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Part of the brain-boosting Sherlock Holmes Puzzle series, Lateral Brain Teasers presents 100+ challenging logic puzzles.

Before the 1980s, people wishing to recreate or reconstruct a historic garden, 'back to its former glory,' relied almost solely on documentary sources, paintings and literary references. For the last twenty years it has been recognised that these are not terribly reliable sources and people have turned ...

With such a colourful and celebrated history The Secret Life of Twickenham will dig deeper into its history to reveal the many men and women, cutting across all social backgrounds, jobs, and positions within the RFU who have helped to build this iconic stadium into a globally recognised brand.

Drawing on dozens of new interviews with his Yorkshire colleagues, family and friends, this life of Fred Trueman will surprise and even shock, but also confirm the status of an English folk hero.

A 23-times Grand Slam Champion and ranked #1 over ten consecutive years - Serena Williams is the ultimate champion. This innovative illustrated biography explores her tennis like never before.

A celebratory volume to accompany the fourth Rugby World Cup, taking place in the UK in the year 2000. It traces the social and popular history of rugby, and includes chapters on such topics as the game's adoption by so many different countries, and the vexed decision to turn professional.

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Gunner: My Life in Cricket is the revealing and absorbing story of Ian Gould, who became one of the best umpires in the world after playing for England, Middlesex and Sussex. He had a close-up view of the best players and biggest controversies during 13 years at the top, including the infamous 'sandpaper' Test in 2018 and three World Cups.

Gooaal! The Joy of Football Celebrations is all about what happens in the exhilarating moments after a goal. Fans love a good celebration as much as the goal itself, and they can be anything from funny to controversial, instinctive to pre-planned. This book features 200-plus memorable celebrations, explaining what went on and why.

For over a decade Luke Fletcher has been a firm fan favourite at Trent Bridge. This 6'6" gentle giant never gives less than 100 per cent for Nottinghamshire, but a laugh and a joke are never far from his lips. In Tales from the Front Line, 'Fletch' serves up laughs aplenty as he takes us on an anecdotal journey through our summer game.

Tells the story of the renaissance of English cricket from a fresh perspective.

From the Premier League to the local park, Project Restart looks at how seven clubs from the English game found their way through lockdown and tried to get going again. With a range of voices and comment, the book places football in its new world of furloughs and community action as clubs try to make sense of their place in a post-Covid future.

Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life?On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. In A Life Too Short, award-winning writer Ronald Reng pieces together the puzzle of his lost friend's life.

The riveting full-career autobiography of Barry Geraghty, one of the most successful jump jockeys in the sport's history. Now retired, Geraghty takes his rightful place in the pantheon of greats that inclues AP McCoy, Richard Johnson and Ruby Walsh.

Fast Forward is a thought-provoking and gripping autobiography about Andrew Cole's determination to succeed against all the odds.

Flight to Bogota charts an infamous episode in sports history, when UK footballers turned their backs on club and country before the 1950 World Cup for a sporting El Dorado. England's Neil Franklin led the rebellion, only to return home with his career in tatters. But the players' vociferous defence of their behaviour enlightened a shocked nation.

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An elegiac work reflecting on the evolution of cricket since 1945 and the dramatic changes that the 2020 had promised to bring.

From one of India's finest writers, thinkers and commentators, a memoir of a love affair with cricket.