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Description: Winner of the Sunday Times Sport Book Awards Football Book of the Year 2022. From the bestselling co-author of Soccernomics comes the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful football club in the world - and how that envied position now hangs in the balance. Barca is not just the world's most popular sports club, it is simply one of the most influential organisations on the planet. With almost 250 million followers on social media and 4 million visitors to its Camp Nou stadium each year, there's little wonder its motto is 'More than a club'. But it was not always so. In the past three decades, Barcelona has transformed from regional team to global powerhouse, becoming a model of sporting excellence and a consistent winner of silverware. Simon Kuper unravels exactly how these transformations took place. He outlines the organisational structure behind the club's business decisions, and details the work of its coaches, medics, data analysts and nutritionists who have revolutionised the sporting world. And, of course, he studies the towering influence of the club's two greatest legends, Johan Cruyff and Lionel Messi. Like many leading global businesses, FC Barcelona closely guards its secrets, granting few outsiders a view behind the scenes. But, after decades of writing about the sport and the club, Kuper was given unprecedented access to the inner sanctum and to the people who strive daily to keep Barcelona at the top. Erudite, personal, and capturing all the latest successes and upheavals, his portrait of this incredible institution goes beyond football to understand Barca as a unique social, cultural, and political phenomenon. I began my research thinking I was going to be explaining Barca's rise to greatness, and I have, but I've also ended up charting the decline and fall. Waterstones Barça - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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ISBN: 9781780725543

Description: Travel back to Ancient Greece to see magnificent marble temples, bustling market places, and to find out about Ancient Greek cities, armies, myths and sport. With lively illustrations, flaps to lift, and links to specially selected websites for more information, this book tells the story of the civilisation that changed the world. Waterstones See Inside Ancient Greece - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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ISBN: 9781474943048

Description: Usain Bolt : Hardback : Harper Collins Publishers : 9780007371396 : 000737139X : 05 Dec 2011 : Eight days. three gold medals. three world records. one amazing reputation firmly established. Usain Bolt's life - and the world of sport - would never be quite the same again. The Book Depository Usain Bolt by Usain Bolt - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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MPN: 000737139X

GTIN: 9780007371396

Description: A perfect gift book for all cycling fans - the A-Z of cycling from Arrivee to Zoetemelk. Beautifully illustrated by renowned cycling artist Mark Fairhurst, P is for Peloton is packed with fun facts from the amazing to the bizarre, and stories about the greatest riders in the sport. Ever wanted to know the difference between your flamme rouge and your lanterne rouge? This is the book for you - or the cycling obsessive in your life. Waterstones P Is For Peloton - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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ISBN: 9781472912855

Description: Horses have been the inspiration for hundreds of works of art over the centuries. This book celebrates the horse in all its glory, from its role as working animal in war and sport, to beloved pet. The horse's beauty and majesty is caught by artists as diverse as Stubbs, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Magritte, Frink and Freud. The Book of the Horse is a cool and quirky collection of equine art and illustration by artists from around the world. Interspersed through the illustrations are entertaining quotations and short texts on the artworks.

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ISBN: 9781786272928

Description: From sport's weirdest rules to its most unlikely heroes, via comically large cricket bats, pole-vaulting priests, creative football chants and exploding billiard balls, each chapter of Everything to Play For is brimming with surprising facts and intriguing stories. Even if you've never asked yourself what David Attenborough has to do with yellow tennis balls, why Victorian doctors feared the outbreak of 'bicycle face' or what led ancient Egyptian athletes to have their spleens removed, this book will give you the astonishing answers - and plenty more besides.

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ISBN: 9780571372539

Description: A Snapshot of Murder : Paperback : Little, Brown Book Group : 9780349414324 : 0349414327 : 25 Oct 2018 : Kate Shackleton's tenth adventure, in which she investigates a crime in Bronte country. 'The series is right up there with Miss Marple' Sunday Sport. The Book Depository A Snapshot of Murder by Frances Brody - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: The Racer : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780224100083 : 0224100084 : 01 Oct 2016 : David Millar offers us a unique insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Over the course of a season on the World Tour, Millar puts us in touch with the sights, smells and sounds of the sport. The Book Depository The Racer by David Millar - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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MPN: 0224100084

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Description: Playing With Apartheid : Paperback : Australian Scholarly Publishing : 9781922669018 : 1922669016 : 28 Apr 2023 : Explores the role of Australian sport in the long campaign to end white minority rule in South Africa. The Book Depository Playing With Apartheid by Roger Bell - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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MPN: 1922669016

GTIN: 9781922669018

Description: Strokes of Genius : Paperback : Cengage Learning, Inc : 9780547336947 : 0547336942 : 01 Jun 2010 : In the 2008 Wimbledon men's final, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played an epic match. Wertheim deconstructs this defining moment in sport, which he calls a four-hour, 48-minute infomercial for everything that is right about tennis. The Book Depository Strokes of Genius by L Jon Wertheim - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Peak Limestone covers the best of the sport and trad routes in a single volume, updating the previous edition from 2012 with the latest developments. The book is beautifully illustrated with some stunning action photographs from top photographers like Mike Hutton and Nick Brown. The crag photography has been re-taken using the latest technology creating the best ever photo-topos. The book features new even clearer maps and enhanced descriptions. It is likely to be the main source of information for the area for many years to come.

