 | Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon
Buy used from: £6.10 You should be able to express your feelings without swearing but on this occasion I can't. F*cking majestic. A year with the Baltimore City Homicide Detectives. Just read it!
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 | "You'RE Okay, it's Just a Bruise": A Doctor's Sideline Secrets by Rob Huizenga
Buy new: £7.24 / Used from: £2.02 Tales from inside the NFL from the former Raiders doctor. Some of the stories will shock you and some will have you laughing out loud. Excellently written.
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 | Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL by John Feinstein
Buy used from: £1.65 John Feinstein. Sports writer. Genius. This is my favourite Feinstein book - he is given unlimited access for a year with the Baltimore Ravens NFL Franchise. Outstanding.
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 | The Corner: a Year in the Life of an Inner-city Neighbourhood by David Simon
Buy used from: £5.11 Fantastic reportage of life in a West Baltimore ghetto. How the under-class in America lives. First effort from the writing team that went on to create The Wire. Magnificent.
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 | Bud, Sweat and Tees: Rich Beem's Walk on the Wild Side of the PGA Tour by Alan Shipnuck
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £0.01 Not your typical book about golf. A tremendous account of PGA Tour player Rich Beem's early days as a pro including his relationship with caddy Steve Duplantis (RIP) and their wild journey together.
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 | A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the Pga Tour by John Feinstein
Buy used from: £0.01 More great work from Feinstein. Worlds best sports writer? This account of a year on the PGA Tour is sports writing at its most effective.
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 | Winter Colours: Changing Seasons in World Rugby (Mainstream sport) by Donald McRae
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01 The best book on Rugby Union. McRae offers a genuine challenge to Feinstein's sports crown.
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 | Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing by Donald McRae
Buy used from: £0.68 McRae gives Boxing the same treatment as above. Tough to pick a favourite out of his two works. If you like boxing read this.
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 | Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
Buy new: £4.68 / Used from: £2.50 Brief change of subject here but this is a life changing read. If you don't feel any emotions when reading this you haven't got a pulse.
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 | A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers (Fireside Books (Fireside)) by John Feinstein
Buy new: £8.16 / Used from: £0.15 More greatness from Feinstein, yes I am a fan. An immense potrayal inside the high pressure world of college basketball in America.
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 | Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess (Abacus Books) by Danny Sugerman
Buy new: £7.66 / Used from: £4.26 I am not a Doors fan but this is a great story from their former manager. Brilliantly written.
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 | 12 Greatest Rounds of Boxing, The: The Untold Stories by Ferdie Pacheco
Buy used from: £1.99 Superb. Again if you are a boxing fan read this book.
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 | Slash: The Autobiography by Slash
Buy used from: £5.79 A brutally honest life story from the top hat wearing guitar legend. What a life this boy has led! One very funny picture inside also.
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 | The Majors by John Feinstein
Buy used from: £0.01 More quality from Feinstein as he turns his attention to the big 4 annual golf competitions. Which is your favourite?
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 | Junction Boys, the by Jim Dent
Buy new: £9.89 / Used from: £0.15 A wonderful book. I felt like I was in Junction with the players, a tremendous work. Paul Bryant sounded like a great coach - he also wrestled with a bear!
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 | HANDS OF STONE: The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran by Christian Giudice
Buy new: £5.95 / Used from: £2.84 The best book I've read in ages. A man who can knock-out a horse with one punch deserves to have a book written about him. A must for boxing fans.
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 | Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember by John Feinstein
Buy new: £21.96 / Used from: £4.19 Another class piece of work from Feinstein. Following two of the higher profile MLB pitchers throughout the 2007 season. Captures the drama superbly.
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 | Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood by Kevin Kaduk
Buy new: £7.62 / Used from: £2.99 This boy quit his job to drink beer (alot of beer) and watch the Chicago Cubs play baseball during the 2004 season. Outstanding! Good descriptions of the neighbourhood bars near Wrigley Field.
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 | Stamping Grounds: Exploring Liechtenstein and Its World Cup Dream by Charlie Connelly
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.51 Interesting subject. Very entertaining to read. The descriptions of the football matches are excellent.
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 | A Season with Verona: Travels Around Italy in Search of Illusions, National Character and Goals by Tim Parks
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £0.01 An excellent journey through Italy watching Calcio and soaking up the culture. Very exciting ending to the book also.
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 | Four Iron in the Soul by Lawrence Donegan
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £0.01 Brilliantly written. I would love to drop everything one day and become a golf caddy.
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 | El Diego: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Footballer by Diego Maradona
Buy new: £5.65 / Used from: £0.01 Magnificent. Diego leaves nothing out of this honest account about his life.
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 | Mr. Nice by Howard Marks
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £0.01 Enjoyable from start to finish. A very clever man, not that I approve of crime but his carisma jumps off the page at you.
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 | Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond by Paul Shirley
Buy used from: £3.59 Strange combination - basketball meets travel, alot of travel! Really liked the authors brand of humour and the sarcastic tone used especially when talking about other basketball players.
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 | Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £3.95 USA High School Football and what it means to a small town in Texas. The writer quit his job as a newspaper editor to do this, you've got to respect that! Much better than the follow up film.
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