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Arne Slot - The definitive first biography of the new Liverpool FC manager (Paperback): Maarten Meijer Arne Slot - The definitive first biography of the new Liverpool FC manager (Paperback)
Maarten Meijer
R440 R393 Discovery Miles 3 930 Save R47 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Arne Slot: The Biography is the definitive portrait of the Dutch manager who took on one of the toughest jobs in football – succeeding Jürgen Klopp – and delivered a Premier League triumph in his first season at Liverpool FC.

Slot had proven himself in the Netherlands – leading AZ Alkmaar to a second-place finish and delivering Feyenoord their first title in six years. With a bold, high-pressing style and sharp mind, he had earned a reputation as one of Europe’s brightest managerial prospects.

When Klopp’s era ended in 2024, Anfield held its breath. But Slot stepped into the void with calm authority and tactical brilliance. By Christmas, Liverpool were top of both the Premier League and Champions League tables, having lost just once. Key players like Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai found renewed form under his leadership. Slot ushered in a new era of confidence and cohesion at Anfield.

In this richly detailed biography, acclaimed Dutch author Maarten Meijer traces Slot’s journey from the quiet village of Bergentheim to the Premier League summit. He unpacks the methods, mentality and rise of a coach who has already lifted his first major English trophy and whose vision and leadership are reshaping Liverpool’s future.

The Racket (Paperback): Conor Niland The Racket (Paperback)
Conor Niland
R295 R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Save R32 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

When Conor Niland was 16, he was chosen to hit with Serena Williams at Nick Bollettieri's famed tennis academy. Conor, the Irish junior number one, was feeling a bit homesick. Serena, also 16, already owned her own house beside the academy.

Conor Niland knows what it's like when Roger Federer walks into the dressing room ('Ciao, bonjour, hello!'), and he has had the exquisitely terrible experience of facing Novak Djokovic in the world's biggest tennis stadium - while suffering from food poisoning. But he never reached the very top.

The Racket is the story of pro tennis's 99%: the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings and squeaking into the Grand Slam tournaments. It brings us into a world where a few dozen super-rich players - travelling with coaches and physios - share a stage with lonely touring pros whose earnings barely cover their expenses. Painting a vivid picture of the social dynamics on tour, the economics of the game, and the shadows cast by gambling and doping, The Racket is a witty and revealing underdog's memoir and a unique look inside a fascinating hidden world.

From Basketball to Bow Ties - A Journey in Leadership, Self-Discovery, and Success through Service (Hardcover): Harold Harris From Basketball to Bow Ties - A Journey in Leadership, Self-Discovery, and Success through Service (Hardcover)
Harold Harris
R804 R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Save R74 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Phil - The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar (Paperback): Alan Shipnuck Phil - The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar (Paperback)
Alan Shipnuck
R420 R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
David Beckham - Made in Manchester (Hardcover): Eamonn Clarke, James Clarke David Beckham - Made in Manchester (Hardcover)
Eamonn Clarke, James Clarke 1
R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This extraordinary book charts David Beckham's rise to celebrity during his years in Manchester.

At the age of 3 David Beckham's parents gave him a Manchester United shirt as a Christmas present, beginning a relationship with the club that was to last a quarter of a century. He signed schoolboy terms in May 1988, eventually joining United as a trainee in July 1991 and moving up to Manchester to begin what was to become an extraordinary story.

From relatively early days, right up to his departure for Real Madrid, Eamonn and James Clarke, the Manchester paparrazi, have recorded his unofficial story--even before he came to prominence as a player and well before his meteoric rise to iconic status.

They were there when he was a young player finding his feet at the club, there to see him out and about with girlfriends or team colleagues, there when "Posh Spice" arrived on the scene, and there to see him becoming a proud father and family man.

And they were the first to photograph him, with the cut above his eye, walking in Manchester after the boot-kicking incident with Sir Alex Ferguson, when it began to dawn on everyone that David Beckham's time at Manchester United was almost over.

