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Babe: the Legend Comes to Life (Paperback, 1st Fireside ed): Robert Creamer Babe: the Legend Comes to Life (Paperback, 1st Fireside ed)
Robert Creamer
R557 R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Save R35 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." -- Babe Ruth


Babe Ruth is without a doubt the most famous character ever produced by the sport of baseball. A legendary player, world-famous for his hitting prowess, he transcended the sport to enter the mainstream of American life as an authentic folk hero.

In this extraordinary biography, noted sportswriter Robert W. Creamer reveals the complex man behind the sports legend. From Ruth's early days in a Baltimore orphanage, to the glory days with the Yankees, to his later years, Creamer has drawn a classic portrait of an American original.

Champagne Cocktail (Paperback): Martin State Champagne Cocktail (Paperback)
Martin State
R307 Discovery Miles 3 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a tale of Ashdon Scriven's life, a professional polo player. It will tell of many of the fantastic polo ponies that helped shape his career. It is also a tale of the many young ladies that passed through it, however long or short their stay and changed it, some for better some for the worse.

Fourth and Long - The Fight for the Soul of College Football (Paperback): John U Bacon Fourth and Long - The Fight for the Soul of College Football (Paperback)
John U Bacon
R458 R431 Discovery Miles 4 310 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The "New York Times" bestseller about the state of college football: Why we love the game, what is at risk, and the fight to save it--"A fascinating saga" ("Booklist").
In search of the sport's old ideals amid the roaring flood of hypocrisy and greed, bestselling author John U. Bacon embedded himself in four college football programs--Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, and Northwestern--and captured the oldest, biggest, most storied league, the Big Ten, at its tipping point. He sat in as coaches dissected game film, he ate dinner at training tables, and he listened in locker rooms. He talked with tailgating fans and college presidents, and he spent months in the company of the gifted young athletes who play the game.
"Fourth and Long" reveals intimate scenes behind closed doors, from a team's angry face-off with their athletic director to a defensive lineman acing his master's exams in theoretical math. It captures the private moment when coach Urban Meyer earned the devotion of Ohio State's Buckeyes on their way to a perfect season. It shows Michigan's athletic department endangering the very traditions that distinguish the college game from all others. And it re-creates the euphoria of the Northwestern Wildcats winning their first bowl game in decades. Most unforgettably, "Fourth and Long" finds what the national media missed in the ugly aftermath of Penn State's tragic scandal: the unheralded story of players who joined forces with Coach Bill O'Brien to save the university's treasured program--and with it, a piece of the game's soul.
This is the work of a writer in love with an old game--a game he sees at the precipice. Bacon's deep knowledge of sports history and his sensitivity to the tribal subcultures of the college game power this elegy to a beloved and endangered American institution.

How Triathlon Ruined My Life (Paperback): Darren Roberts How Triathlon Ruined My Life (Paperback)
Darren Roberts
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is not a book about how to train for an Ironman, the kit you need or anything that could actually prove to be useful. If there is anything useful in this book then that's purely by accident. If you are looking for some genuine training tips on Ironman then please get one of the decent training books - not the 55,000 words of illiterate drivel this represents. This is a simply a story about someone (fat northerner in the shape of Darren) deciding to do something as stupid as Ironman and the things you encounter on the way. Such as the psychotic geese, paperless portaloos, the mind games and the doomsday feeling that no matter how much training you do it's never enough. Darren is fat, bald, ugly and lives in the North West of England with his wife Amy and daughter Lilly-Mae where he continues to try to be a triathlete.

Road Captain - My Life at the Heart of the Peloton (Hardcover): Luke Rowe Road Captain - My Life at the Heart of the Peloton (Hardcover)
Luke Rowe
R641 R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Save R83 (13%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

FEATURING A FOREWORD FROM MARK CAVENDISH AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GERAINT THOMAS, CHRIS FROOME AND ROD ELLINGWORTH.

