Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The Bodyline Controversy	A. L. Le Quesne	A detailed reappraisal of the England cricket team's "Bodyline" tour to Australia in 1932/33; the circumstances surrounding the tour, the events on and off the field - both in Australia and in Englan…	OL12202691W
"Fastnet, force 10"	John Rousmaniere	This is a sea story, and it is true. It is the story of how fifteen people died, not in wartime, or on a hunt for whales, or in a typhoon in the South China Sea, but during a yacht race only seventy …	OL16104W
Four days in July	Jim Huber	"The sports world watched breathlessly as Watson, just shy of his 60th birthday and twenty-six years after his last Open title, battled Father Time through four amazing rounds at Turnberry before fal…	OL16504656W
The Wigan Warriors Miscellany	Ewan Phillips	1 online resource	OL17391610W
One Night In Turin The Inside Story Of A World Cup That Changed Our Footballing Nation Forever	Pete Davies	pages	OL17505586W
Soccer vs. the State	Gabriel Kuhn	Soccer has turned into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Professionalism and commercialization dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-…	OL17519914W
The football man	Arthur Hopcraft	Written just two years after England's '66 triumph when the national game was at its zenith, Arthur Hopcraft's The Football Man is repeatedly quoted as the best book ever written about the sport. Thi…	OL19708362W
The blind man of Hoy	Red Széll	The Old Man of Hoy is a 449-foot-high sandstone pillar just off the isle of Hoy in the Orkney Island group. Carved from the nearby cliffs, it will eventually, perhaps soon, collapse into the sea. I…	OL20024916W
Encyclopedia of British sport	Wray Vamplew,Grant Jarvie,Richard William Cox	This overview of sport in Britain, from its earliest origins to the end of the 20th century, includes A-Z entries on sports, organizations and events. The volume provides outline histories of each sp…	OL20911885W
The gaffer	Neil Warnock	Ever wondered how a transfer deal is done? What a manager says during his pre-match team-talk? What he screams from the technical area? What goes on in training sessions, and on those long away trips…	OL20937051W
Little Book of Chelsea FC	Clive Batty	1 volume ; 15 cm	OL21155681W
Can I carry your bags?	Martin Johnson	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: SPORT. In nearly 25 years as a sports journalist for the Independent, Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times, Martin Johnson has covered sporting events all over the world, …	OL21730450W
CMJ	Christopher Martin-Jenkins	"Christopher Martin-Jenkins, or CMJ to his many fans as well as listeners of Test Match Special, is perhaps the voice of cricket; an unparalleled authority whose insight and passion for cricket as we…	OL21981863W
Lewis Hamilton	Mark Hughes	Published to coincide with start of the hotly-anticipated 2008 season, this book is a widely acclaimed and hugely successful hardback published at the climax of the 2007 World Championship. It has co…	OL24281929W
Little book of European club football	Sean Willis	Illustrated book that celebrates all the European tournaments from the Champions League through to the UEFA Cup and Cup Winners events.	OL24282715W
Sailing in eccentric circles	Ian Dear	The Royal Yacht Squadron is the world's most prestigious yacht club and, like all great British institutions, its members take it very seriously indeed. Joining the club is quite a privilege and is n…	OL24645633W
Never mind the Tartan Army	Potter, David	Annotation	OL24753860W
Bodyline Autopsy	David Frith	Fast bowling and controversy have been inseparable since cricket began, but there has never been a more clamorous uproar in cricket than that which occured during the 1932-33 Test series between Aust…	OL3049959W
Only a Game?	Eamon Dunphy	The classic inside account of a season at a professional football club. Midfield player Eamon Dunphy charts the progress of Millwall during a season that begins with high hopes and ends with him on t…	OL4984028W
London Marathon, The	John Bryant	vii, 280 p., [24] p. of plates : 20 cm	OL7923181W