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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!

    Chris Power: Surf Travel Complete Guide [2012] paperback

    €9.99

    Surfers live to travel. The quest to find perfect waves is something that grips surfers of all abilities, from novice to expert. Now, from the publishers of leading British surfing...

    Chris Power: Shooting the Curl [2010] paperback

    €9.99

    Surf photographers are the unsung heroes of surfing. They do crazy things to get the shots that fill the pages of the world's top surfing magazines. Some risk life and...

    Orca: SURF GIRL HANDBOOK W9 [2011] paperback

    €9.99

    SurfGirl have teamed up with some of the best female surfers in the world to bring you the "Surf Girl Handbook": the ultimate guide to women's surfing, and the surfing...

    Vicky Allan & Anna Deacon: Swimming Wild Ireland [2024] hardback

    €26.99

    After the success of Taking the Plunge in 2019, Anna Deacon & Vicky Allan have seen wild swimming take off. From those who bathe in ice cold sunrise waters to...

    Sam Murphy: Real Women Run [2012] paperback

    €6.99

    Practical and inspirational this book will show you how to fit running into your everyday routine as well as encouraging you every step of the way. Suitable for all abilities...

    Harry Redknapp: A Family Obsession [2024] paperback

    €19.99

    One of the most loved - and loving - father-and-son duos in the land, Harry and Jamie Redknapp are football royalty. Football runs through their veins. Both have enjoyed stellar...

    Brian Reade: An Epic Swindle [2012] paperback

    €4.99

    AN EPIC SWINDLE is the inside story of how Liverpool FC came within hours of being re-possessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks...

    Ricky Hatton: War and Peace [2014] paperback

    €4.99€7.99

    On 24 November 2012, four-time World Champion boxer Ricky Hatton dropped to his knees, felled by a sickening punch to the body in his first comeback fight in almost three...

    Paula Radcliffe: Paula [2005] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    Paula Radcliffe has managed to be both very successful in her field and incredibly popular with the Great British Public. She was the underdog for so long -- narrowly missing...

    Stephen Davidson: GUY MARTIN Z16 [2017] hardback

    €4.99

    Leading road racing photographer Stephen Davison has been photographing Guy Martin for all of his racing career - from his very first race in Scarborough in 2003 - and has...

    Stephen Davison: BEAUTIFUL DANGER Z90 [2015] paperback

    €4.99

    Our roads.Our heroes.Our sport.Beautiful Danger is one of the great road racing books of all time, a collection of 101 brilliant photographs by Stephen Davison, road racing's leading photographer and...

    Stephen Davison: Flying Finn [2009] hardback

    €4.99

    When Stephen Davison first met Martin Finnegan in 2003, it marked the beginning of an enduring friendship. Together, they produced some of the best action shots in the sport's history...

    Ann Hyland: The Endurance Horse [1988] hardback

    €6.99

    The sport of long-distance riding is one of the fastest growing equestrian activities in the world. This book is a comprehensive survey of all aspects of endurance riding, and gives...

    Elissa Stein: Cheerleader [2004] hardback

    €2.99

    A tribute to the glory and pageantry of cheerleading that hards back to the days when entire communities swarmed to the stands to witness game-day spectacle with cheerleaders at the...

    David Anderson: MUHAMMAD ALI - Z [2006] hardback

    €4.99

    Muhammad Ali captured the imagination of the world with his Olympic gold medal victory in Rome as Cassius Clay and his stunning upset victory over Sonny Liston to take the...

    Donald (Author) McRae: Dark Trade [2005] paperback

    €9.99€17.13

    This is no ordinary book about boxing. Dark Trade is Donald McRae's vivid personal journey through the intense and forbidding world of the professional fight game. Tyson, Bruno, Hamed, Benn,...

    Thomas Hauser: The Black Lights [2000] paperback

    €12.99€38.50

    Originally published in 1986 (McGraw-Hill), The Black Lights was the first book that fully explored the sport and business of professional boxing. Upon joining the training camp of superlightweight Billy...

    Matt Roberts: Muscle Up [2003] paperback

    €4.99€8.56

    This summer turn on, tune in and muscle up! With Matt Roberts's dynamic workouts you will pack on muscle and create incredible upper body definition in a matter of weeks....

    Tiger Woods: Tiger Woods: How I Play Golf [2004] paperback

    €9.99€29.99

    How I Play Golf' offers a lavishly illustrated instructional book with four-colour photography, original artwork, unique sequential shots of Tiger in action, and easy-to-follow diagrams for golfers of all abilities.Not...

    Teddy Jamieson: Whose Side Are You On? [2011] paperback

    €5.99

    From the late 1960s, Northern Ireland has been mired in violence. Yet it has had seen more than its fair share of sporting heroes - from footballer George Best, through...

    Foster Patrick: Might Bite [2024] paperback

    €14.30

    'An electrifying account of gambling addiction ... compelling' The Times'Mesmerising, superbly written story of despair, decline and redemption ... should be in the hands of anyone who has eyed a...

    Scott Murray: Day of the Match [2008] hardback

    €7.99€18.56

    365 days. 365 stories. Some of them are familiar to every football fan, such as the 1966 World Cup Final or the 1985 Heysel disaster, but what about the day...

