories and...

    Harvey Penick: Little Red Golf Book [1993] hardback

    €7.99€13.00

    With over 60 years of coaching amateur players, as well as professionals of the calibre of Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw and Byron Nelson, golf teacher and former University of Texas...

    Christy, Jr. O'Connor: The Club [2010] paperback

    €5.99€19.50

    In 1999, the hurlers of St Joseph's Doora-Barefield won the All-Ireland club championship. That winter, they became only the second club in history to win successive Munster club titles, and...

    Tom Daly: The Ras [2003] hardback

    €12.99€19.99

    Today, over 200 contestants, some professional and from many different countries compete in one of the longest surviving stage races in Europe - the Ras is characterised by a lack...

    Ian Woosnam: Don'ts for Golfers [2008] hardback

    €3.99€5.99

    First published in 1925, this facsimile edition contains hundreds of entertaining tips for golfers of all ages and abilities. 'Don't over-indulge yourself in eating and drinking during the non-golfing days,...

    Stable Lass: Riding Out and Mucking In - Tales from a Yorkshire Racing Yard [2018] hardback

    €5.99

    'Poignant and compelling, an equine Bridget Jones.' Racing PostBeing a stable lass is probably one of the hardest jobs in the country, and yet for Gemma Hogg it is the...

    Johan Cruyff: My Turn: The Autobiography [2016] hardback

    €6.99€8.99

    Johan Cruyff is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. Throughout his playing career, he was synonymous with Total Football, a style of play in which...

    The Golf Doctor [2004] hardback

    €5.99€13.00

    If your golf game is on life support, then you need the golf doctor. Designed for duffers of every level of experience, the practical exercises and expert tips found here...

    Don Wade: And Then Justin Told Sergio [2002] hardback

    €5.99€18.99

    Bestselling golf writer and golf historian Don Wade returns with a ninth collection of real-life stories from the greatest golfers ever to play the game. "And Then Justin Told Sergio..."...

    Kevin Walker: Learn In A Weekend:06 Rock Climbing [1991] hardback

    €4.99€9.99

    Part of a series of books that offer short, concentrated, highly structured courses for the absolute beginner which can be completed over a 48-hour period. Each book outlines the basic...

    Peter Alliss: A Golfer's Travels [1997] hardback

    €9.99€23.99

    From the wilds of northern Scotland to the arid deserts of Arizona and the waterfalls and mountains of Thailand and beyond, Peter Alliss is joined by celebrities from various walks...

    Shaun Assael: The Murder of Sonny Liston [2016] paperback

    €5.99€19.50

    On December 30th, 1970, at the age of 38, former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston died from what Las Vegas police suspected was a heroin overdose. When police arrived, they found...

    Robert Lusetich: Unplayable [2010] hardback

    €9.99€25.70

    Since his professional debut in 1996, Tiger Woods has reigned as the world's greatest living golfer, having singlehandledly increased the popularity of the game and become one of the most...

    Peter Alliss: Golf - The Cure for a Grumpy Old Man [2008] hardback

    €9.99€24.99

    Peter Alliss has been entertaining huge TV audiences for the BBC and ABC in America for many years. In this new anecdotal but thoroughly practical book, Peter Alliss sets out...

    Dave Pelz: Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible [1999] hardback

    €9.99€26.99

    Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible is the first of a four-book series from world-renowned golf guru, Dave Pelz. This bestselling classic features the author's scientifically-proven secrets to lowering scores by...

    Buck Tilton: How to Die in the Outdoors [2017] paperback

    €4.99

    The Book That Makes Dying by Heart Attack Seem Downright BoringSimply by living a normal life, you have an excellent chance of becoming yet another statistic on the list of...

    Steven Gerrard: Steven Gerrard: My Liverpool Story [2012] hardback

    €6.99€28.57

    Steven Gerrard is a genuine Liverpool legend.Captain at the age of 23.Two FA Cups.Three League Cups.One UEFA Cup.And that Champions League win.Gerrard embodies the spirit and passion of Liverpool football...

    Richard Phinney: Links of Heaven [2007] paperback

    €5.99€19.50

    Originally published in 1996 and now fully updated and expanded, "Links of Heaven" is part a practical guide to Ireland's finest courses and a part travel book. Along with hard,...

    Tom Humphries: Green Fields [1996] hardback

    €12.99

    From hurling to Irish football, this is an examination of the unique role of Gaelic games in Irish life. Beginning with a historical overview of the games's origins, the book...

    David Winner: Around the World in 90 Minutes [2007] paperback

    €1.99

    Whilst only relatively few football fans managed to get a match ticket for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, billions of people watched it on TV screens all around the...

    Marianne Brems: The Fit Swimmer [1984] paperback

    €6.99

    This book puts an end to the drudgery of merely counting laps by showing you how to create your own individual fitness program--and have fun doing it! Learn how to:...

    Steve Bruce: Champions [1994] paperback

    €6.99

    This is the official review of the 1993-94 football season with Manchester United. It includes photographs from every game of the season, as well as the essential facts and figures...

    Hulk Hogan: Hollywood Hulk Hogan [2002] hardback

    €12.99

    The complete story of the most successful wrestler of them all; In the late 1970s Terry Bollea was part of a rock band playing smoky, low-key bars. Few would imagine...

    Fabianis Valeria De: Cubebook: Sailing [2008] hardback

    €5.99

    Sailing enthusiasts will delight in this treasure trove of images and facts about the world's most spectacular sailboats.The three-dimensional format of "White Star's CubeBooks" is ideal for showcasing sailboats from...

    Adam Russ: 101 Sports Not to Try [2009] paperback

    €1.00

    Following on from 101 Places Not To Visit-the tour guide that told you where not to go on vacation-comes a guide on how not to spend your free time. 101...

    Lee Whitehead: The Mammoth Book of Mixed Martial Arts [2011] paperback

    €3.99

    These exceptional photographs put you right in the cage with the fighters and take you behind the walls of the dojo and into their lives - you can't get closer...

    Roy Keane: Keane [2003] paperback

    €4.99€12.99

    A publishing phenomenon in hardback, Roy Keane's autobiography was the biggest selling sports book of the year. The book will include a new chapter covering events that followed the books...

    Ellen MacArthur: Taking On the World [2002] hardback

    €6.99€25.70

    In finishing yachting's toughest race, the Vendee Globe, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest person ever to complete the race and the fastest woman ever to circumnavigate the globe. The scenes...

    Martyn (Department of Classics, E Smith: "Match of the Day" 40th Anniversary [2004] hardback

    €6.99€23.90

    When Kenneth Wolstenholme introduced the first ever edition of Match of the Day on 22 August 1964, few of the 20,000 BBC2 viewers who tuned in to see Liverpool beat...

    Anne Holland: Sea the Stars [2009] hardback

    €9.99€24.90

    Sea The Stars - the very name has a magical ring. Horse of the season, the decade, the century - possibly of all time. The Arkle of the Flat Racing...

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