Any recommendations for good sports books?

Austrian Gull

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• Apr 13, 2012

• #1

It's high time for me to order a load of sports books as I'm nearly through my last batch. Anyone read any good ones recently?

My last few:

Paul Lake - I'm not really here. Excellent from start to finish.
Chris Hargreaves - Where's your caravan? Story of a typical lower-league journeyman. Reasonable.
Allan Peiper - A Peiper's tale. Aussie cyclist's at times harrowing autobiography. Very good.

Anyone read Jonathan Wilson's book on Clough? Normally enjoy his books but the reviews have been mixed.

 

Fitzcarraldo

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Prof P

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• Apr 13, 2012

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'A voyage of madmen'. I've got to be honest, despite my appearance I'm a complete snob and wouldn't personally ever read a footballers memoirs or any such (No offence, I'm sure others enjoy them. But then the DaVinci Code seems to have sold a lot of copies so a lot of people are happy reading shite). But this book is amazing - its chronicles the first single handed round the world yacht race by a 9 totally unprepared sailor. Don't worry, its not really about sailing its about them going mad, cheating, getting lost, falling off. Only one crosses the finish line. Gripping stuff.

Amazon.com: A Voyage for Madmen (9780732275921): Peter Nichols: Books

 

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Chandlers Ford

• Apr 13, 2012

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This one. Probably the most moving book I've ever read.

 

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Brighton

• Apr 13, 2012

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My Father And Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach

 

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Skaville

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• Apr 13, 2012

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Moneyball

 

Goldstone Rapper

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• Apr 13, 2012

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Anyone read Joe Corrigan's autobiography? What does he say of his time at the Albion?

 

gripper stebson

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• Apr 13, 2012

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The Bromley Boys: The True Story of Supporting the Worst Football Team in Britain: Amazon.co.uk: Dave Roberts: Books

Really funny - and I have just adapted it into a feature length screenplay that is going into production in the summer (please excuse the slightly self congratulatory feel of the last sentence!!)

 

Doc Lynam

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• Apr 13, 2012

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Bounce: How Champions are Made: Amazon.co.uk: Matthew Syed: Books

 

Stat Brother

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• Apr 13, 2012

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As you liked the Allan Peiper book, this is the latest cycling big hitter:-

This was my Le Tour accompaniment last year:-

 

wakeytom

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• Apr 13, 2012

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If you like horse racing then Mccoys book is very good, but you need to like racing to enjoy it I would think at times it becomes a diary of race meetings.

If you like Rugby League there is no better book than Andrew John's