A rare insight into the heart of pro cycling and the inner workings of the peloton, from Team Sky and Ineos Grenadiers legend, Luke Rowe.

There’s one well-established truth in professional cycling: the strongest always wins. Yet in a sport of champions, victory is only possible as a team. At the heart of that team effort, that unity, is the road captain.

After more than a decade as the pre-eminent road captain in professional bike racing, Luke Rowe reveals here for the first time the intricacies of that role. As he lifts the lid, he provides the ultimate insider’s view on racing tactics and strategy within the professional peloton. He gives readers an unprecedented insight into what exactly is going on within that pulsing mass of athletic power and state-of-the-art machinery, seen through the eyes of the rider tasked with leading his team to glory.

Featuring exhilarating stories from his years at Team Sky and Ineos Grenadiers – where he played a fundamental role in the team’s dominance at the Tour de France, leading Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal to their Tour victories – Luke shows what it’s like to manage a road race unfolding at 60km/h. As he points out, it is ‘like playing chess on wheels’.

Road Captain immerses readers in the team dynamics, tactical complexities and split-second decisions vital to success in professional cycling. It discloses the mental and physical battles taking place within a group of riders, and reveals how the biggest bike races are won.

Growing Wings - The inside story of Red Bull Racing (Paperback): Ben Hunt Growing Wings - The inside story of Red Bull Racing (Paperback)
Ben Hunt
R430 R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Save R46 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Intrigue, high-stakes machinations and adrenaline-fuelled track action – Growing Wings is the never-before-told inside story of how the grid’s most fascinating, swagger-rich and win-at-all-costs team competed their way to total domination and disrupted Formula One’s world order.

With exclusive access to Red Bull's inner sanctum, but maintaining journalistic independence, leading F1 writer Ben Hunt probes the operations of a world-beating Formula One team over its eventful twenty-year history, from the rivalries, turbulence and controversy, to the game-changing tech and the leadership strategies. He also talks to the drivers themselves, including Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, for a fascinating insight into the mindset of motorsport athletes through success, risk and challenge.

Endorsed with a foreword by Team Principal Christian Horner, but maintaining journalistic independence, this thrilling, frank and unvarnished account of how the paddock’s loudest upstarts achieved team alchemy with the promotion of a driver called Max Verstappen, shows you what it looks like to go, learn, go again, tweak, test and ultimately outplay the competition in a way never before seen in Formula One.

Full Out - Lessons in Life and Leadership from America's Favorite Coach (Paperback): Monica Aldama Full Out - Lessons in Life and Leadership from America's Favorite Coach (Paperback)
Monica Aldama
R434 R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Save R32 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Riding It Out (Paperback): Pam Goodall Riding It Out (Paperback)
Pam Goodall
R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Having made the daring decision to set off around the world by bicycle, Pam Goodall left the comfortable surroundings of her home in West Sussex one spring morning, and went on to pedal her way through Europe, Asia and America. She was approaching her sixtieth birthday and travelled alone. Riding It Out is a record of this remarkable journey, giving a vivid and lighthearted account. This includes the trials of finding a place to sleep each night, the reality of owning a Brooks saddle and choosing to ignore persistent warnings from well meaning strangers of the dangers lurking ahead for a lone female cyclist. The challenge of obtaining visas throughout Asia proves nerve-wracking and costly. This one woman tale of adventure encapsulates the spirit of freedom of the open road (or bumpy track) so that you can enjoy the experience without the discomforts.

Out of the Pocket - Football, Fatherhood, and College Gameday Saturdays (Paperback): Kirk Herbstreit Out of the Pocket - Football, Fatherhood, and College Gameday Saturdays (Paperback)
Kirk Herbstreit; As told to Gene Wojciechowski
R506 R476 Discovery Miles 4 760 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The House of Beckham - Money, Sex and Power (Hardcover): Tom Bower The House of Beckham - Money, Sex and Power (Hardcover)
Tom Bower
R643 Discovery Miles 6 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The explosive new book from Britain’s leading investigative biographer, Tom Bower

As one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while their unrivalled fusion of showbiz, fashion, football and celebrity has been cultivated alongside the image of a strong marriage.

