Biography: Sport

The amazing and dramatic story of Bill Lester, one of the most well-known NASCAR drivers in historyand a pioneer whose determination and spirit has...

They all excited and inspired me by how they fought their corners [] So I want to place them all round a fantasy dinner-table, not just to dine, bu...

George Gordienko (1928-2002) may be the greatest wrestler you've never heard of. From humble, Ukrainian/Cossack immigrant roots in the Canadian ...

In 20 seasons in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, Kobe Bryant ascended from teenaged rookie to 18-time All-Star and five-time NBA champion. The supers...

Nearly half a century ago, Filbert Bayi revolutionized how the middle-distance races were run. During that heyday of athletics competition before p...

Feel is the story of how a small-time boy from humble beginnings in Louisiana rose to the pantheon of greats, to win the 500cc and 250cc GP Champio...

Jimmy Greaves: The One and Only is the sensational and official biography of arguably the greatest British goalscorer of all time, authorised by Ji...

In early 1969, New York City and all it represented was in disarray: politically, criminally, and athletically. But while Simon and Garfunkel lamen...

The quintessentially English cricket commentator, writer, oenophile, bon viveur, collector and national treasure, fondly known as Blowers, tells hi...

One second in time may separate the great athlete from the merely good. Seb Coe has made every second count. From an early age he has been driven ...

The revealing and honest autobiography of Britain's leading National Hunt trainer.Paul Nicholls is the former jockey who began training in 1991. Gr...

Winner of the Rugby Book of the Year award at the British Sports Book Awards 2012 Alastair Hignell is renowned as a rugby international for En...

Matthew Hayden is one of the finest players of Australia's all-conquering Test cricket side of the last decade, and this is his outspoken and revea...

When Cyrille Regis became one of the first black players to be selected for the full England team, he was sent a package in the mail. Inside it was...

Run or Die by Kilian Jornet - the autobiography of the world's most dominating athlete in ultra runningShortlisted for the 2014 William Hill Sports...

The idea of owning anything except the experience is hubris.Unknown Pleasures is a collection of works by the climber and award-winning author Andy...

'Me not belong in the mountains? Why, I couldn't go on living without them! My thoughts, my dreams, my whole life were nothing but the mountains!'I...

The true story of the 1972 Andes plane crash and rescue dramatised in Netflix's Society of the SnowIn October 1972, Nando Parrado and his rugby clu...

WINNER OF THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR PRIZE AT THE CROSS BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2017In the spring of 1901 a teenager stood on top of a hill...

The inspiring story of one young man's record-breaking solo cycle journey around the worldOn 15 February 2008, Mark Beaumont pedalled through the ...

With the thoughts of Sir Alex Ferguson, Zinedine Zidane, Didier Drogba, Tim Cahill and many others! A highly unusual and thought-provoking book by...

The end of career biography of one of the most loved stars of Australian cricket. This is THE cricket biography of 2013. Michael Hussey's huge popu...

There were always just the two of them, Robert and Liam, and there wasnt one weekend when Robert went racing that Liam wasnt with him. They were a ...

Say what you like about Jason Akermanis - footballer, showman, show-off, troublemaker - there's no denying that he's made an impression in his 15 y...

New paperback edition! Raised by a single mother, Sally Pearson spent her teenage years working two jobs and catching buses to get to training. Per...

The Lost Shankly Boy is an enthralling tale of triumph over adversity and hope amid despair. It tells the story of George Scott, a poor boy from a ...

Three of the greatest football clubs: Celtic, Liverpool and Manchester United. Their three greatest managers: Jock Stein, Bill Shankly and Matt Bus...

Arsenal wasted no time in signing local starlet Bukayo Saka for their academy at age 9. In the year Bukayo was born, the Gunners were a footballing...