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Matt Coughlan steps into the wonderful world of the groundhopper: in short, the collector of football grounds. While taking a light-hearted look at this growing cultural phenomenon, can Coughlan cement his own groundhopping credentials? He sets out on a quest to boost his groundhopping tally to at least 100 grounds.

Mad Dog is the riotous, adventurous and moving story of Mickey Lewis, one of English football's most combative midfielders and then one of the game's most inspirational coaches. Drawing on more than 100 hours of interviews, this is an exploration of what Lewis's legacy can teach us about leadership, life and the game we love.

The Glory Years chronicles Oxford United's rise from bankruptcy to Milk Cup Final glory through the 1980s. It's a story of giant-killings and back-to-back titles, surviving mergers, hooliganism and the threat of a new Super League. It's a saga that's never been properly explored - until now.

Trailblazers uncovers the extraordinary pioneering exploits of Nottingham Forest. The Garibaldi Reds have historically influenced progress in the game and possess a wonderful collection of unique records and exceptional 'firsts'. Key elements of the game today can be linked to the groundbreaking feats of this remarkable football club.

Journalist Ronny Blaschke digs for the truth in a groundbreaking study of racism in football and its roots. This hard-hitting investigation spans five continents, assessing the role played by colonialism and how a misguided notion of European superiority still persists. Above all, the question is: how can racism in football be pushed back?

Journey through more than a century of Olympic football history with this immersive book and discover the triumphs, controversies and legendary athletes that have defined the beautiful game on the Olympic stage. This meticulously researched narrative reveals the evolution of the sport, from humble origins to global prominence.

Gamechangers and Rainmakers is the compelling story of sports marketing and the creation of a trillion-dollar global business. From the troubled 1960s to the game-changing 1980s, through to the 21st century with emerging nations hosting sport's top events and overseas investors buying football clubs, this book traces the money trail.

Darlington FC fan Paul Hodgson pays tribute to 100 of the Quakers' most memorable players from more than half a century of supporting the club. A roller-coaster ride that any lover of football will enjoy and spanning the 1970s to the present day, the book is a 'must' for every Darlo fan.

This book takes you on a spectacular journey through Heart of Midlothian history via a stunning collection of Hearts and Scotland match-worn goalkeeper shirts. From the gritty 1970s to Hearts' triumphant 2023/24 European qualifying campaign, each shirt tells a unique tale, vividly captured through breathtaking images.

The compelling story of former footballer, coach, manager and director John Sainty. John had begun working on his autobiography with football writer Neil Vacher before his sudden death in 2023. Determined to do John's story justice, Neil brought this labour of love to fruition with the help of John's former colleagues.

In 2011, a lone male wolf nicknamed Slavc set out from Slovenia, and, tracked by a GPS collar, travelled for 2000km, before arriving four months later in Lessinia, an Italian plateau north of Verona. Finding the only female wolf for hundreds of miles around, they started a lineage now some fifty of which live on the plateau to this day, the first wolves in the Italian Alps for 150 years. In Lessinia, Adam Weymouth follows the path of Slavc, tracing the changes facing these wild corners of Europe, where the call to rewild meets the urge to preserve culture, where nationalism and progress pull away, and where the people are travelling, too. The result is a multifaceted account of a country caught in a moment of kaleidoscopic change, from an award-winning writer with a uniquely perceptive eye for detail. PRAISE FOR ADAM WEYMOUTH'A really outstanding new contemporary British voice' Andrew Holgate, Sunday Times'Adam Weymouth takes his place beside the great travel writers like Chatwin, Thubron, Leigh Fermor, in one bound' Susan Hill, DBE'Dazzling' Kamila Shamsie

Aselected guide to 2000 routes north of the Highland Boundary Fault. Explore thelong almost alpine length routes and classic ridges on Ben Nevis, bag yourfirst sport routes at Bennybeg or Comic Crags, or chill out on a range of shortimmaculate crags by the beach on the idyllic Erraid. From convenient roadsidecrags to remote corries.

