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Travel with Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins on her compelling journey from Americas heartland to international sports history, navigating challenges and triumphs with rugged grit and a splash of glitter Pyeongchang, February 21, 2018. In the ...

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In this explosive tell-all memoir, an Olympic medalist offers an unprecedented look inside the pressure-packed world of figure skating and reveals her battle to survive mental illness, eating disorders, and crippling perfectionism. When Gracie Gol...

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In the early 1970s, the athletes of the German Democratic Republic started to achieve incredible sports results, winning medals and setting new world records with astonishing frequency. For many years, their sporting supremacy was hailed as a triu...

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Travel with Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins on her compelling journey from Americas heartland to international sports history, navigating challenges and triumphs with rugged grit and a splash of glitter Pyeongchang, February 21, 2018. In the ...

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WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARD FOR GENERAL OUTSTANDING SPORTS WRITING A captivating account of the Nazi Olympics told through the voices and stories of those who were there.'Compelling, suspenseful and beautifully done' Anna Funder, aut...

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*THE TOP 10 BESTSELLER FROM THE MOST DECORATED BRITISH FEMALE OLYMPIAN IN HISTORY* 'Refreshingly honest [...] a highly enjoyable, fascinating read.' Horse and Hound _______________________________________________ "To ride into that ...

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In this provocative and thought-provoking book, Professor of Ethics Thomas Sbirk Petersen explains why the World Anti-Doping Agencys doping rules are poorly justified and makes a case for a new third way in anti-doping policy that would allow athl...

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Longlisted for Autobiography of the Year, Sports Book Awards 2022 The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Honest and moving everything a memoir should be The Sun An illuminating look at what it takes to be an Olympian in this story, passion reigns sup...

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Nile Wilson is known to many as a Great Britain Gymnast who won a Bronze Medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and who is England's most successful ever gymnast at a Commonwealth Games following his 5 medals in 2018\. Yet, Nile is so much more than just ...

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The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary "The Boys of '36" For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible s...

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Think like Britain's greatest living Olympian: Ten steps to push your limits and achieve the impossible from the one of the world's greatest swimmers 'The most dominant sportsperson in Great Britain today - and perhaps ever' Te...

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The first ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, revealing never-before-told stories of her life in the fast lane, her struggle with depression, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers on and off the slope...

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The inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney—exclusively in theaters December 25, 2023! The #1 New York Times bestselling true story about the American rowing triumph of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin—from ...

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With its winning mix of gripping narrative and easy-to-implement performance-raising tips, this book has become a best-selling classic. Its garnered 5-star reviews and wide-ranging endorsements from Sebastian Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes to Lord Digb...

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William Grenfell, Lord Desborough, was, for many, the epitome of the perfect English gentleman: an exceptional sportsman, a dedicated public servant and a devoted husband and father. Grenfells astounding sporting achievements, from climbing mounta...

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In the early hours of 5 September 1972 the perimeter fence surrounding the Olympic Village in Munich was scaled by terrorists. Their target was the temporary home of the Israeli Olympic team, and within 24 hours seventeen men were dead: eleven Isr...

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For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's "Seabiscuit" and "Unbroken" comes the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics. Brown draws on the team's own journals, photos, and me...

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In the glamorous, ultra-competitive world of figure skating, Katarina Witt is a living legend. She has won more titles than anyone else before her , including two Olympic gold medals, four world championships, and eight national championships. She...

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Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith's Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and career fallout. Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most iconic images of Olympic history and the Black powe...

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What is common to goalkeepers in all sports? This is not a coaching manual full of exercises in a particular sport nor a biography made of stories and goalkeeping anecdotes. Unlike most books about goalkeeping, it is an exploration of many unique ...

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Greek mythology tells us that pankration was devised by Theseus to overcome the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. In reality, its origins have been lost in time. Pankration began as a form of self-defense, to be sure. It may well have evolved from the mo...

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In advance of the 2016 Olympics, Akashic launches a new sports imprint, curated by Dave Zirin, with a dramatic memoir by an Olympic gold-medalist.

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WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 'Brutally honest . . . A moving, candid tale of a coach taking the plunge with a rugby ball as his only buoyancy aid' DAILY EXPRESS 'An engrossing account of a remarkable story&ap...

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the a...

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As the first Briton for 100 years to win three gold medals in one Olympic Games, Scottish track cyclist Chris Hoy has rewritten the record books. Critically acclaimed writer Richard Moore shadows Hoy throughout the current season - fully updated w...

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'Elite athletes aren't born. They're made.'Michael JohnsonFrom a living icon of the Olympic Games - as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster - Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal q...

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Every winner of an Olympic event has had to work hard to get to the top, but some have to work even harder to succeed. Find out which athletes have overcome racial inequality, illness and disabilities to earn their medals. Green/Band 5 books offer...

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The Golden Girl of British cycling opens up, for the first time, in searingly honest detail about what drives her to compete in a sport she no longer loves. Written with Donald McRae, 2-time winner of the William Hill Award, Between the Lines is a...

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A glorious, fully illustrated celebration of the London 2012 Olympic Games, with expert analysis and comment from The Times' cast of sporting experts and brought to life with sumptuous, award-winning photographsThe London 2012 Olympic Games are on...

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