History of sport

Too Soon to Panic

The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling classic memoir, A Handful of Summers.

Open: An Autobiography

He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court – but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game.

Get Her Off the Pitch!: How Sport Took Over My Life

From the bestselling author of ‘Eats, Shoots & Leaves’, this is the hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.

Payne Stewart: The Authorised Biography

Written by his wife Tracey Stewart, this is the only authorized biography of Payne Stewart. It gives the reader a detailed look into Payne’s life through the eyes of the person closest to him throughout all the triumphs and disasters of his career.

Imran Khan: The Cricketer, The Celebrity, The Politician

The definitive biography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain and all-rounder – the Oxbridge graduate and vociferous campaigner; the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life flooded the gossip columns; the man who raised $60 million for cancer research and who is now one of the most important political figures in Pakistan.

A Handful of Summers

A classic memoir, A Handful of Summer is the hilarious account of the tennis travels of South African doubles partnership George Forbes and Abe Segal, and of the riotous characters who populated the amateur tennis world in the 50s and 60s as it stumbled towards professionalism.

The Goalkeeper’s History of Britain

The beguiling story of one boy’s dream to play in goal, that most British of positions, culminating in the moment when he faces the mighty Zico …

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