When the much-trailed Netflix documentary Beckham aired in 2023, viewers were offered an even more intimate insight into their private lives. Produced by the Beckhams themselves, the series raised many questions, not only about their success and personal relationship, but also about the ruthlessly successful management of their image in the media. Are their lives really as perfect as the Beckhams would like the world to believe?

Through extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews with insiders, Britain’s most celebrated investigative biographer, Tom Bower, has unearthed a succession of revelations that give surprising insight into the reality of ‘Brand Beckham’. Exploring the couple’s relationship, and the truth about their football and fashion careers, their finances and their new life in Miami, The House of Beckham unravels the extraordinary reality of the business-savvy cultural icons to tell an engrossing, often astonishing story of money, sex and power.

Run. Risk. Reward. - My Epic Trail-running Adventures (Paperback): Ryan Sandes Run. Risk. Reward. - My Epic Trail-running Adventures (Paperback)
Ryan Sandes
R340 R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Save R36 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

As a follow-up to his hugely popular 2016 autobiography Trail Blazer, Ryan Sandes’ new book explores the gripping and often life-threatening adventures this extraordinary ultra-trail runner has experienced around the globe since then. Not only have these projects tested the very edge of human endurance, but on several occasions, Ryan literally had to run for his life.

Along with a 1 500-kilometre Himalayan adventure, read about his attempt at completing the first 700-kilometre solo run up Namibia’s legendary Skeleton Coast – only to stumble upon some very angry Namibian soldiers conducting illegal and, possibly, government-sponsored seal clubbing. And, with his running partner Ryno Griessel, becoming the first people to run the entire circumference of Lesotho, during which they find themselves fighting off an attack from local herdsman armed with rocks and clubs.

In between these adventures, Ryan battles to balance a challenging career with a dedicated commitment to his young family. Risk. Run. Reward. is packed with adventure, humour and some fascinating insights into the psyche of an ultra-endurance athlete. Trust me, these people are not like you and me …

Roger Maris - Baseball's Reluctant Hero (Paperback): Tom Clavin, Danny Peary Roger Maris - Baseball's Reluctant Hero (Paperback)
Tom Clavin, Danny Peary
R478 Discovery Miles 4 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Tom Clavin and Danny Peary chronicle the life and career of baseball's "natural home run king" in the first definitive biography of Roger Maris--including a brand-new chapter to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his record breaking season.
Roger Maris may be the greatest ballplayer no one really knows. In 1961, the soft-spoken man from the frozen plains of North Dakota enjoyed one of the most amazing seasons in baseball history, when he outslugged his teammate Mickey Mantle to become the game's natural home-run king. It was Mantle himself who said, "Roger was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was." Yet Maris was vilified by fans and the press and has never received his due from biographers--until now.
Tom Clavin and Danny Peary trace the dramatic arc of Maris's life, from his boyhood in Fargo through his early pro career in the Cleveland Indians farm program, to his World Series championship years in New York and beyond. At the center is the exciting story of the 1961 season and the ordeal Maris endured as an outsider in Yankee pinstripes, unloved by fans who compared him unfavorably to their heroes Ruth and Mantle, relentlessly attacked by an aggressive press corps who found him cold and inaccessible, and treated miserably by the organization. After the tremendous challenge of breaking Ruth's record was behind him, Maris ultimately regained his love of baseball as a member of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals. And over time, he gained redemption in the eyes of the Yankee faithful.
With research drawn from more than 130 interviews with Maris's teammates, opponents, family, and friends, as well as 16 pages of photos, some of which have never before been seen, this timely and poignant biography sheds light on an iconic figure from baseball's golden era--and establishes the importance of his role in the game's history.

