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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!

    Eamon Dunphy: The Rocky Road [2014] paperback

    €3.99€7.99

    The Rocky Road is the autobiography of Eamon Dunphy - the man the Guardian called 'the most entertaining, blindingly brilliant pundit of all time'.For more than thirty years, no commentator...

    Phil Hay: And it was Beautiful: Marcelo Bielsa and the Rebirth of Leeds United [2021] hardback

    €6.99€14.99

    THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERThe behind-the-scenes story of the Marcelo Bielsa revolution at Leeds United and their first season back in the Premier League after sixteen years of...

    Fix Your Bike: Repairs And Maintenance For Happy C [2023]

    €4.99

    Fix Your Bike is a brilliantly straightforward, stylish and no-fuss guide to DIY bike maintenance and safety that does exactly what it says on the tin - teaching you the...

    Jonathan Wilson: Two Brothers [2023] paperback

    €2.99€16.90

    'A powerful chronicle of the transformation of English football and society through the prism of two very different characters' Irish TimesJack was open, charismatic, selfish and pig-headed; Bobby was guarded,...

    John Giles: John Giles A Football Man [2010] hardback

    €4.99€19.99

    John Giles had a gift. At the age of three, he could kick a ball the way it was supposed to be kicked. And he knew that every hour that...

    Fury John: When Fury Takes Over [2023] paperback

    €16.99

    'My dad is truly a Man amongst Men ' Tyson FuryI'm a traveller, a bare knuckle boxer and the father of Britain's most successful sportsman and heavyweight boxing champion. My...

    Scally John: 100 Extraordinary GAA Occasions [2023] paperback

    €13.99

    This delightful book will be enjoyed and cherished by GAA fans old and young. - Dermot EarleyGaelic Games have a unique capacity to lift the spirits but they also have...

    Kilian Jornet Burgada: Run or Die [2014] paperback

    €7.99€22.10

    Run or Die by Kilian Jornet - the autobiography of the world's most dominating athlete in ultra runningShortlisted for the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardNational Geographic...

    Glendenning Barry: The Football Weekly Book [2023] hardback

    €13.99

    Football Weekly -- everyone's favourite football podcast -- has decided the time (and the money) is right to finally commit their wisdom to paper. You know what this means: trivia,...

    Go On, The Girls in Green! [2023] hardback

    €6.99€13.99

    Everything you ever wanted to know about the Irish Women's soccer team, from national games to international fame! This must-have unofficial souvenir of the Irish Women's soccer team charts their...

    Hughes Mark: Unstoppable [2023] paperback

    €7.99

    A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1's superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival and the winner of the 2021 and 2022 World Drivers' Championships.No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly...

    Herbert Ian: Tinseltown [2023] paperback

    €5.99

    The remarkable inside story of how two Hollywood A-listers, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, stunned the football world by buying a non-league club in North Wales.'A superb account of a...

    Dan Carter: The Art of Winning [2023] paperback

    €16.99

    Ten timeless truths on leadership, purpose and potential - from the unique culture of the All Blacks, and the mind of a living legend.You might think success at the highest...

    Meuleensteen Rene: Rene Meulensteen: United, Sir Alex & Me [2023] hardback

    €21.99

    Manchester United enjoyed their greatest generation under Sir Alex Ferguson. The rulebook on domestic domination was rewritten as the club became the most successful in British football history. For the...

    Peter Cossins: The Monuments 2nd edition [2023] paperback

    €6.99€20.80

    An awe-inspiring history of the five most legendary "classic" races in world cycling.The Tour de France may provide the most obvious fame and glory, but it is cycling's one-day tests...

    Daniel Friebe: Jan Ullrich [2023] paperback

    €5.99€19.50

    Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his generation, and also one of the most controversial...

    Luke Edwardes-Evans: The Official History Of The Tour De France [2023] hardback

    €23.99

    The Official History of the Tour de France - fully revised and updated for 2023 - is a celebration of one of the greatest annual sporting events, and the premier...

    Tim Rich: On Days Like These: The Lost Memoir [2023] paperback

    €17.99

    Joe Sealey was watching his son play for Manchester United's Under-14s when a man came up to him and said: "I've got your dad's book." Joe's father, Les, had been...

    Nicholas Clee: Courses For Horses: A Journey Round [2023] hardback

    €5.99

    In parks, on downlands and heaths, by motorways, overlooking firths: the racecourses of Britain and Ireland are as various as the people you meet there. Some - Newmarket, Epsom, the...

    Martin O'Neill: On Days Like These [2023] paperback

    €14.99

    Martin O'Neill has had one of the most incredible careers in football - winning European Cups, captaining his country at a world cup, and decades as a hugely successful manager....

    Micah Richards: Game The [2023] paperback

    €11.99

    'The game isn't what it seems from the outside. The game isn't quite what I was expecting. The game doesn't always work like the people on television think it does....

