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From the author of Infinite Jest and Consider the Lobster: a collection of five brilliant essays on tennis, from the author's own experience as a junior player to his celebrated profile of Roger Federer at the peak of his powers. A "long-time...
Editeur :
Little, Brown and Company
Parution :
2014-06-24
ePub
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In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska’s Mount McKinley – known to locals as Denali, ‘The High One’ – one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived.Journalist Andy Hall grew up in the mountain’s shadow, the...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2014-06-19
ePub
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The daredevil who leaped from a helicopter onto the back of a marlin and rode it rodeo-style. A staggering 3,001 bass caught in a single short summer season on Long Island. A grueling 37-hour fight with Pacific salmon. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction!...
Editeur :
Workman Publishing Company
Parution :
2014-06-15
ePub
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'This could well be the best book ever written about football' Time OutThe memoir behind the documentary One Night in Turin, the inside story of a World Cup that changed our footballing nation forever.It was the World Cup semi-finals. On 4th July, 1990, in a stadium in...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2014-06-12
ePub
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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CYCLING IN FIVE VOLUMESVolume One of The Cycling Anthology, a collection of the best writing on cycling by some of the sport's leading writers. Between them, they’ve covered hundreds of Tours de France and written dozens of excellent books and some...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2014-06-05
Collection :
The Cycling Anthology
ePub
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Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2014-06-05
Collection :
The Cycling Anthology
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Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2014-06-05
Collection :
The Cycling Anthology
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Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2014-06-05
Collection :
The Cycling Anthology
ePub
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An absorbing and enlightening inside look at sports secrets—now in an updated and expanded edition! What makes an athlete successful? Why do some players excel? In this new, expanded edition, the experts at Popular Mechanics, along with top athletes, coaches, and...
Editeur :
Hearst Books
Parution :
2014-06-03
ePub
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Discover what edible resources the Norwest has to offer with this handy guide book to foraging safely and effectively. The Pacific Northwest provides a veritable feast for foragers, and with Douglas Deur as your trusted guide you'll earn how to safely find and...
Editeur :
Timber Press
Parution :
2014-06-03
Collection :
Regional Foraging Series
ePub
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Dark Horses, Dutch in-fighting, the Group of Death, taking on fluids, writing the Germans off (at your peril)...
As the small matter of the World Cup approaches, Adam Hurrey turns his attention to the clichés that abound at football's world stage.
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Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2014-05-29
ePub
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I Don't Know What It Is ButI Love It by Tony Evans - Liverpool and the most unlikely success story in footballKenny Dalglish. Graeme Souness. Ian Rush. Alan Hansen. Bruce Grobelaar. They rank with the very greatest players ever. But the heroes of 1984 were an unlikely...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2014-05-29
ePub
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"What transformed pure physical delight into something deeper was the fact that no-one had been here before..."Discover the fascinating stories of the men and women who have scaled the world's highest peaks. Featuring accounts of some of the world's most treacherous...
Editeur :
Cassell
Parution :
2014-05-26
ePub
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In the never ending streams of traffic and the choking fumes of pollution this book gives the average cycle enthusiast or, indeed novice, a collection of quotes, sayings and proverbs on even more reasons why one should get on their bike.In the format of the bestselling...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2014-05-22
ePub
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The England national team has had 12 full-time managers and Brian Glanville has known them all. In this fascinating account of each man his strengths, weaknesses and impact on the game Brian Glanville provides an in-depth analysis of the team as well as the individuals...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2014-05-22
ePub
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Jimmy Bullard may not have had the perfect hair-do, his Granada Ghia may not have been the flashiest of cars, and he definitely didn't have a string of Page 3 girls trying to sell kiss and tell stories about him to the tabloids. But what he has in spades is a genuine...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2014-05-22
ePub
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These are exceptional times for the game of hurling. The skill, speed and summer long edge of the seat drama of recent All Ireland championships has led many to conclude that something very special is happening in the ancient game.The Kilkenny team of the last decade...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2014-05-22
ePub
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It shouldn't be that hard, should it? It's just a matter of placing a ball into a goal measuring eight feet high and eight yards wide, with only a six-foot man able to stop you. Yet the humble penalty kick has produced an inordinate amount of drama, trauma, boundless...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2014-05-22
ePub
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Carl Hester is one of the greatest ever equestrians, leading Great Britain to Gold Medal victory at the London 2012 Olympics. In these vibrant memoirs, he tells the incredible story of the passion for horse-riding which revolutionised his life and made him the champion...
Editeur :
Orion
Parution :
2014-05-08
ePub
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The image of the Derby winner with his leg in plaster was broadcast around the world. Alongside Mill Reef stood a baby-faced man who had won the Arc, the King George, the Eclipse, and now the Derby. He trained for the Queen and Queen Mother; and Lester Piggott, Willie...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2014-05-08
ePub
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