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  Get Into Sport: Buying a Bike -...

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  With a wide range of road bikes available,from flat bar to drop bar and from aluminium to carbon fibre, choosing the right one can seem daunting. We explain where to start

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  Mad Dog - The Maurice Vachon Story

  Bertrand Hébert, Pat Laprade

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  The true story of one of pro wrestling’s most charismatic, feared, and beloved icons
   
  Who was Maurice the man, and who was Mad Dog the character? Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon was a gold medalist, a pro-wrestling legend, and a pop culture icon — but he was also a son, husband, and father. Mad Dog explores Vachon’s career and personal struggles with painstakingly detailed historical research and through both Maurice’s own recollections and those of the people who knew him best.
   
  As a young man, Maurice could have chosen a dark criminal path, but then wrestling and family changed him. Chronicling his slow but steady rise to prominence across America and internationally in some of pro wrestling’s most important territories, this in-depth biography shows how Vachon’s life came to be defined by the words of Mark Twain: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Fiercely proud, motivated, and supremely talented, Vachon’s story is also the amazing tale of how a lifelong make-believe heel became a real-life hero outside of the ring.
   
  With a foreword by his brother, Paul Vachon, and an afterword by his widow, Kathie Vachon.

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  King Power - Leicester City's...

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  I HAD A HUNCH WE’D BE CHAMPIONS! 
  The most unlikely story in the history of sport, told by our greatest football writer 
  On 25th March 2015, when King Richard III, recently rescued from a municipal car park, was reburied in Leicester Cathedral, his beloved football team had just lost 4-3 to Tottenham Hotspur and were bottom of the Premier League, relegation certainties. With King Richard finally at rest, everything changed for Leicester City. 
  Here, in his own words, King Richard III tells this, the most remarkable sporting story of all time – how 5,000-1 Premier League outsiders became champions: the goals, the games, the dressing-room banter. He gives us the Jamie Vardy story, from prosthetic-limb factory employee to the most celebrated striker this side of the River Soar; Mahrez, the great Muslim dynamo from Algeria, once stuck in the French seventh tier; the dark days of the sex video and the late December wobble; Lords Drinkwater, Albrighton and the great Tinkerman from Italy, all of them heroes of Shakespearean proportions. 
  This isn’t a fairy-tale, this really happened. From the unsanctioned hand of a much-loved Royal, the greatest football book ever written. 
  This recreation of a true underdog story, filled with humour and the best of sportsmanship, is a testament to the power of belief and the magic of football. The autobiography of King Richard III, a symbol of royalty, is a biography that transcends the top echelons of literature, making it a must-read for all. 
  For fans of Matt Piper (Out of the Darkness), Jonathan Wilson (Inverting the Pyramid), and Simon Jordan (Be Careful What You Wish For).

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  Walking Tall

  Rob Heffernan

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  Deemed too small for his school Gaelic football team at the age of fourteen, Rob Heffernan took up race walking on a whim. Driven by a fiercely competitive nature and a dogged desire to be the best, he strode his way to the pinnacle of the sport, winning bronze in the London 2012 Olympics and becoming world champion in Moscow in 2013. In 2016, he became the first athlete to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games for a fifth time. In this no-holds-barred account, Rob describes his battles with injury, depression and poverty on his way to the top. Even when at his best, he found himself cheated out of medals by those who crossed the dark line into doping. He candidly tells of the confrontations with Athletics Ireland and the Irish Sports Council that raged in the background to his struggle for that prestigious Olympic medal. This is the inside story of how one boy's dream led him from the council flats of his tough upbringing to the winners' podium. It is also a heartfelt chronicle of the sometimes nightmare-ridden journey to become a top athlete in this gruelling sport.

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  The Classic Mantle

  Buzz Bissinger

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  Filled with stunning photos, this book by the #1 New York Times–bestselling sportswriter tells the story of Mickey Mantle’s legendary career. 
   
  Mickey Mantle has long been considered one of baseball's most memorable figures—playing his entire eighteen-year baseball career for the New York Yankees (1951-68), winning three American League MVP titles, playing in twenty All-Star games, and winning seven World Series.  
   
  Today, decades after his retirement, he still holds six World Series records, including most home runs (18). Buzz Bissinger, Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August, goes beyond the statistics to bring Mantle to life, and striking photographs by Marvin E. Newman make this book a fitting tribute to Mantle’s career and his lasting impact on the sport of baseball.

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  Breathe GOLF - The Missing Link...

  Jayne Storey, Kim Wallis

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  This definitive work, written by a long-term teacher of Eastern philosophy and practice, explores the relationship between breathing, the quiet mind and playing effortless golf, especially when under pressure.Drawing on a lifetime of meditation and Tai Chi, plus 18 years’ research into the perfect golf shot, Breathe GOLF teaches you how to unite your mental game with your swing.With real-life student case studies and more than 50 unique drills and exercises, you’ll learn how awareness of your breathing can help you:Reduce mental interferenceAccess the zoneStrengthen your mind-body connectionUnite your mental game and techniqueMaster anxietyPrepare for competitionPerform under pressureWin tournamentsThis innovative guide to mastering your game will become the go-to performance manual that you’ll refer to again and again.

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