    Alex Duff: Le Fric: Family Power And Money: T [2023] paperback

    €12.99

    The fascinating and unknown story of the Tour de France's ever-changing relationship with money and power - and the enigmatic family behind it all.It started with a cash drop by...

    Christy, Jr. O'Connor: The Club [2011] paperback

    €6.99€22.84

    This chronicle of a year in the life of St Joseph's Doora-Barefield GAA club in Co. Clare - which won the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year award...

    Alan Shipnuck: Phil: The Rip-roaring (and Unauthor [2023] paperback

    €7.99€13.00

    'Terrific fun' David Walsh, Sunday Times * * 'Thoroughly engaging' Washington Post A frank and revealing biography of legendary golf champion Phil Mickelson - who has led a big, controversial...

    Charles Bronson: Solitary Fitness - The Ultimate Workout From Britain's Most Notorious Prisoner [2020] paperback

    €5.99

    Charlie Bronson has spent three decades in solitary confinement, and yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle, gaining several world strength and fitness records in the process. Now, in...

    Sean Mcgoldrick: The Dublin Marathon [2019] hardback

    €9.99€24.99

    The Dublin Marathon was founded in 1980; since then, 'Marathon Weekend' - at the October Bank holiday - has become a fixture on the Irish running calendar as thousands of...

    Donn Mcclean: Thrills and Spills [2020] hardback

    €14.99€24.99

    For four decades HEALY RACING has photographed the world of Irish horse racing.Delving into an archive of thousands of images, photographer Pat Healy and sports journalist Donn McClean selected over...

    Jeff Benedict: The Dynasty [2020] trade paper back

    €5.99€9.99

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tiger Woods comes the definitive inside story of the New England Patriots-the greatest sports dynasty of the...

    Joey Barton: No Nonsense [2017] paperback

    €4.99€10.80

    THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The Sunday Times bestseller is 'brilliant, gripping, beautifully written, real,' says Jonathan Northcroft. So, you think you know Joey Barton. Think...

    Barry Landy: Emerald Exiles [2021] paperback

    €7.99€15.99

    When football players leave Ireland behind in the hopes of carving out a future in the professional game, they often end up plying their trade in the UK -competing for...

    Wayne Barton: Duncan Edwards: Eternal [2023] hardback

    €7.99€20.99

    NEVER in the history of the game has one life brought both joy and tragedy in such huge measures.Duncan Edwards was the jewel in the crown of the Busby Babes,...

    Davy Fitzgerald: AT ALL COSTS W2 [2019] paperback

    €6.99€12.99

    One of the bestselling Irish sports memoirs of 2018, At All Costs is the story of one of Ireland's most recognisable and polarising figures in his own words. Possessed of...

    Joe Mcginniss: The Miracle Of Castel Di Sangro [2000] paperback

    €4.99€16.90

    Through 1996 and 1997 bestselling author Joe McGinniss followed the Italian football season from Castel di Sangro, a small town nestled in the Abruzzi region of Italy. The motley crew...

    Sean Obrien: FUEL W2 [2021] paperback

    €5.99€11.99

    'He's one of the best players I've ever played with. As a forward, I'd say he's the best.' Johnny SextonSean O'Brien does not come from a traditional rugby background. He...

    H G Bissinger: Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream [2005] paperback

    €7.99€16.90

    In the state of Texas American football is a religion. And nowhere is more fanatical about its football than the small town of Odessa. There, every Friday night from September...

    Paul O'Connell: The Battle [2017] paperback

    €4.99€13.00

    The revelatory autobiography of a rugby colossus: Paul O'Connell. WINNER OF THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEARThere has never been a rugby player quite like Paul...

    Simon Kuper: Soccernomics: Why England Lose, Why Germany, Spain and France Win, and Why One Day The Rest of the World Will Finally Catch Up [2018] paperback

    €7.99€12.50

    'Magnificent... Freakonomics for football' - Guardian This is the revised and expanded 5th edition of the international bestseller about why Spain, Germany and Brazil win, and why the USA, Japan,...

    Legacy: 15 Lessons in Leadership: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life [2013] paperback

    €6.99€7.99

    Champions do extra. They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. They are good ancestors. In Legacy, best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the...

    Simon Griffiths: Swim Wild and Free: A Practical Guide to Swimming Outdoors 365 Days a Year [2022] paperback

    €5.99€22.10

    'I love this book ...' Louise Minchin The perfect companion for anyone who wants to swim outdoors. Your Healthy LivingThis is the ultimate practical guide to get you swimming outdoors,...

    Christopher Mcdougall: Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen [2010] paperback

    €5.99€15.60

    At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners...

    Andy Lee: FIGHTER [2019] paperback

    €4.99€16.99

    In 2005, at the age of 20, Andy Lee decided he was going to try to make it in the harsh and unforgiving world of professional boxing. Leaving home for...

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