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1	Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen more books like this by Christopher McDougall add to wishlist Part adventure story, part extreme sports, "Born to Run" is a riveting story about one journalist's quest to discover the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--a reclusive Indian tribe living deep in the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico. see all copies from £13.08! new only from £13.08!
2	Open: An Autobiography more books like this by Andre Agassi add to wishlist A stunning memoir by one of the world's most beloved athletes, "Open" offers a nuanced self-portrait, an intensely candid account of a remarkable life, and a thrilling inside view of the pro tennis tour. see all copies from £9.28! new only from £13.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game more books like this by Michael Lewis add to wishlist The young man at the centre of this 'compelling book' ("The Economist") will one day be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When Michael Lewis introduces him to the reader, he is one of thirteen children by a crack-addicted mother; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday or any of the things a ... see all copies from £3.10! new only from £6.51! \| first editions
4	When the Game Was Ours more books like this by Larry Bird, Earvin Johnson, Jackie Macmullan add to wishlist With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, "When the Game Was Ours" transports readers to an electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. see all copies from £11.66! new only from £11.66! \| first editions
5	Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game more books like this by Michael Lewis add to wishlist In major league baseball the biggest wallet is supposed to win: rich teams spend four times as much on talent as poor teams. However, over the past four years, the Oakland Athletics, a major league team with a minor league payroll, have had one of the best records. Last year, their superstar, Jason Giambi, went to the superrich Yankees. It hasn't ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy more books like this by Bill Simmons, Malcolm Gladwell (Foreword by) add to wishlist ESPN's The Sports Guy returns with the best book ever written about the NBA (or so he promises)--a wildly opinionated and entertaining tour of the history, present, and future of pro basketball. see all copies from £15.74! new only from £15.74!
7	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex more books like this by Nathaniel Philbrick add to wishlist The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick". The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in spring 1998 to tell the tale. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Five lessons: the modern fundamentals of golf more books like this by Ben Hogan add to wishlist Ben Hogan, the greatest golfer of our generation, believes that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break 80 if he applies himself intelligently. In this book he tells you, step-by-step, just how to go about it. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.90! \| first editions
9	The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever more books like this by Mark Frost add to wishlist Frost, bestselling author of "The Greatest Game Ever Played," returns with the story of the match that turned the pastime of golf into a professional sport--when Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi played against Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson in the greatest private match ever played. see all copies from £8.05! new only from £8.05! \| first editions
10	Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why more books like this by Laurence Gonzales add to wishlist In Deep Survival, Laurence Gonzales combines hard science and powerful storytelling to illuminate the mysteries of survival, whether in the wilderness or in meeting any of life's great challenges. This gripping narrative, the first book to describe the art and science of survival, will change the way you see your world. see all copies from £6.40! new only from £7.21! \| first editions
11 view cover	How I play golf more books like this by Tiger Woods add to wishlist 'How I Play Golf' offers a lavishly illustrated instructional book with four-colour photography, original artwork, unique sequential shots of Tiger in action, and easy-to-follow diagrams for golfers of all abilities. Only in his mid-20s, Tiger Woods is already a golfing legend worldwide. Fans everywhere have marvelled at his explosive drives, his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Football for Dummies more books like this by Howie Long, John Czarnecki add to wishlist Are you one of the millions of people across America are intrigued by professional football -- and all types and levels of football? Perhaps you have a friends or a number of friends who have made the football season a ritual, from the last weekend in August until Super Bowl Sunday at the end of January. To be a part of that experience, you need ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.57! \| first editions
13 view cover	Strength Training Anatomy more books like this by Frederic Delavier add to wishlist A French power-lifter provides information not only on the strength-training exercises themselves but on how and why they work. Designed to help the reader exercise a specific muscle, the detailed, full-color drawings and diagrams show exactly what to do and what its effects are. see all copies from £6.47! new only from £11.11! \| first editions
14 view cover	Tao of jeet kune do more books like this by Bruce Lee add to wishlist Words and drawings by the late martial arts master and international film star Bruce Lee, illustrating his personal martial arts philosophy, which translates as "the way of the intercepting fist." see all copies from £6.66! new only from £8.81!