    John, O.B.E. Motson: Motson's World Cup Extravaganza [2006] hardback

    €6.99€14.27

    "The man with the best memory in football" - Shoot Monthly The World Cup is footballing nirvana - the ultimate global competition where the best of the best battle it...

    Norman Buckland: The New Guv'nor [2022] paperback

    €4.99

    "He's the toughest street fighter alive." Freddie ForemanPicture a man, he's tall, not excessively so, yet as wide as he is high. This man is a spitting and growling street...

    James Beckinsale: The Triathlon Training Book [2016] paperback

    €4.99

    Trying your first sprint triathlon or wanting to raise your game? The Triathlon Training Book is the one-stop reference for every triathlete. Here are all the essentials you need to...

    Andy Murray: SEVENTY SEVEN MY ROAD TO WIMBLEDON Z44 [2014] paperback

    €3.99

    Andy Murray is one of Britain's best loved athletes. On the 7th July 2013 he became the first British man to lift the Wimbledon trophy for 77 years. His new...

    Oliver Holt: MIRACLE AT MEDINAH Z44 [2013] paperback

    €3.99

    Golf fans will not forget the 39th Ryder Cup in a hurry. Staged at the Medinah Country Club just outside of Chicago, the 2012 event has already gone down as...

    Graham Mccoll: The Official Biography of Celtic [2008] hardback

    €4.99

    The past 120 years of Celtic's history have been a rollercoaster ride which only the true fans have been able to stomach. Constituted in a church hall in 1887 to...

    Hunter Davies: BEING GAZZA - - Z [2006] hardback

    €8.99

    The nation has commented on and devoured Paul Gascoigne for years. They read his story. But not until now has anyone ever known what it is really like to wake...

    Rio Ferdinand: Rio [2006] hardback

    €2.99

    Rio Ferdinand is widely acknowledged as one of the most talented defenders in the world. His transfer from West Ham to Leeds set a British record, a feat he repeated...

    Geoff Hurst: 1966 and All That [2006] paperback

    €4.99

    Catapulted to fame in only his eighth international, Geoff Hurst scored a hat trick against West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final. His final goal, 'They think it's all...

    Christopher Cairns: NO TIE REQUIRED Z49 [2006] paperback

    €4.99

    No Tie Required is an entertaining journey across Britain, celebrating the wonderful, eccentric and historical public courses where no club membership is required. Not for Chris Cairns the member's door...

    Peter Gathercole: FLY FISHING & FLY TYING W9 [2013] hardback

    €14.99

    This title offers expert advice on game fishing, casting techniques, flies and fly tying, with more than 530 photographs and diagrams to show skills and equipment. It includes descriptions of...

    Chris King: Boxing: the Greatest Fighters of the 20th Century [2013] hardback

    €9.99

    This is a celebration of the top 14 greatest boxers of all time, as well as an overview of the new stars of the 21st century. It features Jack Johnson,...

    Jonathan Wilson: BRIAN CLOUGH NOBODY EVER SAYS THANK YOU [2012] paperback

    €4.99

    The final word on Brian CloughIn this first full, critical biography, Jonathan Wilson draws an intimate and powerful portrait of one of England's greatest football managers, Brian Clough, and his...

    Andrew Greig: Preferred Lies [2007] paperback

    €4.99

    A book about golf that will appeal to both players and non players, by Scottish poet and novelist.Surely golf is a game for posh people, country clubs and networking businessmen,...

    Martin Johnson: Rugby And All That [2001] paperback

    €5.99€12.84

    Starting from the moment when William Webb Ellis picked up the ball at Rugby School during a game of soccer and ran with it, Martin Johnson traces the story of...

    George Best: Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths [2006] paperback

    €5.99€22.84

    'We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others' George BestWritten in the months before he died, Hard...

    Barry McGuigan: Cyclone: My Story [2011] paperback

    €4.99

    On a hot summer's night, in June 1985, in one of the most emotionally charged fights of all time, Barry McGuigan beat Eusebio Pedroza to become the Featherweight champion of...

    Tommy & Mcco Gemmell: Tommy Gemmell [2005] paperback

    €2.99

    In Tommy Gemmell: Lion Heart he sheds light on his career - from his earliest days of growing up in Lanarkshire, to his award-winning decade at Celtic, and through his...

    David Walsh: Inside Team Sky [2013] paperback

    €6.99

    After the victory of Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky in the 2012 Tour de France, the pressure was on the team to repeat their success in 2013. When Wiggins had...

    Steve Matchett: MECHANICS TALE [2000] paperback

    €4.99

    Essential reading for anyone interested in life behind-the-scenes at Formula One.Formula One Grand Prix mechanic Steve Matchett takes the reader on a compelling journey through his life in the pit-lane,...

    Alan Shipnuck: Liv And Let Die [2024] paperback

    €12.99

    'Shipnuck cuts to the intrigue of an acrimonious story that still twists and turns with snake-like flexibility' - The Times'A terrific read' - Sports IllustratedAlan Shipnuck, the New York Times...

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