The South West Coast Path passes through five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, two World Heritage Sites and one National Park. This up-to-date guidebook will help walkers, backpackers and trail runners get the most from exploring this breath-takingly beautiful National Trail

Written and designed by outdoor experts, theseauthoritative guidebooks give long-distance and local walkers everything theyneed to enjoy the Wales Coast Path with confidence.

Tells the story behind Brompton Bicycle, one of the world's most unusual and popular folding bikes. This title details how you can modify and convert your Brompton for such uses as child carrying and tackling hilly country. It offers coverage of early folding bikes in the US and detail on military use of folding bikes.

The first book to celebrate the history, vintage style and visual heritage of the UK's outdoor clothing brands.

Every night when I turn the lights out in my sixteenth-floor living room before I go to bed, I experience a shock of pleasure as I see the banks of lighted windows rising to the sky, crowding round me, and feel myself embraced by the anonymous ingathering of city dwellers.

One of the most loved - and loving - father-and-son duos in the land, Harry and Jamie Redknapp are football royalty. Football runs through their veins. Both have enjoyed stellar careers on the pitch, in managerial dug-outs and in our television studios. But how did it all start, and what drove them on to be the football fanatics that they so passionately are today?A Family Obsession is the fascinating result of Harry and Jamie sitting round the kitchen table, where they discuss, debate, select and celebrate all aspects of the game that have inspired them. Who are the men who impacted their careers and fired that all-consuming passion for football? This is a deep dive into the matches, the players, the managers and the changes that have spanned their two generations. With amusing anecdotes, Harry and Jamie reveal the individuals who have set their pulses racing, opened their minds, enriched their football lives and stimulated their respective love affairs with the sport.From childhood idols to role models in young adulthood, from beloved team-mates to bitter rivals, from genius managers to the game's great mavericks - from Pele and Maradona to Bobby Moore and Lionel Messi via Steven Gerrad and Pep Guardiola - all are brought to life by two of the country's most knowledgeable, animated and beloved football obsessives.

The Complete Book of Porsche 911 4th Edition is the most thorough and up-to-date reference available to Porsche’s legendary sports car.

'An incredible and stirring story . . . a mix of competition, camaraderie as well as a larky sense of adventure . . . Down goes the flag. Smash goes the bottle. Shards of emerald glass and champagne spume catch the light. The race from Peking to Paris has begun' Spectator'And it's Go, Go, Go . . . A captivating history of a seemingly impossible journey and one of the most challenging endurance trials in the history of motoring . . . Skillful researcher and fine storyteller, St Clair's narrative is full of surprises . . . Fabulous . . . she hopes to follow Prince Borghese on his heroic journey and - if you share my absorbed interest in her adventurous narrative you may want to emulate her. See you there?' Miranda Seymour, Literary Review10 June 1907, Peking. Five cars set off in a desperate race across two continents on the verge of revolution.An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough terrain and float them across rivers. Petrol is almost impossible to find, there are barely any roads, armed bandits and wolves lurk in the forests. Updates on their progress, sent by telegram, are eagerly devoured by millions in one of the first ever global news stories. Their destination: Paris. More than its many adventures, the Peking-to-Paris provided the impetus for profound change. The world of 1907 is poised between the old and the new: communist regimes will replace imperial ones in China and Russia; the telegraph is transforming modern communication and the car will soon displace the horse. In this book bestselling author Kassia St Clair traces the fascinating stories of two interlocking races - setting the derring-do (and sometimes cheating) of one of the world's first car races against the backdrop of a larger geopolitical and technological rush to the future, as the rivalry grows between countries and empires, building up to the cataclysmic event that changed everything - the First World War. The Race to the Future is the incredible true story of the quest against the odds that shaped the world we live in today.

A frank account of what it takes to reach the top from one of hurling's all-time greats.