best sport book?

[n1 gull]

I need to buy my brother in law a book for Christmas.
He's mad about sport, so any recommendations?
I was thinking of the Tony Cascerino book - is it any good?

 

[daveyboybhafc2]

yea ist quite good. worth a look

 

[clapham_gull]

Its ok....

"Who Ate All The Pies" - Mick Quinns biography is very funny

 

[Easy 10]

Cascarino's book is excellent - very honest about his private life. Bit of an eye-opener.

 

[Withnail]

Cascarino's book is excellent - very honest about his private life. Bit of an eye-opener.

Does he finish every sentance with the word Pat like on the radio?

 

[Easy 10]

Does he finish every sentance with the word Pat like on the radio?

No. He finishes every sentence with a full stop.

 

[Napper]

Gazza autiobiography is good if not an insight into a fruit cake.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

" All played out" by Pete Davies about England' s 1990 World Cup campaign.

Superb.

Also, Eamon Dunphy's " Only a game."

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

"She Stood There Laughing" by a Stoke fan with a few Albion anecdotes to boot.

"An Irrational Hatred of Luton" by a West Ham fan also a good un and again a few Albion tales in there.

"The Basketball Diaries" autobiog about smackhead US college basketball player (played by DiCaprio in the flick)

"Turning to Wednesday" about a dyed in the wool Geordie who turns from NUFC to SWFC after moving to Sheffield and can no longer get to NUFC games. Great, great book, very well written, especially the crunch match when NUFC come to Hillsboro and he realises the transformation is complete.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

If you want something a bit more high brow than the average autobiog would highly recommend Dynamo by Andy Dougan - a book about Dynamo Kiev during the war years and the russian resistance. Can't do it justice here but look at the reviews on Amazon for a better description. Not just about football and very moving.

Also, The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro by Joe McGinniss is an interesting read.

 

[Gwylan]

If he's a cricket fan, the Basil D'Oliveira book by Peter Obourne is fascinating. Best sports book I've read for years.

The Cascarino book is pretty good though but I reckon the two Garry Nelson books are better.

 

[BBH]

Seabiscuit - about an American horse in 1930's - won William Hill Sports book of the year a few years ago

MoneyBall - about looking for an edge in Baseball using new statistical methods

both superb books, reccomend to everyone

football wise, Castel di Sagro as above is brilliant as is "A Season with Verona"

 

[Wozza]

" All played out" by Pete Davies about England' s 1990 World Cup campaign.

Correct.

 

[Falmer Flutter ©]

I recently tried reading Paula Radcliffe's autobiography but I had to stop half way through.

Ithangyew

 

[binary]

Have recently read Alec Stewart's - very good.

The two Garry Nelson ones are excellent.

 

[Franks Wild Years]

Sport Book

Broken Dreams by Tom Bower.
Brilliant book about corruption and greed in football. A must for all footie fans

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Cloughie's are classics - although the self-titled one is better, if less relevant to now, than Walking On Water.

 

[Rougvie]

Shit ground no fans, is a great book with the 'funniest' songs of every football league club, I bought it for my Brother In Law but ended up keeping it !!

The Brighton section could have been better, but all in all ist very vey amusing.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

There's a really good book about Derbies across the world by Giles Goodhead, although, usefully, I can't remember the title.

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

Not strictly a book about sport, but Tony Adam's book is excellent (can't remember the title)