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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 11 books in this booklist
£10.99 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781788162937 | ISBN 10: 1788162935
The remarkable life of champion Beryl Burton, one of the greatest cyclists of all time. Winner for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022 WINNER OF THE TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SPORTS BOOK ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781800181649 | ISBN 10: 1800181647
Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2022 Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2021 In recent years, the landscape for women's sport has finally begun to shift. We've seen significant increases in investm ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781785783197 | ISBN 10: 178578319x
Under the Lights and In the Dark takes an unprecedented look inside the lives of professional football players around the world – from precarious positions in underfunded teams and leagues, to sold-out stadiums and bright lights. Award-winning film ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781632280572 | ISBN 10: 1632280574
Growing up and living in Kibera, Kenya, Abdul Kassim was well aware of the disproportionate number of challenges faced by women due to the extreme gender inequalities that persist in the slums. After being raised by his aunts, mother, and grandmother ... more
View book details£14.99 hardback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781785781537 | ISBN 10: 1785781537
In 2004 football author, journalist and award-winning documentary maker Gwendolyn Oxenham played futebol feminino for Santos FC, Brazil. The team hitchhiked to practice, shared their field with a horse and wore hand-me-downs from the men’s team. I ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780224100434 | ISBN 10: 0224100432
The inspirational story of athlete Jo Pavey, the runner and mum who ran at a record-breaking fifth Olympic Games at Rio 2016. 'Come-back races? I've had more than a few, the night of 10 May 2014 was the ultimate long shot. I was a forty-year ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781509800810 | ISBN 10: 1509800816
"Armed with a squash racket and enormous will, Maria Toorpakai has risen from the turmoil of tribal life in Pakistan to become not only a world-class athlete, but a true inspiration, a pioneer for millions of other women struggling to pave their own ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781782197720 | ISBN 10: 1782197729
Boxing Day 1920, and 53,000 men, women and children pack inside Goodison Park. The extraordinary crowds have come to watch two local rivals play a match for charity. But this is no ordinary charity fixture. Eleven of the players are international cel ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780062309358 | ISBN 10: 0062309358
Hailed by ESPN as the world s most famous female basketball player, Brittney Griner, the dunking phenom and national sensation who is shattering stereotypes and breaking boundaries, now shares her coming-of-age story, revealing how she found her stre ... more
View book details£16.99 hardback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781472912916 | ISBN 10: 1472912918
When Marie Marvingt decided to ride the 1908 Tour de France she was told 'absolument, non!' by M. Degranges and the Societe du Tour de France. Instead she rode each stage 15 minutes after the official race had departed and finished all 4,488 kms of t ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780753513170 | ISBN 10: 075351317x
Kelly Holmes had two dreams - to join the army, and bring home a gold medal from the Olympic Games. But winning double gold in the 2004 Olympics and becoming Dame Kelly Holmes was much more than fulfilling a dream; it was a reward for a lifetime of r ... more
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