A fascinating insight into the enclosed world of football scouts in the UK. A teenaged boy plays football in a suburban park. His name is Raheem Sterling. The call is made: “Get down here quick... Zobraziť viac
Pradyumna Kumar, aka PK, was born into a poor, untouchable family in a small village in eastern India. Throughout his childhood he kept a palm leaf bearing an astrologer’s prophecy: ‘You will marry a girl who is not from the village, ... Zobraziť viac
Lionel Messi, Neymar Junior and Cristiano Ronaldo have risen from humble beginnings in Argentina, Brazil and Portugal to rank among the most exciting talents football has ever seen. Now Luca Caioli, author of biographies Messi, ... Zobraziť viac
In Playing with Fire, now in trade paperback, Theo Fleury takes us behind the bench during his glorious days as an NHL player, and talks about growing up devastatingly poor and in chaos at home. Dark personal issues began to surface and drinking, ... Zobraziť viac
Sborník obsahuje příspěvky z 26. sympozia Etnochoreologické studijní skupiny při Mezinárodní radě pro tradiční hudbu. Texty se týkají dvou témat, Tanec, gender a význam a Současný pohled na tradiční tanec. Zobraziť viac
Dean Karnazes is an internationally recognised endurance athlete who has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits. In this remarkable memoir, he recounts the personal events that have led to him becoming an extraordinary athlete... Zobraziť viac
The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, ... Zobraziť viac
Featuring some of F1's biggest stars, including Bernie Ecclestone, Nico Rosberg, Damon Hill, Ross Brawn (Schumacher's old team boss who won the race with him), and David Coulthard, as well as members of McLaren and Ferrari, Folley's book captures... Zobraziť viac
Diego Maradona, is arguably the greatest and certainly the most widely-known footballer of the modern age. During his tempestuous career he played for top clubs in South America and Europe... Zobraziť viac
He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court - but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game... Zobraziť viac
What does it mean to be out walking in the world, whether in a landscape or a metropolis, on a pilgrimage or a protest march? In this first general history of walking, Rebecca Solnit draws together many histories to create... Zobraziť viac
In Edge, Ben Lyttleton gets unprecedented access to some of the world's top football clubs to discover their innovative... Zobraziť viac
Updated to include the Champions League Victory 2019. "It is the intensity of the football, of how the people live football in Liverpool, all the Liverpool fans around the world. It is not a normal club, it is a special club."... Zobraziť viac
Little, Brown Book Group: Amazon.co.uk Long Way Round is the tale of a remarkable journey taken (on motorbike) by two... Zobraziť viac
SAS Survival Guide 2 Edition is the revised and updated edition of the world’s preeminent survival guide, covering everything from basic first aid and campcraft to strategies for coping with any type of disaster. Long considered the supreme ... Zobraziť viac
When Chris McDougall stumbled across the story of Churchill's 'dirty tricksters', a motley crew of English poets and academics who helped resist the Nazi invasion of Crete, he knew he was on the track of something special.... Zobraziť viac
Sport changes your brain. The minds of elite athletes can pull off feats of anticipation and co-ordination that amateurs would find impossible. The athletic brain has been trained through hours and hours of practice - years of sweat and toil... Zobraziť viac
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Evonne Goolagong, the inspiring indigenous Australian tennis player... Zobraziť viac
FC Barcelona is one of the most victorious clubs in the world. In The Barcelona Way, Professor Damian Hughes draws on exclusive access to the football club and his own experience within sport, business and organizational ... Zobraziť viac
The gripping biography of one of the most successful managers in the game, José Mourinho, giving a rare insight into Mourinho the man as well as Mourinho the manager... Zobraziť viac
