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Chris Hoy
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Chris Hoy |
As the first Briton to win three Olympic golds at the same Games, Scotland's Chris Hoy has become a beacon for British sporting achievement. His autobiography charts his life from seven-year-old BMX … |
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My sporting heroes
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Ian Botham |
Covering a wide variety of sports and discussing admired athletes, from Ian Woosnam, Paul Gascoigne and Jonathan Davies to Joe Calzaghe, Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray, this title presents a celebrat… |
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Running with the Kenyans
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Adharanand Finn |
After years of watching Kenyan athletes win the world's biggest races, Adharanand Finn set out to discover just what it was that made them so fast - and to see if he could keep up. |
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Tom Daley
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Tom Daley |
Tom Daley had hearts in mouths when he dived at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he won two gold medals. In this title, Tom offers unprecedented access to the pressures, challenges and fascinating … |
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The autobiography
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Katherine Grainger |
The inspirational story of one of Britain's golden girls from London 2012. Katherine Grainger has packed a lot into her 37 years, and in this autobiography she tells her life story - the highs, the l… |
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The race against time
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Edward Pickering |
When Chris Boardman first raced against Graeme Obree, in a time trial in Newtonards, Northern Ireland, in 1990, it was the start of a rivalry that captivated the British public for a decade and broug… |
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Louis
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Louis Smith |
In 2008, Louis Smith was the first Briton in over 100 years to win an Olympic medal in individual gymnastics. In 2012 he followed up that triumph with two more. Since then, Louis has been crowned the… |
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Between the lines
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Victoria Pendleton |
The Golden Girl of British cycling opens up for the first time, in searingly honest detail, about the doubts and trials she has had to overcome to stay at the top of her sport. |
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Accidental ironman
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Martyn Brunt |
Having spent 10 years scaling the lower echelons of the sport, the time has come for Martyn Brunt, one of Britain's least successful athletes, to reveal all about how he got involved in all this nons… |
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Men Who Played The Game
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Mike Rees |
The Great War took the lives of millions, among them sportsmen from Britain and the Empire. This new book explores how sport - players, fans and governing bodies - viewed the war, charting the links … |
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Eric Liddell
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Catherine M. Swift |
Eric Liddell, hero of the film Chariots of Fire, risked becoming a national disgrace at the 1924 Paris Olympics when he refused to run on a Sunday. Disqualifying himself from the finals, Britain's ho… |
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Beckham
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David Beckham,Tom Watt |
The legend of David Beckham -- soccer god, global sex symbol, style icon -- as only he can tell it. The international soccer star speaks candidly about the pressures of celebrity, goes behind the sce… |
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Blood over water
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David Livingston |
'The Boat Race is the most divisive event in rowing ... An extraordinary and gripping story of a battle between brothers' Sir Matthew Pinsent. |
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