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Description: Karate: The Art of Empty-Hand Fighting is the definitive guide to Shotokan Karate | ??the most widely practiced style of Karate | ??and has inspired millions of Karate practitioners worldwide. Authored by one of the great masters of the art, Hidetaka Nishiyama, this book is a classic, groundbreaking work on the sport of Karate, and one of the first published in English. An Olympic sport, Karate is today practiced by over 100 million people worldwide. Nishiyama began his training under the instruction of Gichin Funakoshi, the legendary founder of Shotokan Karate. He helped establish the Japan Karate Association and, as head of the JKA's instructors training program, was instrumental in bringing Karate to the U.S. and other Western countries. When he arrived, he proceeded to train the first great generation of Karate instructors spawning a whole new generation of martial artists. Highly accessible and richly illustrated with over 1,000 photographs, this book is a comprehensive manual with step-by-step instructions to all the basic movements and techniques of Karate. Topics covered include:A brief history of Karate Theories and principles of the martial art Effective training and exercise methods Karate techniques including stances, blocks and attacks Defenses against weapons With a new foreword by Ray Dalke, who trained under Nishiyama and, at 8th Dan, is the highest ranking American in Shotokan Karate, Karate: The Art of Empty-Hand Fighting provides analyses from the standpoint of physics, physiology, philosophy, and body dynamics. The book's techniques apply to all styles of the martial art and is a valuable reference for any Karateka | ??stressing Nishiyama's lesson that mastery of the basics is not the end but merely the beginning of a lifelong journey. Waterstones Karate: The Art of Empty Hand Fighting - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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ISBN: 9780804851220

Description: Feet of the Chameleon is a comprehensive study of African football, tracing the development of the world's favourite sport through the tangled history and complex social and political life of this fascinating continent. Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of The Year 2009 'Written with warmth and understanding, the book for which African football has been crying out.' Four Four Two Featuring a new foreword by the author, Feet of the Chameleon has been newly released in digital format to coincide with 29th African Cup of Nations in January 2013. A comprehensive study of African football, Ian Hawkey traces the development of the world's favourite sport through the tangled history and complex social and political life of this fascinating continent. Drawing on a range of sources, including interviews conducted with individuals involved in all levels of the African game, his own extensive experience and years of research, Ian Hawkey, international football correspondent for the Sunday Times, has crafted a unique and remarkable book to satisfy the surge of interest in African football. Engagingly written and comprehensively researched, drawing on a range of accounts from those at grass-roots level through to the very top tiers of African football, Feet of the Chameleon is a compelling mixture of analysis and insight that delves deep into the history of the game in a continent fragmented by history, language and politics. Ian Hawkey is a meticulous and knowledgeable guide to this complex subject, and he has produced a timely and entertaining study of African football's colourful history, players, supporters and legends.

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Description: Inside F1 : Hardback : Bonnier Books Ltd : 9781785304293 : 1785304291 : 05 Oct 2022 : Thanks to a relaxed but informative interview style, she has become one of the most respected F1 presenters and interviewers in the sport, with drivers requesting her for interviews because of her tough but fair approach. And motorsport fans still talk about Lee's funny but brilliant interviews with Sebastian Vettel over the years. The Book Depository Inside F1 by Lee McKenzie - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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MPN: 1785304291

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Description: Guide for the Modern Gentleman : Hardback : Debrett's Ltd : 9781870520775 : 1870520777 : 15 Jul 2009 : The definitive guide for the modern man, embracing work, home, time off, women, sport, food and travel. The Book Depository Guide for the Modern Gentleman by Tom Bryant - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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MPN: 1870520777

GTIN: 9781870520775

Description: A brilliantly funny first chapter book featuring a winning combination of space, sci-fi and sport! Perfect for children learning to read. Reading Ladder The Emperor's New Clones, Children's, Paperback, Jonathan Emmett - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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ISBN: 9781405282529

Description: Which football trophy has three handles? When was a match stopped because there was a solar eclipse? Which very famous ex-West Ham player's middle name is Chelsea? The answers to these questions and many more can be found in this funny, fascinating book. You might think you know football, but this book will turn you into the ultimate fan. Packed full of stuff on players, matches, positions and all the major competitions, it really does contain everything you could ever wish to know about your favourite sport. Waterstones 555 Football Facts To Wow Your Mates! - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Scrolling through social media profiles of the blogging scene you can quickly see that the colour lilac is highly coveted. Even with the major fashion brands and on international catwalks, it is currently indispensable. The Kaweco COLLECTION Light Lavender is the first pen in the Kaweco Collection series. It is a plastic Kaweco Sport fountain pen with silver hot-foil stamping, available in all nib sizes and with a colour-matched carton.

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Description: The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, Revised : Paperback : Rowman & Littlefield : 9781493025794 : 1493025791 : 24 Jan 2018 : Now thoroughly revised and updated, the essential Orvis primer on fly-fishing, addresses every requirement of the sport and providing an excellent foundation for years of pleasurable fishing. It includes instructions for tackle selection; casting and presentation; flies and their specific uses; essential knots and how to tie them; and much more.

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MPN: 1493025791

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Description: 'Ok, lads, you have everything you need to win this game. So go out and do it, 'said the coach. Eoin's not sure if it will be so easy! He's just started a new school . and a new sport. Everyone at school is mad about rugby, but Eoin hasn't even held a rugby ball before! With new rules to learn, new friends to make and new teachers to get a handle on, he really doesn't need to have Richie Duffy, the resident bully, picking him out as his latest target! And just who is this guy, Brian, who looks so out-of-date, but gives great rugby advice?. Waterstones Rugby Spirit - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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ISBN: 9781847173331