 | Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon
Buy used from: £7.17 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: £4.98 / Used from: £4.52 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: £1.20 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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 | Bud, Sweat and Tees: Rich Beem's Walk on the Wild Side of the PGA Tour by Alan Shipnuck
Buy new: £2.90 / Used from: £0.30 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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 | Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
Buy new: £5.44 / Used from: £1.60 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 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: £0.01 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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 | A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers (Fireside Books (Fireside)) by John Feinstein
Buy new: £3.79 / Used from: £1.87 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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 | Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood by Kevin Kaduk
Buy new: £6.34 / Used from: £3.84 This boy quit his job to drink 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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 | Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess (Abacus Books) by Danny Sugerman
Buy new: £7.69 / Used from: £4.90 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 new: £4.22 / Used from: £2.19 Superb. Again if you are a boxing fan read this book.
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 | Slash: The Autobiography by Slash
Buy used from: £44.62 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 new: £7.69 / 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: £4.66 / Used from: £1.75 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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 | Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember by John Feinstein
Buy new: £14.66 / Used from: £20.28 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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 | Four Iron in the Soul by Lawrence Donegan
Buy new: £3.06 / Used from: £0.01 Brilliantly written. I would love to drop everything one day and become a golf caddy.
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 | Looking for a Fight: How a Writer Took on the Boxing World - From the Inside by David Matthews
Buy used from: £2.16 Another great story about testing yourself in sport. Wouldn't be in such a hurry to copy this author though.
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 | Stamping Grounds: Exploring Liechtenstein and Its World Cup Dream by Charlie Connelly
Buy new: £2.90 / Used from: £2.38 Interesting subject. Very entertaining to read. The descriptions of the football matches are excellent.
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 | Mr. Nice by Howard Marks
Buy new: £6.94 / 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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 | El Diego: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Footballer by Diego Maradona
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 Magnificent. Diego leaves nothing out of this honest account about his life.
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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 new: £9.05 / Used from: £15.91 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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 | Life on Planet Rock: From Guns N' Roses to NIRVana, a Backstage Journey Through Rock's Most Debauched Decade by Lonn Friend
Buy used from: £4.92 If you like Rock N' Roll from the 1980s onwards this book will appeal to you.
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 | Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £2.73 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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 | A Season with Verona by Tim Parks
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.46 An excellent journey through Italy watching Calcio and soaking up the culture.
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