In an introductory text, and through extended captions, Eamonn and James Clarke describe their work and encounters with David Beckham. The two brothers have worked as the Manchester paparrazi for the last 10 years. Their images appear regularly on the front pages of the press in the UK as well as internationally in magazines.

Tiger, Tiger - An In-Depth Portrait Of An American Sporting Superstar (Paperback): James Patterson Tiger, Tiger - An In-Depth Portrait Of An American Sporting Superstar (Paperback)
James Patterson
R275 R246 Discovery Miles 2 460 Save R29 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A new biography uncovering the life of golf superstar, Tiger Woods, featuring original interviews and reporting.

What makes Tiger tick? How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time? And how did he fall so spectacularly?

Before the age of twenty-five, Tiger Woods had risen to phenomenon status: twice named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, champion of more than thirty professional tournaments and the youngest player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments.

In vivid, dramatic scenes, Tiger, Tiger taps into the transformative moments of Wood's life, both on and off the course.

Back from the Dead (Paperback): Bill Walton Back from the Dead (Paperback)
Bill Walton
R448 R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Save R25 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Ball Player (Hardcover): Bill Whittington The Ball Player (Hardcover)
Bill Whittington
R661 Discovery Miles 6 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Like the Glide of a Dragonfly - Healing and Finishing Strong After Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing (Hardcover): Natalie... Like the Glide of a Dragonfly - Healing and Finishing Strong After Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing (Hardcover)
Natalie Lehto
R839 R732 Discovery Miles 7 320 Save R107 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Fight! Fight! - Discovering Your Inner Strength When Blindsided by Life (Paperback): Sylvia Hatchell Fight! Fight! - Discovering Your Inner Strength When Blindsided by Life (Paperback)
Sylvia Hatchell; As told to Stephen Copeland
R342 R321 Discovery Miles 3 210 Save R21 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Truth - The Kordell Stewart Story (Paperback): Kordell Stewart Truth - The Kordell Stewart Story (Paperback)
Kordell Stewart; Contributions by Stephen Copeland; Foreword by Leigh Steinberg
R346 R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Save R21 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Alex (Hardcover): David Lyons Alex (Hardcover)
David Lyons
R636 Discovery Miles 6 360 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Learning to Fly - A Memoir of Hanging on and Letting Go (Paperback): Steph Davis Learning to Fly - A Memoir of Hanging on and Letting Go (Paperback)
Steph Davis
R479 R454 Discovery Miles 4 540 Save R25 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

""It's not so surprising that on the day of my fifth wedding anniversary I would be crouched in the open door of an airplane, thirteen thousand feet above the Colorado plains, about to jump out. That coincidence of timing really wasn't.""
Steph Davis is a superstar in the climbing community and has ascended some of the world's most awe-inspiring peaks. But when her husband makes a controversial climb in a national park, the media fallout--and the toll it takes on her marriage--suddenly leaves her without a partner, a career, a source of income . . . or a purpose.
In the company of only her beloved dog, Fletch, Davis sets off on a search for a new identity and discovers skydiving. Though falling out of an airplane is completely antithetical to the climber's control she'd practiced for so long, she turns each daring jump into an opportunity to fly, first as a skydiver, then as a base jumper, and finds herself indelibly changed. As she opens herself to falling, she also finds the strength to open herself to love again, even in the wake of heartbreak. And before too long, she fortuitously meets someone who shares her passions.
"Learning to Fly "is Davis's fascinating account of her transformation. From her early tentative skydives, to zipping into her first wingsuit, to surviving devastating accidents against the background of breathtaking cliffs, to soaring beyond her past limits, she discovers new hope and joy in letting go. "Learning to Fly "isn't just an adventure but a woman's story of risk-taking and self-discovery, with love at its heart.