15 view cover	Dave Pelz's short game bible : master the finesse swing and lower your score more books like this by Dave Pelz, James A. Frank add to wishlist Fed up with trying to imitate the pros, buying the latest expensive equipment, and seeing your handicap stay the same? "Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible" gives advice on how to lower your scores by improving your short game. Pelz shows how to find your own personal weaknesses and how to improve them. Providing all the knowledge, charts and photos ... see all copies from £8.70! new only from £13.71! \| first editions
16 view cover	The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding more books like this by Arnold Schwarzenegger (Foreword by), Bill Dobbins add to wishlist The updated version of the classic guide to bodybuilding includes more than one thousand step-by-step photographs and illustrations, the latest data on diet and nutrition, sports-related injuries, and much more. Reprint. see all copies from £11.60! new only from £11.60! \| first editions
17 view cover	It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life more books like this by Lance Armstrong add to wishlist Lance Armstrong won the 1999 Tour de France in spectacular style, taking four stages and both a mountain and a time trial. His story is even more remarkable because he was diagnosed with stage 4 testicular cancer in October 1996. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.58! \| first editions
18 view cover	Wooden more books like this by John Wooden, Steve Jamison (Preface by) add to wishlist This book is a national bestseller. 'I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs' - John Wooden. Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, "Wooden" presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In honest and telling passages about ... see all copies from £6.93! new only from £6.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster more books like this by Jon Krakauer add to wishlist In 1996, on a magazine assignment, Krakauer joined an expedition up Mount Everest led by the New Zealand climber Rob Hall. He arrived at the summit just before a blizzard struck in which Hall and nine other climbers were killed. This book is Krakauer's first-person account of the tragedy. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	SAS survival guide more books like this by John 'Lofty' Wiseman add to wishlist Whether lost on a mountain, trapped in your car by a blizzard or stranded in a desert, this book is designed as the ideal guide to survival. Written by one of the SAS' leading survival experts, this book includes life-saving strategies and information on subjects such as camp craft, what to eat and how to obtain it, first aid and keeping healthy, ... see all copies from £1.58! new only from £7.02!
21 view cover	Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game more books like this by Joseph Parent add to wishlist Forget those early morning groans while clobbering through a bucket of range balls. Practice, in golf, of the mental game--the discipline, the focus--is the most important thing golfers can do to improve their game on their way to a scratch handicap. This Zen primer applies Buddhist techniques to the links, written by a practicing golfer and ... see all copies from £3.04! new only from £6.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	The Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Third Edition, Completely Revised, Expanded and Updated more books like this by John Rousmaniere add to wishlist This work is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of seamanship from the simplest ABCs to the most advanced skills and latest electronics. see all copies from £5.76! new only from £19.32! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance more books like this by W Timothy Gallwey, Pete Carroll (Foreword by), Zach Kleinman (Preface by) add to wishlist "The Inner Game of Tennis" is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning. Now available in a revised paperback edition, this classic bestseller can change the way the game of tennis is played. see all copies from £6.20! new only from £9.00!
24 view cover	Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide more books like this by Hal Higdon add to wishlist There are 30 million runners in the U.S. today. Marathons have become increasingly popular and are no longer the exclusive domain of a few elite runners. In 1998, most Fall marathons closed registration early due to overwhelming participation. There has also been a recent explosion of women runners in the U.S. In response to these changes in the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi more books like this by David Maraniss add to wishlist Using the same meticulous reporting and sweeping narrative style employed in "First in His Class", his classic biography of Bill Clinton, Maraniss separates myth from reality and wondrously recaptures Vince Lombardi's life and times. "When Pride Still Mattered" is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an ... see all copies from £3.73! new only from £9.30! \| signed copies \| first editions

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