The Mosquito Bowl - A Game of Life and Death in World War II (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition): Buzz... The Mosquito Bowl - A Game of Life and Death in World War II (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Buzz Bissinger
R904 R796 Discovery Miles 7 960 Save R108 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Called to Coach - Reflections on Life, Faith, and Football (Paperback): Bobby Bowden, Mark Schlabach Called to Coach - Reflections on Life, Faith, and Football (Paperback)
Bobby Bowden, Mark Schlabach; Foreword by Tony Dungy, Joe Paterno
R467 R436 Discovery Miles 4 360 Save R31 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Coach Bobby Bowden is an icon of college football who ran his legendary, top-ranking program with a trademark southern charm. With his recent retirement, Bowden is ready to give fans and readers the behind-the-scenes story of his 55-year career and the path that helped him become one of college football's most successful coaches and patriarch of the sport's most famous coaching family.
In this book, Bowden will reveal never-before-published details of the moments and events that have defined his life, including:
* The tragic death of his grandson and son-in-law in a 2004 automobile accident.
* The details of his retirement as FSU's coach at the end of the 2009 season.

The Olympian Leap - The Life and Legacy of Josh Culbreath (Hardcover): Cynthia Culbreath The Olympian Leap - The Life and Legacy of Josh Culbreath (Hardcover)
Cynthia Culbreath
R1,353 R1,198 Discovery Miles 11 980 Save R155 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 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
R372 R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Save R24 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stepping Stones - In the Beginning was the Word (Hardcover): Ken Harvey Stepping Stones - In the Beginning was the Word (Hardcover)
Ken Harvey
R754 Discovery Miles 7 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kentucky Hustler (Hardcover): Terry Hatton, Jeremy Rice Kentucky Hustler (Hardcover)
Terry Hatton, Jeremy Rice
R785 Discovery Miles 7 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
View from the Summit (Paperback): Edmund Hillary View from the Summit (Paperback)
Edmund Hillary
R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE STORY OF
AN ORDINARY MAN WHO BECAME THE
CENTURY'S MOST IMPORTANT EXPLORER

Adventurers the world over have been inspired by the achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man ever to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. In this candid, wry, and vastly entertaining autobiography, Hillary looks back on that 1953 landmark expedition, as well as his remarkable explorations in other exotic locales, from the South Pole to the Ganges. View From The Summit is the compelling life story of a New Zealand country boy who daydreamed of wild adventures; the pioneering climber who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after scaling the world's tallest peak; and the elder statesman and unlikely diplomat whose groundbreaking program of aid to Nepal continues to this day, paying his debt of worldwide fame to the Himalayan region.

More than four decades after Hillary looked down from Everest's 29,000 feet, his impact is still felt -- in our fascination with the perils and triumphs of mountain climbing, and in today's phenomenon of extreme sports. The call to adventure is alive and real on every page of this gripping memoir.

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
R498 R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Save R25 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 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.

Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II - More Inspiring Stories about Our Great Game (Paperback): Bob McKenzie, Jim Lang Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II - More Inspiring Stories about Our Great Game (Paperback)
Bob McKenzie, Jim Lang
R386 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Save R21 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Deny of the Tiger (Hardcover): Al Borges Deny of the Tiger (Hardcover)
Al Borges
R860 Discovery Miles 8 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Fortune and Fame (Hardcover): Jonathan Power Fortune and Fame (Hardcover)
Jonathan Power
R603 R547 Discovery Miles 5 470 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story (Paperback, Reprinted edition): Aaron Feigenbaum Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story (Paperback, Reprinted edition)
Aaron Feigenbaum
R558 R529 Discovery Miles 5 290 Save R29 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the most charismatic showmen ever to grace a WWE ring recounts his life, his phenomenal career, and how he finally found the one thing that gave his life meaning--his faith. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Inspired - Healing Journeys from Hockey and Beyond (Hardcover): A L Galloway Inspired - Healing Journeys from Hockey and Beyond (Hardcover)
A L Galloway
R655 R587 Discovery Miles 5 870 Save R68 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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