Fortune and Fame (Hardcover): Jonathan Power Fortune and Fame (Hardcover)
Jonathan Power
R556 R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Inspired - Healing Journeys from Hockey and Beyond (Hardcover): A L Galloway Inspired - Healing Journeys from Hockey and Beyond (Hardcover)
A L Galloway
R603 R547 Discovery Miles 5 470 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The King's Bodyguard - A Martial Arts Legend Meets the King of Rock 'n Roll (hardback) (Hardcover): Dave Hebler The King's Bodyguard - A Martial Arts Legend Meets the King of Rock 'n Roll (hardback) (Hardcover)
Dave Hebler
R734 Discovery Miles 7 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Crazy Golf Pro - My Journey with Bipolar Disorder (Hardcover): Don Walin The Crazy Golf Pro - My Journey with Bipolar Disorder (Hardcover)
Don Walin
R754 Discovery Miles 7 540 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Rafa Benitez - The Authorised Biography by Paco Lloret (Paperback): Paco Lloret Rafa Benitez - The Authorised Biography by Paco Lloret (Paperback)
Paco Lloret 2
R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


A vivid and lively account of the personal and professional life of the much-admired Liverpool manager who led his team to an astounding victory in the Champions League, the pinnacle of European football.

Deny of the Tiger (Hardcover): Al Borges Deny of the Tiger (Hardcover)
Al Borges
R936 R810 Discovery Miles 8 100 Save R126 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
My Father's Con - A Memoir (Hardcover): Pat Jordan My Father's Con - A Memoir (Hardcover)
Pat Jordan
R729 R658 Discovery Miles 6 580 Save R71 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
100 Years of Port Talbot Harriers, 1921-2021 (Hardcover): John Davies 100 Years of Port Talbot Harriers, 1921-2021 (Hardcover)
John Davies
R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Never Seen a Finer Day (Hardcover): Chris Ridley Never Seen a Finer Day (Hardcover)
Chris Ridley
R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Eagles of Heart Mountain - A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America (Paperback):... The Eagles of Heart Mountain - A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America (Paperback)
Bradford Pearson
R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
My Life And Rugby - The Autobiography (Paperback): Eddie Jones My Life And Rugby - The Autobiography (Paperback)
Eddie Jones 1
R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Brilliant, honest, combative – Eddie Jones is a gigantic yet enigmatic figure in world rugby and a true legend of the game. In My Life And Rugby he tells his story for the first time, including the full inside story of England’s 2019 World Cup campaign.

Eddie Jones is one of the most experienced and decorated coaches in world rugby. He career has spanned four World Cups; from losing to England in the 100th minute in 2003, working with South Africa when they won in 2007, and causing the greatest upset in 2015 when he masterminded the Japanese defeat of South Africa.

Since taking over as head coach of England in 2015 Eddie Jones has masterminded a complete revival of the national team. He has won the Six Nations Championship back-to-back, including England’s first grand slam in a generation, their first ever whitewash of Australia, as well as taking them on their longest ever winning streak.

In his explosive autobiography Jones shows how his fiercely competitive attitude, his love of coaching and his philosophy of the game were formed while growing up in a tough working-class suburb of Sydney as a small half-Japanese kid, playing schoolboy rugby alongside the legendary Ella brothers.

Learning from the extreme highs and lows of his own playing career – the numerous successes playing for Randwick and New South Wales but also the painful disappointment of never playing for Australia – he shows what it takes to be the best in the world and how everything he has learnt about the game on and off the pitch has gone into plotting England’s route to the top of World Rugby.

My Life And Rugby is the story of one of the most compelling and singular figures in rugby, told with unflinching honesty this is the ultimate rugby book for all fans of the sport.

Luiz Felipe Scolari - The Man, the Manager (Paperback): Jose Carlos Freitas Luiz Felipe Scolari - The Man, the Manager (Paperback)
Jose Carlos Freitas 2
R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The biography of the new Chelsea manager.

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